Northwest Mississippi Community College

The Northwest Mississippi Community College Education Association (NWEA) is one of the active student organizations on the Senatobia campus. According to the club's mission they are a student organization dedicated to promoting a positive image of education in the community. Area students who are members of the organization include:

Northwest Mississippi Community College is proud to announce that the August 2012 graduates of the Practical Nursing programs on the Senatobia and DeSoto campuses each achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the NCLEX-PN. Area Senatobia and DeSoto Center students who passed the exam include:

The medical flight team Hospital Wing landed on the Senatobia Campus on Sept. 24 to speak with students in the Practical Nursing program in the Career- Technical Division. Area students on hand for the visit included:

The cast and crew have been announced for Northwest Mississippi Community College's fall production of the dark comedy, "Slasher," by Allison Moore, according to Samantha Higgins King, director of the play. Performance dates will be Thursday, Oct. 25 - Sunday, Oct. 28 in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Senatobia campus. Area students taking part in the production are:

Since the program began in 2010, Northwest Mississippi Community College has sent more participants to the Computing Experience Program at Mississippi State UniversityaEUR"a competitive, five-week, full-scholarship program intended for first-year community college students pursuing majors in business information systems, computer engineering, computer science or software engineeringaEUR"than any other community college in the state. Six of the 28 participants this summer were Northwest students. Area students included:

Northwest Mississippi Community College recognized all those who make the fall athletic season successful at its annual Meet the Rangers event on Aug. 27 in Senatobia. Members of the Ranger football team, men's and women's soccer teams, Ranger Marching Band and Color Guard, Rangerettes, cheerleaders and coaches were recognized at the event. The Ranger Band gave a preview of this year's halftime show featuring the music of Earth, Wind and Fire. Northwest Sports Information Director, Kevin Maloney, was the event emcee, introducing the student athletes and performers and recognizing the coaching staffs. Area students recognized were:

The Northwest Mississippi Community College Division of Nursing held their pinning ceremony May 10, 2012 at the Trinity Baptist Church in Southaven, celebrating 50 students' completion of the Associate of Arts in nursing. After a processional and invocation lead by Cookie Turner, a class officer from Olive Branch, Dean of Nursing, Ellen Williams, welcomed attendees, presented the faculty and introduced the keynote speaker for the evening, Rosalyn Howard, executive director of the Mississippi Nurses Foundation, who offered the address to the graduates Williams awarded pins adorned with the Division of Nursing seal as Nursing instructor Stacie Pigues presented each of the graduates to the crowd. Area students receiving pins include:

The President's List for the 2012 spring semester at Northwest Mississippi Community College has been released by college officials. Area students among the 677 receiving this honor are:

The Northwest Mississippi Community College DeSoto practical nursing graduating class of 2012 recently participated in a community service project at the Care Pregnancy Resource Center in Southaven as part of their summer maternal-child class. Area students who participated in the project include:

The Dean's List for the 2012 spring semester at Northwest Mississippi Community College has been released by college officials. Area students among the 425 receiving this honor are:

The Vocational Honors List for the 2012 spring semester at Northwest Mississippi Community College has been released by college officials. Area students among the 47 receiving this honor are:

Six Northwest nursing students have become the first in the school's history to qualify for the prestigious University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) RN-MSN- Early Entry program, according to Dr. Denise Bynum, a nursing instructor at Northwest Mississippi Community College. Area students who qualified for the program include:

The Northwest Mississippi Community College Practical Nursing students from the Senatobia campus attended the Mississippi LPN Convention in Biloxi on April 11-13. Area students attending were:

Seven Northwest Mississippi Community College students, accompanied by Business and Marketing Management Technology instructor Joshua Carroll, went to the Mississippi University for Women on Friday, April 23 to apply for admission and scholarships to the university's Bachelor of Technology in general business, entrepreneurship or human resource management online starting this fall. Participating area students included:

Twenty-one students have been selected as Ranger cheerleaders for the 2012-2013 season at Northwest Mississippi Community College, according to Liesl Davenport, cheer sponsor. Area students selected for the squad include:

Six Northwest Mississippi Community College students, accompanied by criminal justice instructors Robert Cox and Willie Sumner, attended the 13th annual Criminal Justice Conference at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College March 30-31. This conference is supported by the Gulf Coast area police departments, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, the Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations. Students participating in the conference included:

Joseph Kelly, a freshman general college major from Oxford, was named Northwest Idol for the spring 2012 semester on April 11. Twenty-four students auditioned for the judges, who chose 10 to continue on to the semifinals on April 9, where the audience then voted for their favorite five contestants to continue to the finals on April 11. The Northwest Idol finalists included:

The Northwest Mississippi Community College practical nursing class at the DeSoto Center has been volunteering in the community to help build upon their educational studies in the Practical Nursing program. While students are working on practicum studies in the clinical settings of Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto, Senatobia Convalescent Center, Landmark of Desoto or Desoto Health Care and Rehab, they are also volunteering their nursing skills with the children at ICC Headstart in Southaven and applying critical thinking skills in disaster training classes in Memphis. Area students involved in the community service include:

Nursing students from Northwest Mississippi Community College's Student Nurses Association (SNA) brought home several awards and recognitions from the annual Mississippi Organization for Associate Degree Nursing Student Association (MOSA) conference held at Hinds Community College, Rankin Campus on March 28-29. Area students who competed at the conference include:

Students from the Hotel and Restaurant Management Technology program from Northwest Mississippi Community College's DeSoto Center traveled to Jackson Feb. 29-March 2 to attend the Collegiate DECA State Career Development Conference. The students competed in various events for a chance to attend the DECA International Career Development Conference in Salt Lake City in April.

Six Northwest Mississippi Community College students participated in the state National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) vocal competition held at The University of Mississippi March 22-24. Area students involved in the competition include:

Northwest Mississippi Community College journalism students were recognized for their work on the college's newspaper, The Ranger Rocket at the Mississippi Press Association's (MPA) Better Student Newspaper Contest 2011 in Jackson on March 29. The contest winners were announced at the 13th annual O.C. McDavid Journalism Conference, held at the Mississippi Children's Museum. Northwest competed with other community and junior colleges in Mississippi, including East Central Community College, Itawamba Community College, Jones County Junior College, Copiah Lincoln Community College, Natchez and Southwest Mississippi Community College. Among those recognized at the event were:

Faculty members at Northwest Mississippi Community College have named the college's 2011-2012 Outstanding Students, according to college officials. One outstanding student is chosen by faculty for each major within a department. The student must attend full-time, and only one outstanding student may be chosen for each major. Outstanding students are named on all three campuses: Senatobia, DeSoto Center (DC) and Lafayette Yalobusha Technical Center (LYTC). The students are featured in the college's yearbook "The Rocketeer." Area students include:

Northwest Mississippi Community College recently announced its 2012 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. This prestigious organization exists as one of the most highly regarded and long-standing honors programs in the nation. Individual schools make selections to Who's Who each fall. The students are featured in the college's yearbook "The Rocketeer." Area students include:

Northwest Mississippi Community College President, Dr. Gary Lee Spears, congratulated nine students for their induction to the 2012 Hall of Fame at the Feb. 9 Board of Trustees meeting on the Senatobia campus. Area students awarded the highest honor a Northwest student can attain, based upon their academic prowess and involvement in student life at the college include:

Plenty of innuendo, physical comedy, exaggerated characters, fast-paced action and even unicycle riding are in store for audience members attending the Northwest Mississippi Community College theatre department's presentation of Scapin by Bill Irwin, a comedic adaptation of MoliA?re's 325-year-old farce Les Fourberies de Scapin, Feb. 16-18 at 7 p.m. and on Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Senatobia Campus.According to Joel King, director and Division of Fine Arts technical director, this farce is packed with audience interaction, chase scenes, brightly colored costumes and overly dramatic performances that are sure to entertain audience members of all ages. As the play unfolds, the crafty servant Scapin promises to help two pairs of wide-eyed lovers while juggling an array of elaborate disguises and scams to keep their wealthy fathers from discovering they are being swindled out of large sums of their own money. Remaining true to Moliere's classic farcical tale from the seventeenth century, this adaptation adds a late twentieth century spin to the language.Area students involved in the production include:

The Northwest Mississippi Community College Division of Nursing held their pinning ceremony Dec. 9, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Senatobia, celebrating 49 students' completion of the Associate of Arts in nursing. Area students involved in the ceremony included:

The Kennedy Center American College Theater (KCACTF) recently nominated seven Northwest Mississippi Community College students for awards for their outstanding performances and contributions to the March production of The Glass Menagerie and the October production of Smoke on the Mountain. Area students recognized for their theatrical achievements include:

The Vocational Honors List for the 2011 fall semester at Northwest Mississippi Community College has been released by college officials. Area students among the 62 receiving this honor are:

The Dean's List for the 2011 fall semester at Northwest Mississippi Community College has been released by college officials. Area students among the 428 receiving this honor are: