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    Thirty-seventh semester trip for Honors students

    For the 37th time, thanks to honors donors such as Drs. Jim and Paula Archer, NTCC honors students were able to take a free, day-trip to a big city—in this case, Dallas. Eight honors students, honors director, Dr. Andrew Yox, and Jennifer Gardzina...

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    NTCC Scholars present Lunch & Learn

    Those interested in learning more about cutting-edge issues relating to the history of modern Texas are welcome to a free Lunch & Learn at the Mount Pleasant Public Library, 601 North Madison, Friday, 13 February, 12:15-1:15 p.m...

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    Two Presidential Scholars win $100 Eckman Awards

    For their performance in the fall of 2025 in honors at NTCC in relation to their peers, two Presidential Scholars have won $100 checks. Sophomore Araceli Landaverde, came out ahead among the sophomores, scoring the highest GPA in the fall-semester “Hu-Music” Honors Seminar.  Ian Mares, for his top scores in both Biology and Texas History...

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    Emma Mendoza wins eighth Dr. Charles B. Florio Leadership Award

    For NTCC Honors Students, there are three major ways in which leadership not only benefits the recipient, but the whole honors experience.  Students can lead in classroom erudition. They can lead in scholarship, generally producing an essay or project that addresses major issues or problems...

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    Donors of Honors Northeast enable eleventh theatre trip

    Since the summer of 2016, students of Honors Northeast have enjoyed the amenities of free theatre trips to Kilgore, home of the Texas Shakespeare Festival (TSF). As the directors of the TSF have expanded their offerings beyond the summer, so have the donors of Honors here, most notably Jerald and Mary Lou Mowery of Mount Vernon, extended their support for these trips...

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    NTCC scholars present at the National Collegiate Honors Council in San Diego

    On 6-9 November, NTCC Scholars continued their annual tradition of presenting at the meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council.  Dating back to 1966, the NCHC is the oldest intervarsity organization in the United States dedicated to Honors education.  It has 900-member institutions, mainly in the United States...

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    Stephanie Hernandez wins 2025 GPHC election

    Stephanie Hernandez, the Texas Heritage National Bank Scholar of NTCC, was recently proclaimed the winner of the student election of the Great Plains Honors Council (GPHC).  In a plenary session of the regional association at a meeting of the national organization—the NCHC, in San Diego, 8 November, outgoing GPHC president...

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    Honors Northeast receives generous donation

    The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation recently received a generous donation from Carol Hodges of Hughes Springs. These funds will help the Honors Northeast program continue its legacy of unique special projects, their annual feature-length films...