The Student Government Association will host Go for the Goal, a virtual motivational seminar on Monday, March 8 from 12:25-1:25 p.m. The seminar will be led by author and consultant Ahmard Vital (www.ahmardvital.com). The meeting will be via Zoom at https://ntcc.zoom.us/j/3328253170 (meeting ID 332 825 3170).
The National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) membership celebrate the Athletic Training profession each March to spread awareness of the important work Athletic Trainers (AT’s) do. This year’s slogan is “Essential to Health Care”. This past year showed this more and more as athletic trainers worked to develop COVID-19 protocols to help combat the Coronavirus Pandemic. Athletic Trainers not only assisted their teams, schools, and companies in developing and implementing risk mitigation protocols but safe return to work and play protocols.
Left to Right are home run hitters Averie Ayers, Kailey Hancock, Tasha Pierce, and Pearl Perry.
By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director
During this time of global pandemic, nurses are at the forefront caring for patients. NTCC Nursing students have been able to help by participating in COVID-19 vaccine clinics.
Both LVN and RN students have participated both at Titus Regional Medical Center and Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview. On Feb 27, 28 students help deliver 3,500 vaccines given that day at GSMC Vaccine Clinic.
NTCC Nursing programs are active in our communities. We striving to make our communities healthy and educated about their health.
By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director
Northeast Texas Community College Baseball hit the road, for their third game in three days, to take on Navarro College in a Conference matchup on Thursday. NTCC would take down Navarro 12-3 in the series opener.
The Eagle student newspaper staff has been working hard this semester to bring news to the campus. They are not currently printing physical copies, but are still publishing online. Please check out their brand new edition:
Is learning a new language on your resolution list? Now is the time to check it off!
The NTCC Continuing Education Department will offer two Conversational Spanish classes this spring. Both will be taught by Iris Marino and cost $69 each. The Introduction to Conversational Spanish class will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7 p.m. March 23-April 8. It will be followed by Intermediate Conversational Spanish, also on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, April 13-21. Sign up for one or both!
By: René McCrckken, NTCC Ag Director
There’s still time to enroll the kids in green-themed camps. Spring break camps everywhere are filling up fast, but slots remain open for camps where the fun and games revolve around food — growing it, that is. NTCC is hosting Spring Break "Life on the Farm" Camp for kids ages 8-16. It will be held March 15-18 from 9:00 a.m to 3:30 p.m. on the NTCC farm.
By: Dr. Andrew Yox, NTCC Honors Director
Pictured above, Mikel Howell pitches for NTCC.
Northeast Texas Community College took on Tyler Junior College on Wednesday, and were unable to hold on for the win in the high scoring affair. TJC would come back from an early Eagles scoring barrage to win 16-11.
