The Northeast Texas Community College Professional Driving Academy continues to grow and supply high-demand CDL drivers to the local area. Four new students recently graduated from the program.
On Saturday, July 26, the Steel Belt Gym Academy in Hughes Springs was awarded the Texas Treasure Business Award (TTBA) from Texas Historical Commission in Austin.
Three NTCC students, all involved in this summer’s honors film project, witnessed Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in an afternoon production on 24 July. They traveled to the annual Texas Shakespeare Festival in Kilgore. Donors of Honors Northeast and of the college, Jerald and Mary Lou Mowery made the excursion possible. The students drove from NTCC and back with Dr. Andrew Yox, honors director.
Funeral Services Education at Northeast Texas Community College is one of the college’s largest and fastest-growing programs. Instruction is almost completely online, with students being placed in hands-on internships in their own communities across the country. The experience culminates with a clinical week on the NTCC campus prior to graduation, where students get to meet their classmates and instructors face-to-face and practice the skills they have learned.
Istood with a homeless friend, listening as he vented his frustration about a pastor who, in his eyes, only did good to be seen doing good. He spoke with a knowing tone, as if he could see right through the polished shoes and public prayers. “It’s for show,” he said, “just applause and influence.”