Brian Schmidt, an Athens-based criminal defense attorney, spoke to Donna Bennett’s Legal Aspects class Wednesday morning at Trinity Valley Community College. Schmidt spoke about his profession and answered questions about his career.
Category: TVCC
60 students attend TVCC PTK’s ‘Leaders of Tomorrow’ conference
By Jayson Larson/TVCC Public Information
Sixty students from 20 area high schools gathered at Trinity Valley Community College’s Athens campus last Friday to participate in the Phi Theta Kappa Leaders of Tomorrow Conference.
School districts selected three students each to attend the morning-long conference.
Students selected ranged in variety from athletes and student government representatives to National Honors Society members and classroom leaders. Each was presented with an award at the conclusion of the conference for being selected.
“We’re honoring these students for being chosen as leaders at their individual schools,” said Nancy Long, TVCC’s PTK adviser and faculty member, “but we’re also talking to them about becoming servant leaders, learning about their leadership styles and helping them understand the leadership styles of others.”
In addition to the leadership workshop, structured after Dr. Taylor Hartman’s book, “The People Code,” students participated in a team-building exercise called “Saving Humpty Dumpty.” The exercise required students to use various household items, such as cereal boxes, shrink wrap, trash bags and plastic utensils, to build a device or vehicle that would allow an egg to stay intact after a two- to three-story drop.
Participating schools and students were: Athens (Hannah Feinsod, Tayron Hall, Caleb Phillips); Canton (Brett Blevins, Gabe Gomez, Scott Munroe); Cayuga (Reichart Bauder, Macie Croft, Kent Pickle); Crandall (Ariel Banda, Sierra Survil, Garrett Wesley); Cross Roads (Carli Ivey, Kelsi Lookabaugh, Seth McGlaun); Edgewood (Baxter Chaney, Kendra McGahee, Thomas McPherson); Elkhart (Jordan Ives, Nathan Jensen, Cindy Mays); Frankston (Cheyenne Gideon, Leah Laudry, Alexandra Porter); Fruitvale (Stephen Holland, Monica McGee, Cody Smith); LaPoynor (Melody Avalos, Marissa Dunn, Stacy Edwards); Malakoff (Fernando Garcia, Michael Silvey, Tiffany Wilson); Martins Mill (Kayla Martin, Cassidy McCoy, Autumn Osborne); Neches (Halea Kendrick, Kelsee Wade, Brittaini Wilbanks); North Forney (Austin Lindler, Mark Mejia, Luissa Ponce); Palestine (Breanna Jackson, Trevon Jones, Elliot West); Slocum (Lane Helms, Laynnie Hogan, Kali Oliver); Terrell (Enrique Gonzalez, Julia Perry, Cameron Smith); Trinidad (Emily Airheart, Alyssia Ned, Brooklyn Snider); Westwood (Eunice Casas, Corey Dorsey, Neeli Hardison); and Wills Point (Chloe Jaeda McCombs, Rachel Katherine Myers, Tiffani Nicole Porter).
TVCC Basketball Teams Tip Off 2013-14 Season Saturday
By Benny Rogers/TVCC Sports Information
The 2013-14 basketball season tips off on the road Saturday for the Trinity Valley Community College women’s and men’s teams.
The two-time defending national champion Lady Cardinals are scheduled to open at Arkansas Baptist College in a 3 p.m. tipoff. The Cardinals start their season in Plano at Collin County College against Ranger at 4 p.m.
The Cardinals are also scheduled for action Sunday in Plano against Midland in a noon start.
Both TVCC teams are scheduled to make their home debuts Tuesday at Cardinal Gym. The Lady Cardinals face Coastal Bend in a 5:30 p.m. tipoff and the Cardinals go against the Texas Riders at 8 p.m.
LADY CARDINALS
The No. 1-ranked Lady Cardinals went 36-1 last year (36-0 on the court) in claiming a second straight national title and the college’s seventh overall. On the court, they have won 72 straight games, but are officially bringing a 25-game winning streak into the season.
Sophomores returning from last year are Adut Bulgak (6-4), Roddricka Patton (5-4), Shlonte’ Allen (5-9), Julianne Anchling (6-3), Kyhonta Doughty (6-1) and Dominque Brooks (6-4).
Coach Elena Lovato’s lineup will be bolstered by sophomore transfers Kuaneshia “Coco” Baker (LSU) and Deborah Meeks (Washington). Both are 5-9 guards.
Region XIV Conference play opens Dec. 4 at home against Paris.
CARDINALS
The Cardinals posted a 20-win season and nabbed a win in the Region XIV Tournament in Kris Baumann’s first season as head coach.
The Cardinals have been picked to finish fourth in the East Zone by league coaches after going 20-12 overall and 10-9 in conference play a year ago.
Octavius Ellis is the lone player returning from last year’s squad. The 6-10 sophomore recently committed to Arizona State. Ellis had originally signed with Cincinnati before transferring to TVCC.
The Cardinals are expecting big things from newcomers Patrick Ingram (6-2) and Josh Robinson. Ingram is a 6-2 combo guard transfer from Iowa. Robinson is a 6-5 shooting guard.
The Cardinals are scheduled to open conference play at home Nov. 26 against San Jacinto.
Area Students Converge on TVCC for College Prep Day
Sheila Hall (left), a senior at Cross Roads High School, talks to Trinity Valley Community College Counseling Director Linda Daniel during College Prep Day on the Athens campus Thursday. Students from across the area, including those from Athens, Mabank, Eustace and Trinidad, were among about 1,000 high-schoolers in attendance. Students had the opportunity to visit with recruiters from colleges, universities and from several branches of the military.
Blood Drive on TVCC Campus
Trinity Valley Community College sophomore Clare Ellis, 19, gave the gift of life Tuesday morning when Carter Blood Care set up two mobile units on the Athens campus. The blood drive will conclude Wednesday, with the units available to take donations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The units are parked in front of McDonald Plaza at the center of the campus.