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TVCC/Kaufman ISD to offer dual credit nursing scholarships

Press release

Trinity Valley Community College, in cooperation with the Kaufman ISD and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital have announced an entry-level health career pathway training program for Kaufman High School students in Career and Technology Education (CTE) beginning with the 2018-2019 school year. The program would subsequently lead to hospital employment for some of those who successfully complete the training and achieve state certification as a Certified Nurse Aide through the college and Texas Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).The hospital also pledges to provide up to $10,000 in tuition reimbursement to selected trainees who work for the hospital and continue their education toward degrees.

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Texas Farm Bureau Scholarship Recipients

TVCC Students Casey Conrad from Frankston received the 2017 Henderson County Farm Bureau Scholarship for Agriculture. Kristen House is the 2017 TVCC Rodeo Team Scholarship recipient. Pictured, from left, are Casey Conrad, Henderson County Farm Bureau President Sam Scott, Kristen House and HCFB Agency Manager Gabe Moreno. (Courtesy photo)

No. 3 TVCC is set to take on No. 14 Blinn Saturday night

By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN

This is what it means to play in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference: a third straight week against a nationally ranked opponent.

No. 3-ranked Trinity Valley Community College (3-0, 2-0) will travel to Brenham Saturday night to take on the No. 14 Blinn Buccaneers (2-0, 2-0).

“I expect it to be another great game,” said TVCC Coach Brad Smiley. “I tell our kids every week, ‘Hey all you freshmen, every week’s a game.'”

Saturday night will match two teams that are leaning on their defenses early in the season.

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TVCC moves up to No. 3; set to face third straight ranked team

By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN

The Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals (3-0, 2-0) moved up a spot to No. 3 in the nation when the NJCAA Football Poll Committee rankings came out Tuesday.

Those same rankings, however, ensured that the Cards will play a nationally ranked team for the third consecutive week. Blinn entered the rankings at No. 14 this week.

TVCC will travel to Brenham, Texas to take on Blinn (2-0, 2-0) Saturday.

“We are blessed to have another opportunity to play an unbeaten team, and our third consecutive to play a team ranked in the top 14 in the nation,” said Coach Brad Smiley. “As for our ranking, it is good to be recognized as a program, but we all know rankings only matter at the end of the year. We will just focus on going 1 and 0 this week.”

Kickoff Saturday is scheduled for 7 p.m.

I will be in Brenham Saturday night and plan to live stream the game on Henderson County Now’s Facebook page.

TVCC instructor has Texas government book published

By Mark Meredith/TVCC Public Information

TVCC-Palestine Instructor Mike Young recently had his college-level textbook published by Kendall Hunt Publishing. The Great State of Texas, Young’s second book, covers Texas politics, history, and government from pre-history to the present. His students have been using an early version of the text, and many have expressed that they like its easy to read, engaging style and that the book is filled with so many interesting facts about Texas.

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