Category: TVCC

Press release

Trinity Valley Community College has announced the schedule for Homecoming activities celebrating 70 years of HCJC/TVCC. The week starts off with the social event #WearingCardinalPride, when students, fans and alumni are encouraged to take photos in their TVCC Cardinal gear and share them on social media with the hashtag #WearingCardinalPride to win several prizes.

The annual Homecoming Carnival will take place on the Athens campus front parking lot Thursday, October 20, starting at 5 p.m.

Saturday, October 22, the Cardinal Hall of Fame will induct new members Betsy Coker Anderson, Chris Landry, Joe Curl, Lola Reescano, Teresa Jones-Benson and Todd Fowler with a luncheon beginning at 11 a.m. in the SUB ballroom, followed by the Homecoming football game against Kilgore, which kicks off at 3 p.m. at Bruce Field.

The public is invited to attend all events. Hall of Fame Luncheon tickets are $15 at the door, and admission to the football game is $5. For more information, call 903-670-2620 or email [email protected].

By Mark Meredith

Trinity Valley Community College’s Beef Cattle Show Team brought home several awards from the Tulsa State Fair, where they competed in the Open Charolais division on October 1. TVCC MS Lindsey 1453, shown by Britney Teel of Cameron, won first place in the Senior Yearling Heifers class.

Second place awards included TVCC MS Ashley 1507 in Junior Yearling Heifers, shown by Chloe Fontenot of Lumberton; TVCC Supreme Thunder 1527 P in Senior Bull Calves, shown by Mikenna Martin of Justin; and team awards for Breeders Herd and Group of Five Head. TVCC MS Ashley 1507 was also named Reserve Champion Senior Female.

The team took a third place award for TVCC MS Jacqueline 1503 P in Junior Yearling Heifers, shown by Jacob Dixon of Martins Mill; a fourth place for TVCC MS Janet 1603 P in Junior Heifer Calves, shown by Kelby Lawson of Brownsboro; fifth place for TVCC MS Jacqueline 1607 in Junior Heifer Calves, shown by Emily Branch of Brownsboro and a sixth place for TVCC MS Mikenna 1609 P in Juionr Heifer Calves, shown by Madison Carney of Sour Lake.

By Mark Meredith/TVCC Public Information

Trinity Valley Community College Palestine history and government instructor Mike Young recently had his history textbook Growth of the American Republic published. The 506-page text was issued by Kendall Hunt Publishing of Dubuque, IA.

“I was frustrated that students would never read the assigned government textbook, so I decided to write my own,” said Young. “Knowing that students today will not sit down and read a 50 or 60 page chapter, I decided to make each chapter short, easy to read, with clear explanations of the essential concepts. I’m pleased when students say that Growth of the American Republic is the first textbook that they have read cover to cover, and that they actually enjoy reading it.”

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Trinity Valley Community College ADN professor Dr. Christi Doherty recently co-authored an article with a professor at Roseman University College of Health Science in a Nurse Educator journal. The article, “Impact of Communication Competency Training on Nursing Students’ Self-Advocacy Skills,” described the results of a study conducted by Dr. Doherty and TVCC Health Sciences Provost Dr. Helen Reid with Dr. Heidi Landry and Dr. Barbara Pate of American Sentinel University in Aurora, CO.

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