Category: TVCC

Poteet returning to TVCC as Offensive Coordinator

Sherard Poteete
Sherard Poteete

By Benny Rogers/TVCC Sports Information

A familiar face is returning to the Southwest Junior College Football Conference by way of Trinity Valley Community College.

Ninth-year TVCC head football coach Brad Smiley announced last week that Sherard Poteete, 37, will return to the Cardinal program as offensive coordinator. He will replace Clay Patterson, who resigned in December to become the head football coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.

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Melvin Swift was not on TVCC roster at time of death

Melvin Swift was apparently not a member of the Trinity Valley Community College basketball team when he was shot and killed in Houston Tuesday night.

TVCC Director of Communications Marlo Bitter confirmed last night that Swift was released from the team at some point this season, saying he “was not on the roster leading up to the holiday break.”

Bitter did not know why Swift was removed from the team nor if he was eligible to return to the roster.

There have been no new details released regarding the circumstances surrounding Swift’s shooting death Tuesday. You can read our original post here. 

TVCC basketball player shot and killed in Houston

((UPDATE, Dec. 31: Melvin Swift was apparently not on the TVCC roster at the time of his death. See story here.))

The Trinity Valley Community College family is mourning the death of sophomore basketball player Melvin Swift today.

Swift reportedly died of a gunshot wound in Houston Tuesday night.

“Today, we were saddened by the news that Melvin Swift has passed away,” said TVCC Director of Communications Marlo Bitter. “His warm smile and presence on campus will be sorely missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Swift family during this time.”

The college did not release any details connected with Swift’s death, but multiple news outlets including this Houston TV station reported his death may have been connected with an attempted burglary nearly Swift’s family home.

Here is the video report filed by the station.

TVCC Science Club, PTK students volunteer at curious museum

Steven Wingfield discovers “oobleck,” a non-Newtonian fluid mixture as explained by TVCC Professor Dr. Michael Felty and Science Club students Nazik Orazgeldiyeva and Niyaz Murtazin. (Courtesy photo)
Steven Wingfield discovers “oobleck,” a non-Newtonian fluid mixture as explained by TVCC Professor Dr. Michael Felty and Science Club students Nazik Orazgeldiyeva and Niyaz Murtazin. (Courtesy photo)

By Mark Meredith/TVCC Public Information

Trinity Valley Community College Science Club and Phi Theta Kappa students traveled to Palestine Saturday, Dec. 12, to volunteer at the Curious Museum’s Super Saturday. Students Nazik Orazgeldiyeva and Niyaz Murtazin demonstrated the unusual properties of a non-Newtonian fluid, commonly called “oobleck” from the Dr. Seuss story “Bartholomew and the Oobleck.” They also donated to the museum a planetary mat that helps teach the difference between mass and weight by showing what a person’s weight would be on each of the planets.

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TVCC recognizes GED graduates

TVCC Adult Education Transition Coordinator Natalie Brown presents the first-ever Excellence Award to instructor Austin Irigo. (Courtesy photo)
TVCC Adult Education Transition Coordinator Natalie Brown presents the first-ever Excellence Award to instructor Austin Irigo. (Courtesy photo)

By Mark Meredith/TVCC Public Information

Nineteen students received GED certificates in graduation ceremonies held Thursday, Dec. 10, at Trinity Valley Community College. Dr. Jerry King, TVCC Vice President of Instruction, welcomed the candidates and guests to the auditorium in the Orval Pirtle Administration Building on the Athens campus and introduced Chris Hicks, Director of Adult Education.

Angelia Snow, Area Manager of East Texas Workforce Solutions, gave the commencement address, telling graduates, “You now possess the key to open doors that were previously locked…the key to the door to get that certain job or a better job – maybe that advancement you have been wanting. You now have the key to the door to further your education and training.”

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