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Desks, classrooms, athletic fields and arenas, stages, auditoriums— without the Northwest student body, these empty
campus locales have no pulse, no heartbeat. When Northwest students breathe hope, dreams, creativity, talent and
intelligence into our fair campus, Northwest comes to life. We are Northwest.

{student life 4}

WE ENGAGE. Through student activities, academics
and athletics, we show our Ranger pride beyond the
classroom.

{distinctions 26}

WE ACHIEVE. Together, faculty, staff, alumni and
students rise above the minimum standards to a higher
level of education. For example, each year, a select
number of students are chosen to be inducted into the
Northwest Hall of Fame based upon grade point average
and overall student involvement. Achieiving this award is
the highest honor you can receive as a Northwest student.

{clubs & organizations 40}

WE UNITE. Through clubs and organizations, we unite our
professional, academic and special interests — activities
essential to camaraderie and resume building. Art
enthusiasts can join Les Fauves Art club, while students
interested In the health care field can join clubs such as
the Health Care Assistants, Student Nurses Association or
even the Respiratory Care Society.

{fine arts 54}

WE PERFORM. We collaborate to create musical and
theatrical masterpieces. The offerings from the Fine Arts
Division at Northwest vary from musical performances such
as the Northwest Singers and Ranger Marching Band to more
visual performances with the Rangerettes and theatre.

{athletics 72}

WE COMPETE. As Rangers, we pride ourselves in
a competitive athletic environment. With over 600
Northwest student athletes going on to play at 130 four-
year colleges and universities around the country in just
the past 20 years, competition at Northwest is pertinent
to the school's reputation for athletic and academic
excellence

{centers 106}

WE ADAPT. We believe in meeting students' needs
by expansion and creation of new resources and
technological advances. With centers located across
northwest Mississippi and over 300 classes offered online,
Northwest adapts to students of all ages and hometowns.

{profiles 118}

WE EXCEL. As students, we know the importance of
completing our degrees at Northwest. Year after year, over
1,000 students cross the finish line and graduate with an
associate degree or have enough credits to transfer to a
four-year university.

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12 HOMECOMING

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22 BEAUTY REVIEW

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DJUSTING TO LIFE AT NORTHWEST

How are you adjusting to life at Northwest?

"I'm adjusting to it pretty well. I
thought it would be harder, but I'm
meeting new people and having a
good time which makes it easy."
- Patrice Hughes, freshman, secondary
education major from Grenada

{Back} to School

Written by Brittany Grant

As school starts, students learn where their new
classes are. Students spend a week figuring
out when the best time to wake up is, what times
they should eat meals and what activities they
have time for. Students reconnect with old
friends and make new friends.

In order for the students to become more
familiar with each other, the school holds an
event called Meet the Rangers. In this event,
all students who participate in a fall sport are
brought out on the field and introduced to the
students, faculty and staff in the stands. The
marching band plays at this event, allowing
students to observe their performance skills.

The cheerleaders and Rangerettes are also
introduced during Meet the Rangers. This year
the cheerleading team is co-ed. which is a

first in recent years for Northwest. Meet the
Rangers opens possibilities for students to get to
know one another outside the classroom while
bolstering school spirit for the season ahead.

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A vibrant pink replaced the usual sea of red
and blue that regularly floods Northwest
football stands as Ranger fans came
out in droves dressed to support breast
cancer awareness during the "Rangers Go
Pink" game versus Northeast Mississippi
Community College on Thursday. Sept. 29 to
kick off October as Breast Cancer Awareness
month.

Throughout the pre-game, Ranger
cheerleaders collected donations and invited
any supporter to join "Team Northwest"
as the squad continues to raise money
for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. "Team
Northwest" participated in the Memphis
Race for the Cure on Oct. 29 and raised
more than $700 for the cause.

Keila Duarte of Batesville. Ashley McNair
of Philadelphia and their fellow Northwest
cheerleaders adorned Ranger fans with pink
beads, temporary face tattoos and pom-
poms as the spectators made their way into
the stands. "Northwest is promoting breast
cancer awareness, because it is a major
issue any woman or man could face," said
Duarte.

"We are trying to show everyone that it is
very important to get checked." said McNair.

In the weeks leading up to the event, Liesl
Davenport, cheer sponsor and Intramural
coordinator, invited faculty, staff, students

and friends of Northwest or Northeast who
are breast cancer survivors and those who
are still fighting to overcome the disease
to sign up to be recognized during halftime
for their courage and strength and to bring
attention to the importance of breast cancer
screenings. Northwest President, Dr. Gary
Lee Spears, joined members of the Ranger
cheerleaders as they delivered pink roses to
five breast cancer survivors during a special
halftime presentation on the 50-yard line.

"In 2010 there were more than 2.5 million
breast cancer survivors in the United States."
said halftime announcer and Assistant
Director of Campus Life and Housing, Ed
Carroll. "Tonight we honor our survivors."
"The 'Rangers Go Pink' game is so important
to me, because I am a 10-year survivor
of breast cancer and a former teacher at
Northwest," said Marilyn Spears, retired early
childhood education technology instructor.
"It makes me very proud that they would
support breast cancer awareness for the
month of October."

Brenda Hurst, grandmother of Northwest
student Samantha Woods of Horn Lake,
joined Marie and Donna Beard. Marilyn
Spears and Linda Blount, mother of
Northwest Athletic Director, Cameron Blount
for the special halftime presentation.

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I Catherine Hood of Hernando stands on the shoulders of Ranger
cheerleaders Macy Morris (left) and Fisher Sullivan during Homecoming
pre-game Oct. 22. Hood, the cousin of Rangerette Kelsey Woods,
participated in a cheer camp earlier that day. She is the daughter of Lloyd

2. Sophomore liberal arts major Mary-Alice Burns, (l-r) freshman
respiratory therapy major Sharon Hackman. and sophomore nursing
major Ashlea Stephenson, join each other for a few moments of fun at the
DeSoto Center Homecoming tailgate and cookout.

3 A Northwest student enjoys caking her picture as her face becomes
First Lady Michelle Obama during the Homecoming activity Faces in
Fantasy Places.

4 Kimberly Willis, (l-r) a freshman pre-physical therapy major from
Gore Springs; Bethany Pictman, a sophomore general college major from
Batesville. Attelia Garrison, a sophomore paralegal major from Oxford;
and Kearra Smith, a freshman psychology major from Oakland show their
school spirit during Homecoming week.

During homecoming week, there were many festivities that took place including Faces in
Fantasy Places, which allowed students and faculty to have their face placed onto a head
of an NBA star, a sociallite or even the President of the United States, the Ranger Pep Rally
that attracted dozens of community locals, students, faculty and staff to get pumped up for
the coming Saturday's game against Holmes Community College and even the annual dorm
decorations.

On Saturday, Alumna of the Year, Jacqueline Collinsworth was surrounded by many family,
friends and co-workers to honor her continual legacy at Northwest. Northwest President, Dr.
Gary Lee Spears said "I want to thank you, Jackie You are the spark that keeps our students
engaged."

Northwest ended homecoming week with a 66-41 victory over Holmes Community College.
Fans filled the stadium seats to not only watch the game but see who would be named
homecoming queen for each campus.

'Homecor1!!' g is always great because I get to see all my friends who graduated," Jade
Henry, a sophomore chemistry major from Pope, said.

"This is a big deal for a lot of the community as well, it is more than just a school wide event,"
Jessica VanDyke, a sophomore pre-veterinary major from Olive Branch, said.

Students who experienced Northwest homecoming for the first time found it unlike their high
school's homecoming.

"This was completely different than what I am use to," Nicole Crawford, a freshman vocal major
from Southaven, said. "Seeing the whole town be involved with homecoming is a good change."
Events for next homecoming are already being planned.

Northwest's homecoming festivities excite and allow not just current students and faculty a
chance to show their Ranger Pride, but also past graduating students, former faculty members
nity locals to come out and celebrate the history of Northwest.

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Northwest's 2011 Alumna of the Year goes
to American history instructor Jacqueline
Perry Collinsworth. She was honored at the
Homecoming Alumni and Friends Celebration
Luncheon and Program on the Northwest campus
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not expect to win. I was very surprised, pleased
and excited." said Collinsworth.

Collinsworth. daughter of James Jackson and
Mildred Dodson Perry of Horn Lake and niece of
Bob Perry of Southaven, married Emmett William
Collinsworth in 1974 and joined the faculty in
the Social Science Division, offering courses in
government, western civilization and American
history, at what was then Northwest Mississippi
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Growing up in Horn Lake, she was very lucky
to have good teachers. "They were very caring,
involved and good role models," said Collinsworth.
She attended Northwest in 1968 and graduated
in 1970 with an associate degree in education.
She attended Christian Brothers College for one
semester in an elite group of "first women" to be
admitted and later transferred to The University
of Mississippi to earn her Bachelor of Arts in
education in 1972. Later. Collinsworth continued
her education by receiving a Master of Arts in
education at Memphis State University in 1973.

Collinsworth enjoys teaching and tries to make
it interesting for her students by keeping them
up-to-date on current events. "I like her sense
of humor and I like her class because she lets
us know what to expect and thoroughly explains
it," Brittney Irvin, a sophomore pre-radiological
sciences major from Southaven. said Not only
has Collinsworth made a good impression on
her students, but her co-workers as well. "Mrs.
Collinsworth is always ready to help anyone out
in our department at any time, for anything they
need." Chris Tingle, an American history and
western civilization instructor, said. She has
worn many hats for Northwest besides currently
offering 23 class sections each calendar year.
Collinsworth has served as the chairperson of
the hall of fame committee and on the athletic
committee. She currently works with Disability
Support Services, serves as co-adviser for the
criminal justice department, and the Senatobia
Library Board and is also serving on the Board
of Directors at Wesley Meadows Retirement
Community in Hernando.

Collinsworth received the first President's Award
for Customer Service at Northwest in 2008 and
received the Educator of the Year Award from the
Tate County Economic Development Foundation
in 2011.

HOMECOMING

Homecoming Carnival

Written by Brittany Greer

The second annual Fall Family Fun-Raiser and Homecoming
Carnival was held on Saturday, Oct. 22 prior to the Northwest
Homecoming game. The carnival was a fundraising event hosted
by Northwest Cares. All proceeds from the carnival benefited the
Northwest Cares Health Majors Exam Assistance Fund, which aims
to held with medical exam costs for Northwest health majors who
have financial need and otherwise wouldn't be able to afford these
additional expenses.

Children of all ages enjoyed the carnival games and prizes.
Games included beanbag toss, football toss and pluck-a-duck.
Other activities included face painting, arts and crafts, one-on-one
basketball hoops, inflatable tee ball and an inflatable obstacle
course and slide.

Approximately 20 Northwest students participated in the carnival
by helping set up, working games and by selling homecoming
ribbons.

"We are extremely grateful for the Northwest students
who participated in this year's carnival," said Brittany Greer,
Communications assistant. "It is because of them that the
Homecoming Carnival continues to be a success. We hope to have
the carnival grow in size and number of participants each year."
Proceeds raised from last year's carnival, along with donated school
supplies, were given to East Tate Elementary School in Coldwater.
Northwest Cares will continue to hold fundraising events to raise
money for the exam fund.

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LEFT: DeSoto Center queen Nicole Martin, (left) a sophomore edut
major from Southaven; and LYTC queen Kristi Ray, (right) a sophom
on Oct. 22. Congratulating them is Northwest President, Dr Gary Lee Spears,
BELOW: Representing the DeSoto Center on the 201 1 Northwest Mississippi Com
tobia, freshman maid Treniqueski Jones of Senatobia. Jordan Griffin of Southaven, Qu
Elliot of Batesville; Preston Pearce of Olive Branch and freshman maid Caitlm Newtr
Water Valley, freshman maid Emily Hatcher of Cleveland; Nate Cox of Southaven, Qi
Plummer of Pope; Conor Ferguson of Batesville and freshman maid Alex Shaw of Ba
Turner ofWater Valley, freshman maid Christina Rogers ofWater Valley. Collin Giles
maid Sara Ferguson of Atlanta: Devin Cobb of Memphis and freshman maid Jessica C

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jeen Leigh Tedford of Southaven, Josh Cobb of Sardrs, sophomon
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Northwest students engaged in milestones, distinctions
and new beginnings in the Academic Education
Division at Northwest this year.

A record number of graduating students earned their
Associate of Arts degrees in front of thousands of their
parents, family members and friends who filled Howard
Coliseum for the commencement program held on the
Senatobia campus in the spring.

Four Northwest students were honored in Jackson
on March 2, 2011 for being named to the first and
second All-Mississippi Academic Teams. The Mississippi
Legislature honored first-team honoree. Suzanne Fischer
of Water Valley, and second-team honorees Leigh Ann
Healy of Southaven, Jennie Estep of Senatobia and

Jessica Kibler of Hernando, at the State Capitol for their
academic success.

Northwest's Division of Nursing welcomed more than
300 guests on April 19, 2011 to the new Northwest
Nursing Facility Dedication and Open House. U.S. Sen.
Thad Cochran, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and Mississippi
Chief Health Officer, Dr. Mary Currier, were featured
speakers at the event held on the Senatobia campus.

With funding made possible through Cochran's
legislative support and help in securing a $495,000
Health Resources and Services Administration grant, the
facility was furnished with state-of-the-art equipment,
including high-fidelity, life-like human simulators designed
to let students practice critical decision making while

administering medications and performing interventions in
a safe setting.

Finally, to meet the changing needs of the Northwest
student body and its students' future employers and four-
year institutions, Academic Education at Northwest added
six new majors— recreation, pre-communicative disorders,
pre-tandscape architecture, pre-landscape contracting,
pre-horticulture and pre-vetennary medical technology — to
its already robust catalog of offerings, along with 20 new

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EDUCATION

Northwest Career-Technical students
engaged in volunteerism and
iomonstrated vocational excellence
throughout the year. From computer
networking and information systems
to welding and cutting, Northwest
students used their technical skills to
lend a helping hand and establish their
expertise on a state-wide level.

Five Northwest students volunteered
their spare time and skills during the
spring to help with renovations at the
Sam Lapidus Public Library in Crenshaw,
saving the library upwards of $10,000
they would have paid professionals for
installation and testing of networking
cables.

The on-going restoration project
of the historic Spring Hill Cemetery in
Hernando reached new heights as a
20-foot-tall sign was erected this spring,
marking the entrance to the cemetery.
Tiie sign was designed by Northwest
alumnus Brandon Parker of Sarah and
built by approximately 50 students in
the Welding and Cutting program over
the course of the project's completion.
The sign was welded together on site
and raised into place on Feb. 18. Civil
Engineering Technology students dug
the holes, poured the concrete and set
the sign once erected. While the sign
was being set in place, welding students
fixed several broken fences at the
cemetery, and students in Northwest's
Environmental Science Organization
(ESO) cleaned up the grounds.

Students enrolled in the Northwest
systems analysis and design course
in the Computer Information Systems
Technology program made routine
paperwork processes for Hope Ministries.

Inc. — a non-profit, non-denominational
organization responsible for helping
people of Tate County in need of food,
clothing or housing since 1982— more
efficient by updating their forms during
the fall semester. The class analyzed the
organization's processes and redesigned
their form bank to better meet their
needs and give them a professional look.
While the students gained professional
experience to add to their resumes,
they also provided a valuable service
to an organization that could not have
afforded to contract the service from IT
professionals.

Seven career-technical students
from Northwest competed and placed
during the SkillsUSA state competition
April 13-14 at Mississippi Gulf Coast
Community College- Winners included
Kyle Long of Marks, bronze medal
in precision machining technology,
Erica Partee of Sardis, gold medal in
cosmetology; Wesley Tucker of Oxford,
gold medal in CNC milling; Bradley
Bishop of Batesville, silver medal in CNC
turning; Ronnie Rogers of Rome, silver
medal in collision repair technology;
Scott Jaco of Senatobia. silver medal in
extemporaneous speaking; and Gerald
Reeves of Grenada, gold medal in power
equipment technology.

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Freshman Keila Rachael Ouarte of Batesville was named
"Most Beautiful" at Northwest's annual Beauty Review
on March 1. 2011. The 19-year-old pre-medicine major is
the daughter of Albert Duarte and Michelle Sorrelis. Duarte
is a Ranger cheerleader and Diamond Girl for the Ranger
Baseball team. Duarte was motivated to enter the pageant
because of her experience in high school. "I entered a beauty
review when I was in high school. I thought it'd be a fun way
to meet new people," she said.

Duarte really enjoyed the experience. "We had so much
guidance from the sponsors. We were told exactly how to
turn for photographs, where to walk. Everyone was really nice
and sweet," she said.

Duarte says that being crowned the winner came as a big
surprise. 'It was unexpected and the best part of this whole
experience." she said.

According to Duarte, she was really nervous and that
was her least favorite part of the experience. She plans to
attend The University of Mississippi upon graduating from
Northwest.

Ashlea Mane Stephenson of Como. an 18-year-old
freshman pre-pharmacy major, was chosen first runner-up.
Stephenson is the daughter of John and Khristy Stephenson.
Chosen as second runner-up was Vivian Kelsey Hill of Olive
Branch, a sophomore secondary education major. She is the
daughter of Michael and Tina Hill. Third runner-up was Hillari
Lynn Plummer, an 18-year-old elementary education major
from Pope. Plummer is the daughter of Damon and Brandie
Plummer. Winning fourth runner-up was Alexia Constance
Sanders, 23, of Oxford. Sanders is a sophomore nursing
major. She is the daughter of Paul and Nellie Sanders.

"We were really excited about this year's Beauty Review,"
said Liesl Davenport. Northwest Intramural coordinator
and Beauty Review coordinator. "We had a lot of great
contestants, and I am pleased with the outcome," she said.

Escorts were Titus Hawkins of Clarksdale and Braden Greer
of Coldwater. Northwest Payroll Officer Brenda Stepp and
math instructor Kristie Waldrop served as auditors. Judges
were Mandy Price. Penny Byrd and Allie Love.

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Northwest President, Dr. Gary Lee Spears, welcomed a record
number of graduating students and thousands of their parents,
family members and friends to Howard Coliseum for the two
commencement programs held on the Senatobta campus May 13.
"This ceremony, added to the one we had this morning, represents
the largest commencement program in the history of Northwest."
said Spears during his welcome address at the afternoon program.

'"In addition to the 756 graduates that will participate in the
two ceremonies held today, there are hundreds more who have
completed this phase at Northwest and are either moving into the
workforce or to a four-year university." Northwest Board of Trustees
Chairman, M. Clarence Sparks Jr., congratulated the graduates on
behalf of the Board of Trustees. "We are pleased with the success
that you have accomplished in your studies." said Sparks, "We are
impressed by your academic record."

The awarding of diplomas and certificates during the morning
commencement was preceded by an address by Brent Warren of
Senatobia. A Northwest graduate and accomplished manufacturing
engineer for Integrity Systems, Warren described his first-hand
experience with establishing a successful career with a Northwest
career-technical education.

Warren described the potential that career-technical graduates
have to lead both intrinsically and financially rewarding lives with
the degrees or certificates they earned at Northwest. "All of this is
a desire," said Warren. "It's a passion. It's a gift. When you're In the
field, I want you to be successful at doing that— always staying true
to what's here in your heart. We don't know what the future is going
to hold for us, but you've got an education. You've got a foundation
to build upon and be successful in the world." Mississippi Rep.
Kelvin Buck of Holly Springs offered the afternoon address to
Associate of Arts conferees and their guests. Buck challenged

the graduates to give back to the state of Mississippi and make a
difference in the world, no matter what their chosen profession.

"Being a graduate is more than about just getting a grade or
receiving a degree." said Buck. "It brings with it a tremendous
amount of responsibility as a citizen of this state. I challenge you to
be original thinkers, problem solvers and discovery makers. If you
make a difference, this world will become the kind of place we all
want it to be."

"I applaud you on your accomplishments." said Buck. "I applaud
you on the degree that you are receiving now and all the degrees
you'll receive later, but if at the end of the day all you have is a de-
gree to hang on the wall, then you have failed. If you take that de-
gree and turn those things that are bad into good and work to build
rather than destroy, we can be the kind of nation we always knew
we were destined to be." According to Dean of Enrollment Manage-
ment and Registrar. Larry Simpson, the ceremonies were executed
according to plan thanks to the help of Northwest faculty, staff and
administration, and he looks forward to breaking the record set by
this year's number of graduating students at next year's ceremony.

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TOP CENTER: Jennie Estep, Phi Theta Kappa officer and All-Mississtppian, shake
the hand of Mississippi Rep Kelvin Buck Buck addressed candidates during the
Associate of Arts commencement ceremony at Northwest Ma/ 13.

TOP RIGHT: Twin sisters and Northwest Lady Ranger basketball player;
Brittany and Brandy Walls of Red Banks, graduate from Northwest with
Associate of Arts degrees.

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28 WHO'S WHO

32 OUTSTANDING STUDENTS

36 HALL OF FAME

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Irittany Glancy, Derrick Gl.ssen, Larry Graham. Monica Gray. Joshua Griffin.Tasha Guidry, Katie Hardeman, Jessica Harris, John h
Howington.leshia llion. Sarah Irby.Janika James, Jessica James, Camille Jenkins, Jerbnna Jones. Spencer Jones, Wesley Kennedy, Daniel L
ris McCaskill.Yostin McKelroy, Ryan Mossakowski. Katherine Mullen. Crystal Mullins, Jonathan Nawatka.Will Nicholas, Kayla Peebles. P
e, Cassandra Rudd. Dalton Russell, Beverly Shelton, Kenneth Sigler.William Sisson, Nat Smith. Robin Smith. Melissa Stanford.Alex Strai
Erica Turner, Brandon Tyner. Megan Wallace. Mary Waller. Jonathan Wand.Thomas Webb, Jonathan White. Kayla Whice. Zachary Widdo

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Janice Littlejohn Kyle Long

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Computer Science

Nathaniel Smith

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Deborah Thompson

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Rodreicka Turner

Health-care Data Technology

Northwest Mississippi Community College President, Dr. Gary Lee
Spears, congratulated nine students for their induction to the
2012 Hall of Fame at the Feb. 9 Board of Trustees meeting on the
Senatobia campus. From the Senatobia campus. Giovanni Biffle of
Marks. All Cheatwood of Potts Camp. Logan Dodson of Senatobia and
Katie Hardeman of Southaven; from the Lafayette- Yalobusha Technical
Center. Samantha Allred of Oxford and Terese Adair of Water Valley; and
from DeSoto Center. Donna Proctor of Hernando, Kayta Peeples of Horn
Lake and Chase White of Southaven. were awarded the highest honor a
Northwest student can attain, based upon their academic prowess and
involvement in student life at the college.

Biffle is a criminal justice major with a 4.0 cumulative grade point
average. A member of Gay/Straight Alliance, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia,
Phi Theta Kappa, Society for Pre-Law Majors. Honor Choir. Student
Government Association and President's List, Biffle is working toward
degrees in business and law and hopes to eventually play a role in
politics.

Cheatwood is an elementary education major from Potts Camp High
School with a 3.87 cumulative grade point average. A member of the
Northwest Education Association, Phi Theta Kappa. Ranger Cheerleaders
and President's List. Cheatwood has been recognized as Outstanding
Student for Elementary Education and Rotary Club Student of the Month.
She hopes to finish her education and go back to her hometown to teach
and ultimately become a principal.

Dodson is a secondary education major, originally from Homewood,
Ala., and attended Homewood High School. A member of Mu Alpha Theta
Math Society, Phi Theta Kappa. Student Recruiters and President's List,
Dodson has been recognized twice as Outstanding Student and as Rotary
Club Student of the Month. His career goal is to teach math and coach
football.

Hardeman is a theatre major from Southern Baptist Educational Center
(SBEC). A member of Northwest Players. Phi Theta Kappa, President's

List, Northwest Singers and Chamber Choir, Hardeman has also been
recognized for her outstanding performances in multiple theatre
productions with a Northwest Mississippi Theatre Alliance Award, the
Irene Ryan Acting Award and a Regional Theater Award. After graduation
from Northwest, she plans to attend William Carey College in Hattiesburg
and pursue a degree in theatre. Eventually she wants to get her master's
degree in performance or directing and work professionally or teach.

Allred is an elementary education major from Faith Christian Academy
with a 3.95 cumulative grade point average, A member of Phi Theta
Kappa. Allred was also recognized as a member of Who's Who Among
Students in American Universities and Colleges Her career goal is
to complete a master's degree in mathematics at The University of
Mississippi.

Adair is a health-care data technology major from Tupelo High School
with a 3,92 cumulative grade point average, A member of Phi Theta
Kappa. Adair was also recognized as a member of Who's Who Among
Students in American Universities and Colleges. Her career goal is to
obtain employment in her field of study.

Proctor, a graduate of Hillcrest High School, is an accounting technology
major with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average She is a member of
Phi Theta Kappa and plans to complete her undergraduate degree in
accountancy in the 2+2 program at The University of Mississippi-DeSoto
Center and pursue a career in accountancy.

Peeples, a pre-nursing major with a 3,87 cumulative grade point
average, is a graduate of Gateway Christian School. A member of Phi
Theta Kappa, Peeples was recognized as the Outstanding Student in her
major last fall. Her career goal is to become a nurse practitioner.

White, an accountancy major from Bolton High School with a 3.87
cumulative grade point average, is a member of Phi Theta Kappa. His
goal is to attend The University of Mississippi to obtain a bacheior's and
master's degree in accountancy.

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Robert Cox
Benjamin Lambert

Northwest Mississippi Community College announced its
2012 HEADWAE honorees in February 2012. Sophomore
pre-med major Benjamin Lambert of Como was selected
as the HEADWAE student, while criminal justice instructor
Robert Cox of Senatobia was selected as this year's
HEADWAE faculty honoree.

HEADWAE stands for "Higher Education Appreciation Day-
Working for Academic Excellence." It was established by the
Mississippi Legislative Resolution #88 in 1987 to annually
honor the academically talented students and faculty
members of Mississippi's higher education institutions who
have made outstanding contributions in promoting academic
excellence. Cox and Lambert was honored at the 25th
annual HEADWAE program in Jackson on Feb. 28.

Having graduated as valedictorian from Magnolia Heights
School, Lambert currently has a 4.0 grade point average at
Northwest. Currently on the President's List for his academic
excellence and a Mississippi Eminent Scholar. Lambert is a

member of Phi Theta Kappa and the 2012 Northwest Who's
Who. Lambert is also a Mississippi Council on Economic
Education InvestWrite essay winner.

"After completing my associate degree at Northwest. I plan
to further my education at Delta State University and receive
a biology degree with a minor in chemistry," said Lambert.
"After DSU, I hope to attend the University of Mississippi
Medical Center to become a family physician."

Cox is in his 39th year at Northwest. Currently serving on
the Legal Studies Advisory Board, Cox earned his bachelor's
and a master's of criminal justice from The University of
Mississippi. He was selected to attend the Lamplighter's
Conference in 1992 and received the Sandy Grisham
Excellence in Teaching Award in 2007.

"I consider it a special honor to be chosen from a group
of the finest educators in the state." said Cox. "I appreciate
being chosen to represent Northwest."

Benjamin Lambert

Robert Cox

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42 SENATOBIA CLUBS

48 DESOTO CENTER CLUBS

52 LYTC CLUBS

53 ASHLAND CLUBS

CLUBS

Club Members are: Advisers- Marcus Perkins. Robin Robison. Melissa Greene. Student Members- Beth
Todd. Michael Flegel. David Lewis, Marlon Sampson, Shannell Zachary.Tarvis Giles, Marcus Murry, Malcolm
McKinney.Tykeshia Richardson, Dustin LaCook, Dee Brownleejalen Gipson,Tee Brownlee, Charles Powell,
Becky Hawkins. ReginalTenner.Anna Borchers, Bobby Bryson. Jr., Paula Gallagher

t Row (l-r): Signey Givens. Adviser; Mario Hopkins, Patricia Whitehead, Chylana Rudd,
lonica Bridges, Robert Brower; Second Row (l-r): Christopher Jones. Shawn Alexander, Andrt
"lichael Ragon. Corey Tarn

Back Row l-r:Adam Wilson, Kole Oakes.Taylor McGhee, Russell Barth, jasmine Lee, President, Niarobi
Bailer, Treasurer (from row l-r) Nora Moore, Assistant Secretary, Ab by Wells, Mitchell Grace.Anna Beth
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l-r) Ginger Hannah, Lydia Shoto. Jennifer Tarrance,

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Club members are: Logan Dodson, president, Mary Hilton, vice president, Holly Wells, Mary Wilson,
Maegan Wilson, Haleigh Ferguson, Stacey Moncrief, Emily Wilson, Mitchell Gardiner. Mark Minyard, Katie
Dunaway, Kristen Cosby, Mary Hilton, Jasmine Alford, CierraTranum, Kriscen Badd ley, Trevor Skelton,
Chase Carpenter, Adviser Cody Harville and Adviser Marcus Perkins

First row (l-r): Samuel Wilson, Priscilla Sims, Angela Bland. Rochelle Strickland, Pamela Folsom, Chelsea
Nichols. De'Asia Carr.Ashley Dees (second row l-r) Alice Camp.Adviser; Kelli Clark, Tammy Bland,
Tarsha Perkins, Alana Cecil, Samneitrea Davis, Catonya Newson, Mallory Dover, lesha Mosley. Daneisha
Wiseman. Monica Hodges, Tiffany Reed, Byneikque Sanders. Judy Barham, Adviser (third row l-r) Danielle
Glover, Khadejah LeGrande. Chandra Morgan, Tiara Dixon.Torri Lee-Jone. Deckion Hall. Kadi Brisendine
Qualesha Turner. Briana Moore, Courtney Powers

Club Members are: Samantha Beard, Brand!
Birmingham. Tavoris Burdette, Natalie Carber. Ali
Cheatwood, Jessica Correia, Regina Cowley, Terry Craft,
Jake Dover, Haleigh Ferguson, Lauren Fowler, Mitchell
Gardiner, Hannah Goff. Katherine Greer, Kendall
Hardin, Emily Haccher. Mary Catherine Lloyd, Stacey
Moncrief, Erikson Plante, Jessica Reeder, Emily Robbins,
Stormy Robison, Haley Webb, Holly Wells. Kayla White,
Mary Wilson; Advisers are Julie Correro, Pam Simpson
andTeri Hawkins

V (l-r): Dalton Russell.Tory Eggers, Michael Clark.TravisVanderbik (second ro
s, Ashley Strawn, Hayden Montgomery, Gabby D'Arcangelo (third row l-r)
Katie Hardeman, Camille Bishop.Anthony Guy.Trever Ayersjake Dover.Abi
1 Kelly, Garrett Atkinson, Adviser Joel King.Kevar Maffit,Nic Temple

First row (l-r): Paula Harris, Carolyn O'Conner. Crystal Smith.Tiffany Tillman, Heather Sumner, Erica Todd,
(second row l-r) Mandy Simmons, Bridgette Martin, Kristina Austin, Kelly Smith, (third row l-r) Tiffany
Kelli Brewer. Jack Nabors.Traci Chambers, Me-Me Hullerte. (fourth Row l-r) Amanda Casey,
Rebecca Sambola.Toni Sillah. Rhonda Lamar, (fifth row l-r) Brittney Cook, Jessica Herron, Melisa Poe,
Megan Padron.

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Justin Matthews. Bradley Grantham, Shawna Martin, Loren Coke (second
row l-r) Pam Briscoe, adviser.Victoria Wilbanks, Brooke Miller, Brittany
Miller, Elizabeth Eads. Amber Chambers, Carol Tramel.TeenaWaltersdorff,
Karkela Dunn, Brittany Cox, Whitley Holmes, Beth Fili, Lacey Gentry, adviser
(third row l-r) Stacie Pigues, adviser, Monica Williams, adviser, Katherine
Johnson, Molly Davis, Alison Womack, Nicole Jeans, Angel Gibson, Leesa
Hausmann, Amanda Schneider, Julie Hart,Amy Clark, Brooke Ricks, Dianne
Score, adviser, Denise Bynum, adviser.Alex Havens (fourth row l-r) Elizabeth
Cole, Jenny Cole, KacyAcree, Jessica Cagle, Dana Cashion. Kelly O'Neal,
Darla Moneymaker, Rachel Jones.TiaTubbs, Joel Word and Adam Clay

Front row (l-r) Elizabeth Jones, Haley Webb. Kacey
Johnson, Mary Wilson, Ariel Bailey.Ashley Strawn,
and Chandraleka Cobb (second row l-r) Valencia
Cook, Sharmaine Flowers, Ashley Tenner, Chelsea
Feathers, Shelby Jamison, Kimberly Williams. Dee
Brownlee (third row l-r) Jeff Barham, Sam Perkins,
Dex Herrington, Joseph Kelly, Rebecka Lynchard, Craig
Johnson, Mary Hilton, Logan Dodson, Emily Wilson,
Hunter Matherne, Lafabian Conley. Elliott Mabry, Kyle
Blount, Phillip Correro

DESOTO CENTER CLUBS

mm. Christina Eads. Cami Bohng, Joshua Carroll (advise
Seanna Hamm, Seth Wallace. Treniqueski Jones. Wesley Tice.Andranetce Subber; (thin
Martin, Dane Broomer, Chaz Flower, Joyce Jelcz,Josh Caldwell, Danielle Rautenberg

': Drew Fondren, Tolly Reynolds (president).

First row (l-r): Treniqueski Jones, Anne Greene, Cami Boling, Stephanie Sylvester, Desiree Garrett, Kendra
DaCosta, Seth Wallace, Kacie Dowell.Yava Harris;(second row l-r) Kay Mistilis (adviser). Raymond Spencer,
Wesley Tice.Terri Smith, Danielle Rottenburg, Mickey Heilman, Jimmy Poe, Debbie Thompson, Joseph
Estrada, Carol McGarrity, Joshua Carroll (adviser); (third row l-r) Dane Broome, Jonathan Ward, Nicole
Martin, Peter Franklin, Rusty Casey, Joyce Jeltz

First row I to r: Sarah Leister, Cody Roberts, Amber Child
Wes Kennedy. Judy Hood; (second row l-r) Ashlea Stepher
Monteith (adviser), Lindsey Green, Veazey Powell, Joyce Jel

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on, Leiahanna Keenum; (third row l-r) Sturgis
. Michael Severs, Frankedra Mathis

DESOTO CENTER CLUBS

Club members are: Brandon Champion,
Kathryn Glenn, Nina James.Aaron Lawson,
Veronica Rapp, Kim Holloway, Katrina Taylor
Sara Hignight, Tristan Lowe, Lela Caffey, Mar
Hannah Garrett, Sarah Whitman. Heather
Max, Troy Leoppard, Melissa Benjamin,
Heather Nicole Grist, Keith Lewis, Natasha
Howard, Una Mounce, Channing Tipton,
Chelsa Davis. Laura Moore, Christy Fiveash,
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Stuckey.Teaerra Lockridge; (second row l-r) Keith Reed (adviser). Dawn Smith. Doug Turner, Chad Hardy,
Charles Fowler, Alicia Dickenson, Mindy Justice, and Seanna Hamm

Club members are: Roxanne Boyer, Mary Thompson. Carol Chism, Laci Elliott. Rebecca Perry, David Cook,
David Bennett, Brandi Barnes.Andranna Fitzgerald, Steven Jeffery Billings ley. Amy Gibbs, CadieTownsend,
Christine Smith, Elizabeth Waldrop, Jerri Butler, Scott Gordon, Kim Hale, Anthony Hunt. Taylor Pounders.

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(treasurer), Amanda Bolen (president),
Britney Robison (vice president), Brittany
Bonds, Janet Bunch (adviser), Nathan Parker,
Frankedra Machis, Benjamin Beam, Lance Sipes.
Eddie Herrera, Blitz Hayes, Ethan Hargrave,
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Brandy Painter; (second row l-r) Laura Thompson .Tiffany Whitehurst, Ricky Stevens (adviser), Chris
Coopwood, Cindy Stanford-Means (adviser)

LYTC CLUBS

r- Ridling. Elizabeth Ross, Ashley Tisdale.Decon Garner, Jan Bern
na Perry. Shaquilfa Watkins, Tammy Dye, Coy-Anna Stewart, Chri
ick. Jovez Rucker. Shaquica Austin, Kayla Jones, Quantavious Nabt

First row (l-r): Mallory Lee. Kasey Kelsey, Jordan Conway, Deneen Williams (second row l-r) Amy Roberts,
Kayla Snyder, Terria McMinn, Christy Pickens, Katty Priest, Barbara Clyatt, Cara Clay (third row l-r) Trisha
Jones, Mary Lindsey Bruce, Amanda McLarty, Lauren Parrish, Paige Thomas, Jessica Cooper, Nastassia Leslie,
Elaine Varner.Jasmon Ellis.Vicky Lucius (fourth row l-r) Lisa Brady, Pam Watts, Myra Hill, Stephanie Cannon,
Hillary Hudson, Meagan Hamilton, Devin Cobb, Jennifer Coggins, Taylor Cleveland

First row l-r:Aima Hercules. Samantha
Atkinson, Kristi Ray, Bailey Stanley (second
row) l-r:Valerie Buford, Cynthia Harden,
Jessica Sinkfield. Nicholas Core, Miranda
Core. Greta Parker, Samantha Allred.
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s.Tamasana Kirk. Kathleen Booker, Phyllis Wadley, Jasmine Bobo

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Smith, Sandra Cuevas, Amanda
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60 RANGERETTES

62 JAZZ BAND

64 SINGERS

66 ENTERTAINERS

68 GLASS MENAGERIE

70 SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN

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DEMONSTRATES TRUE TEAM SPIRIT

Written by Lydia Shoto

Composed of over 150 members, the Northwest Ranger Marching Band performs during the fall semester each
year at all home and select away Ranger football games. The band hosts and performs at an area marching
festival called the Northwest Classic and also performs at some parades and community events The band's purpose
is to provide color and atmosphere at athletic and community events and promote and enhance the dignity and
reputation of the college.

Very few people know the life of a band member While everyone else is milking out the last bit of their summer by
going to the beach or visiting family members before returning to college life, the Ranger band members are hard at
work. Band camp acts as the opener for what the semester will hold. There are few band members who dread this
time of the year. "I wish I could do it again," Aimee Sallee, a member of the color guard, said.

Although many members are in band for the love of music, others love to support their football team. Jeff Triplett.
assistant director of bands, says that the band is the biggest support system of the football team. "No matter how
many people attend the game, the band members are the loudest and most excited at every game." Triplett said.
The Ranger Band's 2011 half-time show presented songs from "Van Halen," which included the songs "Dreams,"
"Dance the Night Away" and "Why Can't This Be Love." The band is under the direction of Kenneth Ortlepp, John
Ungurait and Jeff Triplett.

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Saxophone

Dalton Shipley

Payton Swindle

Tristan Mynatt

Tenor Sax

Baritones

Trumpets

Kaitlyn Rothwell

Baritones

Trumpets

Briuanca Hamilton

Casey Byford

Madison Baldwin

Jake Hawks

Nick Grondin

Kajwan Houston

Juan Aldana

Attelia Garrison

Ban Saxophone

Blake Nichols

Tim Butler

Donnie McGee

Tenor Sax

Michael Vickey

Matt Miller

Clarinet

Keenan Casey

Dylan Lockham

Jessica Van Dyke

Brooke

Chaz Tucker

Steven Williams

Ashley Thibaut

Horns

Luke Jones

Will Nicholas

Amy Bostick

Brocklehurst

Tubas

Hannah Simpson

Angeline Card

Samantha Francis

Kiree Hanna

Taylor Conklin

Clarinet

Ban Saxophone

Spencer Graham

Matthew Kutz

Charlotte Cother

Sarah Irby

Tubas

Tori Ballard

Rachel Strong
Aron George

Gavin Dees
Horns

Erik Plante
Bryce Dickerson

Cody Lindsey

Seth Reinsager

Nairobi Baker
Bass Clair

Sela Smith
Donnie McGee

Alex Akers
Willie Stevenson

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Samantha Francis

Alan Wade

Aimee Sallee

Trombones

Malcolm Smith

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Ben Evans

Percussion

STEEL BAND

Saxophone

Matthew Hicks

Percussion

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Ashley Thibaut

Sarah Irby

Andrew Van Velsor

Flute

Brooke

Marquette Holts

Jamison Hunter

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Stanley Spearman

George Money

Brocklehurst

Joshua Wyse

Tucker Griggs

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Trombones

Daniel Smith

Haleigh Ferguson

Joseph Clarkson

Brandon Pearman

Nic Rier

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Andrew Frost

Tyler Lamkin

Samantha

Jay Garfman

Jacob Ferguson

Tripp Burchfield

Darius Woodard

Daniel Herron

Jared Hicks

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Jade Henry

Michael Perez

Cassie Marsh

Holden Gray

Shana Livingston

Andrew Allen

Kendall Davis

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Written by Olivia Ward

This year was an exciting year for the Rangerettes. For the first
time in Rangerette history, they performed at the Northwest
basketball halftime show. This experience is much different from
what they are used to when performing with the marching band,
and it adds a little bit more fun to their routines. According to Aime
Anderson, adviser of the Rangerettes, instead of the usual attempts
to keep up with the musical counts of the band, they are able
to choose a song and break it down into their own counts where
it's easier and more fun for them to learn. It is not sure if they
will continue to perform in future basketball games, but with the
unbelievable talent that the Rangerettes possess, there is no doubt
that the school will want them to continue to showcase their talents
during both football and basketball s

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BAND

Northwest offers performance opportunities in a
number of small instrumental ensembles. The
Percussion Ensemble. Steel Drum Band, Brass Ensemble
and Woodwind Ensemble perform at concerts of the
larger Northwest concert ensemble, both instrumental
and vocal These ensembles may also perform at
other on and off-campus events. The Steel Drum Band
performed during the 2011 Homecoming Celebration on
Saturday. Oct. 22.

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The Northwest Jazz program has developed a
reputation for excellence in northwest Mississippi
through performances on campus and at select
community events throughout Northwest's 11-county
district.

The college's three ensembles (the Northwest Jazz
Band, the Lab Band and the Dixieland Band) perform
jazz literature in all jazz idioms. Through the program
students learn to understand and appreciate this
American art form through study, rehearsal, listening
and performance- Memberships for the groups are by

audition only and open to any regularly enrolled student.
Band scholarships are available for the Ranger
Marching Band, Jazz Band. Northwest Symphonic Band
and the Mighty Ranger Pep Band. Any incoming student
may audition, and scholarships range from tuition
to tuition, room and board. Students must perform
scales or rudiments and a short etude of about one
to two minutes in length. Students must also submit a
recommendation from their high school band instructor.
There is no limitation on the number of scholarships
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Senatobia native, Jennifer Roberts Jenkins, performed as the guest artist during the Northwest
Singers' spring concert in March.

The Northwest Singers, under the direction of Susanne Spencer VanDyke, and the 65-voice
choir, joined Jenkins on stage during the Sycamore Arts Council's spring concert held in April,

Jenkins is an award-winning soprano who has created over 20 operatic roles in the U.S., Europe
and the Middle East to include performances with Opera Memphis. The Connecticut Opera,
The New York Chamber Opera, The New Israeli Opera, The Como Opera Guild. The International
Institute of Vocal Arts in Chiari. Italy, and The International Vocal Arts Institute, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Jenkins is the daughter of Sybil Canon of Senatobia and Danny Roberts of Atlanta, Ga. Canon
serves as the associate vice president of Development and Special Projects at Northwest.

"I am thrilled to come home to Senatobia to sing and so delighted to share the stage with the
wonderful Northwest Singers," said Jenkins. "This will be a concert of the music that I have loved

SINGERS

since my childhood, and I am deeply grateful to Sycamore Arts for this tremendous opportunity."
The Northwest Singers performed their fall concert on Nov. 8, 2011. Mary Sipley and Dr.
Saundra Bishop, director of the Northwest Entertainers, served as accompanist during the
concert.

The Northwest Singers fall concert consisted of "The Word Was God." "The Road Home."
"Shantey" and "Beati Mortui " The Men's Chamber Choir performed "Joshua Fit de Battle of
Jericho," "I Love the Lord" and "Song of Ruth," The Women's Chamber Choir performed "I Want
to be Ready," while the Northwest Singers men's chorus sang "Ritmo."

The following choir members were chosen to participate in the University of Southern
Mississippi-sponsored Southern Invitational Choral Conference Community College Honor Choir:
Kayla Murchison of Waterford, Nicole Crawford, Kayla Baker, Brannon Gilliland, Asa Sanders, all
of Southaven .Tiffany Davis of Oxford. Daniel Lawson of French Camp and Will Whaley of Nesbit.

NORTHWEST SINGERS

SOPRANO 1

Tiffany Davis*

Anthony Guy

Amanda Trest-SL

Hayley Aired

Isaiah Brassell*

Nicole Crawford*

Ashley Roy

Asa Sanders'

Camille Bishop

Ashley Strawn

Hallye Sklllion

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Alexandra Lee*

ALTO II

Daniel Lawson-SL*

Shelby Hobbs*

Rachel Strong-SL

Dalton Russell*

Emma Wilson*

Grace James

Josh Simmons*

Maegan Russell*

Jerbrina Jones*

Nic Temple

Sheyna Pruitt*

Cannon Moyer

SOPRANO II

Kaitlyn Campbell*

Chaz Tucker

Kayla Murchison-SL*

Jesse Lugar

Brittany Hill*

TENOR 1

Jay Lee

Sarah Fairley*

Kevar Maffit-SL*

Trevor Ayers

Danielle Williams*

Nathaniel Kirk

Darius Rogers*

Lauren Young

Will Whaley

Kayla Baker*

Ian Eubanks

BASS II

Jessica Laura-Pattzy

Justin Lightfoot

Brannon Gilliand-SL*

Lauren Stephens*

Larry Brooks*

Daniel Jones

Joseph Kelly*

Kyle Mallett

ALTOI

George Money

Jillian Catchings-SL*

TENOR II

Dannah Moyer

Taylor Summers-SL*

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Katie Hardeman

Nick Parr*

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Christmas Concert

The Northwest Entertainers are a show-stopping ensemble of talent. The group is composed
as a show choir and performs a contemporary style of music at a wide array of events for the
college and the community.

The select members of the Entertainers are chosen from the group the Northwest Singers.
This is done by a highly competitive audition. The Entertainers are a song and dance troupe
who perform with piano accompaniment and occasionally with the Northwest Jazz Band.

The Entertainers held their annual Christmas performance, "All I want for Christmas." on Dec.
1, 2011 in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Many Christmas songs were sung and performed with a
holiday twist.

"It was emotional for me because it was my last performance." Will Whaley. a member of the
Northwest Entertainers, said. "I think it was one of the best shows we have ever performed "

LEFT: josh Simmons from Grenada
and Shannon Prime from Nesbic. sin;
their favorite Christmas tune.
RIGHT: Emma Wilson from
Southaven and Anthony Guy from
Olive Branch sing their duet

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2011 season falls short of high expectations but ends on a high note

In one of the most anticipated football seasons in recent years, with aspirations of state and national title
hopes, Northwest fell well short of its goal by finishing the 2011 season at 6-3 overall. The Rangers closed
the year with three consecutive wins to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the north division, but a

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debatable tiebreal

Despite missing the playoffs, Northwest boasted a sixth consecutive <
a regular in the NJCAA Top 20 Poll through the first seven weeks of the
weeks in the national polls was snapped on Oct. 12

With a convincing 45-7 win at Itawamba in the regular season finale, l
second place on the all-time wins list at Northwest with victory No. 27
Woods is 27-11 with one north division title and two runner-up finishes

Northwest finished the season seventh in the nation tn total offense at 485.4 yards- per-game. a third-
straight year finishing in the Top 15 under Offensive Coordinator, Jack Wright. The Rangers scored 40 points
or more in six games, finishing the year averaging an impressive 41.6 ppg.

The Ranger offense was paced by MACJC second team All-State sophomore quarterback. Ryan
Mossakowski of Frisco, Texas, who threw for 2.422 yards (8th in a single season) and 26 touchdowns (T-5th

J coach Ricky Woods moved into
iur seasons with the Rangers,

in a single season) while completing 60 percent of his passes. A transfer from the University of Kentucky,
Mossakowski threw for 325 yards or more in four games and accounted for 33 total touchdowns.

The running game really stood out during the final five weeks, a huge compliment to the offensive line
and to coach Jim Jones, with Northwest going over the 200-yard mark four times. Northwest broke out for
an unofficial school record 439 yards against Holmes in a 66-41 homecoming win. with freshman Al Hentz
of Batesville rushing 13 times for 207 yards and three touchdowns. Freshman Teshadi Talton of Monroe.
La., was the workhorse all season long, rushing for 814 yards and three t>

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2011 with a young group of players. The R. ir-i.eors burrenr:l<:-r.x! 27 6 ppc i L6 4 ppg in 2010) and held just
three of nine opponents under 20 points on the year.

Northwest did. however, have some bright spots on defense. The Rangers racked up 61 tackles-for-loss
and a whopping 26 sacks, closing the year by forcing 12 turnovers their final three games while outscoring
opponents 148-48 Freshman defensive end Theodore Jackson IV of Tampa, Fla.. was also named the
NJCAA Defensive Player of the Week on Oct 19— one of three Rangers to earn national accolades during
the year (Lance Ray, Chase Carpenter).

2011 RANGER ROSTER

No Name Pos Yr Hometown/Previous School

Dex Hernngton

Senai

, Miss./Senatobia HS

Jeffrey Carlyle
Dominique Price

So.

Clarksdale, Miss/Horn Lake HS
Abbeville. Miss/Lafayette HS

Tyson Sims Sr.

So.

Southaven, Miss./DeSoto Central

Teshadl Talton
Terrance Evans

RB
LB

Fr.

So.

West Monroe, La/River Oaks Academy
Bristol. Fla./Liberty County HS

Marcus Henry
D.J. McChristian

Domoni

Ryan Mossakowski QB

Adrian Golden RB

Jalerio Merritt OB

Darryl Kinkle WR

La'Darrick Anderson DB

D'shun Henderson DB

Jayson Saff old DT

Bakan Trotter DB

David Conner LB

Aaron Thompson
Tyler Holloway
Londen Parker
Demanus Pegues
Chase Carpenter

Jerry Richardson
Erih Wilder Jr
Christopher Hines
i D Fondon
Brandon Timmons
Jeremy Carson
Robdreck Little
Michael Robbms
Demarcus Pegues
Kadeem Co-?
Donald Hawkins
Jibn Cole
Kendrick Mack

Danternus Young
Randolph Williams
Adam Hyland
Will Reynolds
Thomas Campbell

Kenyahti McMurry

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Deshondrick Hines OL

Deantae Smith

Theodore Jackson IV DE Fr.

Jerome McClaln DT Fr.

Cortez Hibbler DE Fr.

Stephen Saulsberry DT Fr

ch: Ricky Woods (4th Season)
Coaches: Jack Wright, Andy Greening, T<
Coach: Oanny Ray Cole ■ Athletic Trainei
formation Director: Kevin Maloney

Courtland, Miss./South Panola HS
Abbeville. Miss/Lafayette HS
/Horn Lake Hi
Lafayette HS
/DeSoto Cent
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ty County HS
/Southaven HS
Frisco, Texas/University of Kentucky
Tarpon Springs, Fla./Butler CC
Southaven, Miss./Southaven HS
Holly Springs, Miss /Holly Springs HS
Oxford. Miss./Oxford HS
Batesville, Miss./South Panola HS
Clarksdale, Miss./Rosa Fort HS

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Batesville. Miss./South Panola HS
Batesville, Miss./South Panola HS
Calhoun City, Miss./Calhoun City HS
Southaven, Miss./Southaven HS
Independence, Miss./lndependence HS
Oxford. Miss./Oxford HS
Slayden, Miss./Marshall Academy
Lewisburg, Miss /Lewisburg HS
Charleston, Miss./Coahoma CC
Olive Branch, Miss./Olive 8ranch HS
Courtland, Miss./South Panola HS
Water Valley, Miss./Water Valley HS
Olive Branch, Miss./Olive Branch HS
Lake Cormorant, Miss./SBEC
Charleston. Miss./Coahoma CC
Southaven. Miss. /Southaven HS
Oxford, Miss./Oxford HS
Olive Branch, Miss /Olive Branch HS
Tunica, Miss./Rosa Fort HS
Meridian. Miss. /Meridian HS
Coldwater, Miss./Coldwater HS
Batesville, Miss./South Panola HS
Tunica. Miss./Rosa Fort HS
Fort Valley, Ga. /Peach County HS
Oxford. Miss./Lafayette HS
Charleston, Miss./North Delta School
Batesville. Miss./South Panola HS
Oxford. Miss./Oxford HS
Batesville. Miss./South Panola HS
Olive Branch. Miss. /Olive Branch HS
Batesville. Miss./South Panola HS
Oxford, Miss./Oxford HS
Tampa. Fla./Butler CC
Tampa, Fla./Pensacola HS
Sardis, Miss./Alcorn State
Oiive Branch, Miss./Olive Branch HS

Edwards, Scott Oakley, Jon Fabris, Jim Jones

A tolal of nine Rangers earned all-conference honors at season's end The Rangers were led by MACJC first team selections Lance Ray, Donald Hawkins, Austin Douglas, David Conner and La'Darnck
Anderson. Second team accolades went to Ryan Mossakowski, Teshadi Talton. Chase Carpenter and Jerome McClain. Hawkins, Ray and Conner were each named All-Region XXIII,

MACJC first team selections

#16 • La'Darnck Anderson ■ DB #20 • David Conner • LB #54 • Austin Douglas • OL #51 • Donald Hawkins • OL #1 • Lance Ray • WR

MACJC second team selections

#26 • Chase Carpenter • K/P #90 • Jerome McClain • DT #12 • Ryan Mossakowsk

#9 • Teshadi Talton • RB

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have loads of personality and love to cheer.
This year, Liesl Davenport, Intramural Activities
coordinator and cheer sponsor, decided to
make the cheerleading squad co-ed, making it
the first time in several years that the Ranger
Cheerleaders were both male and female. "We
have a tremendous amount of talent from all
over North Mississippi. We are very excited to be
co-ed again and expect to see great things on the
sideline this fail," said Davenport.

The Northwest Cheerleaders are a co-ed,
non-competitive squad. They cheer at all football
games and all home basketball games and
travel with sporting teams to playoff games,
tournaments and bowl games.

Prior to the pre-game Homecoming show, the
cheerleaders host a mim-cheer/dance camp
allowing local kids to participate in a cheerleading
routine and perform in front of the Homecoming
fans and family sitting in the stands.

Northwest Cheerleaders must be proficient in
stunting, motions, toe touches and cheering while
maintaining a certain fitness level to represent as
the on-field and court voices of Ranger pride.

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Ranger Soccer

Under lOth-year head coach. Petei Jarjoura. the Northwest soccer teams
showed vast improvement during the 2011 season. The women's team
finished the year 5-9-1 overall (4-3-1 north) while the men closed the season at
5-7-3 (2-4-2 north).

Although both teams finished under the .500 mark in the win-loss column, the
season had its share of highlights and was filled with national accolades. The
women had their best season since 2006, recording their most overall wins and
league wins, and fell just one win shy of a state playoff berth and north division
title. The men opened the season with an upset over eventual Region XXIII
Champions Gulf Coast, 1-0, and boasted a three-time NJCAA National Player of
the Week in freshman goalkeeper John Denton.

Led by All-State selections Morgan Taylor of Grenada and Kelli Brewer of
Vicksburg, the Lady Rangers nearly doubted their scoring from a year ago and
controlled their destiny the final game of the year against Hinds.

Northwest fell 3-0 to the Lady Eagles, needing a win to clinch a north division
title, which left them with a third-place finish. Taylor led the team in all major
statistical categories, including goals (seven), assists (four), points (18), shot
percentage (.194) and shot-on-goal percentage (.611). Brewer stopped a total of
112 shots (33rd nationally) tn net in a stellar sophomore campaign, being named
the NJCAA National Goalkeeper of the Week during the season and also earning
NJCAA All-Region XXIII honors.

The men saw what could have been an unbelievable run steadily slip away. In
a tale of two halves of the season. Northwest opened the year 4-2-1 and was
leading the division after three weeks, but they couldn't finish down the stretch in
going 1-5-2.

Led by a pair of All-State selections in sophomore defenders Fakhry Khulfan of
Memphis and Rosendo Barron of Southaven (two-time selection). Northwest tied
a school record with four shutouts on the season. Khulfan capped a fantastic
two-year career with a breakout season offensively as well, scoring a team-best
12 goals (four game-winners) and adding four assists for 28 total points. His
selection as the top player in Region XXIII also made him eligible for NJCAA All-
American honors.

MACJC ALL-STATE

NJCAA ALL AMERICAN

Northwest sophomore defender Fakhry Khulfan was named an NJCAA Men's
Soccer Third Team All-American on Friday, the first Ranger since 2003 to earn the
postseason award.

Khulfan is just the second men's soccer player in school history to earn All-
American honors, with Tommy Robison a two-time second team selection in 2002
and 2003.

Sophomore goalkeeper Kelli Brewer and sophomore midfielder Morgan Taylor
of the Northwest women's soccer team have been named to the 2011 MACJC
All-State Team,

2011 WOMEN'S ROSTER

Name

Pos

Hometown

Olive Bram

Allie Hodges

Fr.

Olive Branch, Miss.

Sarah Bishop

Horn Lake, Miss.

Amanda Hinton

Oxford. Miss

Morgan Taylor

Grenada, Miss.

Kayla Kelly

So.

Vicksburg, Miss.

Allie Thomas

Southaven. Miss.

Kelli Brewer

Olive Branch, Mtss.

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The 2011-12 Northwest men's and women's basketball seasons
went in opposite directions, with the women slowing down
the stretch and missing the postseason but the men picking up
steam and making an appearance in both the state and region
tournaments.

Head coach Don Edwards' Lady Rangers opened the year 6-1
with an upset win over state runners-up Copiah-Lincoln, 55-54, but
closed the season winning just two of their final 15 games to finish
at 8-14 overall and 2-10 in the north division. Five losses were by
three points or less, including the final four games.

A pair of freshmen led the way all season, with Shaquilla Isom
(Abbeville/Lafayette HS) averaging a team-best 12.0 ppg while
shooting 44 percent from the floor. The combo guard also averaged
4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists-per-game, chipping in 24 steals and
17 blocks. Monique Biggins (Horn Lake/Horn Lake HS) closed
the year averaging a double-double with 11.7 points and 10.4
rebounds-per-game. accomplishing the feat 13 times in the regular

Erica Turner (Memphis, Tenn./Southwind HS) had another solid
season for the red and blue, leading the team in assists (87) and
blocked shots (51) and ranking second with 42 steals. She closed
her career with 87 blocks, good enough for third in school history,
while averaging 10 points and 7.5 rebounds-per-game in her
sophomore campaign.

Third-year head coach Jimmy Adams' Rangers snapped a five-
year drought with a third place regular season finish in the north
(7-5) and punched a ticket into both postseason tournaments.
Northwest opened the year just 3-7, but turned it on after the
Christmas break and finished the regular season 12-10 overall.

The return of second team all-state selection and sophomore
Everick Morris (Olive Branch/Olive Branch HS) turned the Rangers'
entire season around, with the crafty point guard averaging 10.3
points and a league-best 6.1 assists-per-game in 14 games after
the break.

Freshman DeMarcus McVay (West Memphis, Ark. /West Memphis
HS), also a second team all-state nod. averaged a team-best 11.5

points and 8.0 rebounds-per-game while shooting an impressive 54
percent from the floor. McVay had a team-best five double-doubles
and 34 blocks on the year, while adding 37 assists and 33 steals.

As a team, the Rangers' defensive play really carried the team
down the stretch. Northwest blocked 118 shots through the first 23
games (6th in a single-season), with five players posting 10 or more
blocked shots, and turned the opposing team over 19.3 times-per-
game.

The emergence of numerous other freshmen, including first team
all-state selection Kenyatta Jones (Byhaha/Byhalia HS), Jordan
Hulsey (Memphis, Tenn./Xavier University) and Domonique Harris
(Southaven/Southaven HS) also added to the Rangers' success.

Northwest was knocked off in the opening round of the state
tournament by Pearl River, 75-59, and opened play at the Region
XXIII Tournament against Southern-Shreveport on March 8 in
Clinton. The Rangers were defeated 83-77 by Southern-Shreveport
in the quarterfinal round of the tournament. Northwest ended its
season at 12-12 overall.

2011-12 MEN'S ROSTER

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Name

Pos

Hometown

Jordan Hulsey

RFr

Memphis, Tenn.

Darius Woods

Walls, Miss.

Antonio Jones

So
Fr
Fr

Batesville, Miss.

Kenyatta Jones

Byhalia, Miss. "'-

La'Barron Collins

Tunica, Miss.

Tevin Moore

RFr

Olive Branch, Miss.

Domonique Hams

Southaven, Miss.

Chris Kelley

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Olive Branch, Miss.

Kendrick Moore

Walls. Miss.

Caleb Van Tassell

Hickory Flat, Miss.

DeMarous McVay

West Memphis, Ark

Jimmy Henderson

Houlka, Miss.

A.J Cunningham

Memphis, Tenn.

Bernard Jones

Evenck Morris

Olive Branch, Miss.

Willie Williams

Sumner, Miss.

■ Head Coach; Jimmy Adams (Third Season)
" Assistant Coach: Troy Howell (First Season)

■ Team Managers: Damien Alexander. Leonardo Sanders

■ Sports Information Director: Kevin Maloney

2011-12 WOMEN'S ROSTER

Name

Pos

Hometown

Brittam Smith

Oxford, Miss.

Brittany Patton

Sardis, Miss.

Tiesha Tunstall

Olive Branch, Miss.

Monique Biggins

Horn Lake, Miss.

Sherneal Thompson

Abbeville, Miss.

Shermeka Lewis

Memphis, Tenn.

HolK Wells

Grenada, Miss.

Erica Turner

Memphis, Tenn.

Queena Booker

Oxford, Miss.

Sara Waldrip

Clarksdale, Miss.

Shaquilla Isom

Abbeville, Miss.

Kristiana Fisher

Indianola, Miss.

Domonique Early

Jackson, Tenn,

Jearica McBride

Carrollton, Miss.

• Head Coach. Don Edwards (25th Season)
> Assistant Coach; Troy Howell (First Season)
» Team Managers: Phylisha Fondren, Manesha Y
■ Sports Information Director: Kevin Maloney

, Jasmine Jeffenes

SOPHOMORE

season

Behind sixth-year head coach, Mark Carson,
and the leadership of eight sophomores, the
Northwest Ranger baseball team enjoyed its first 30-
win season since 2007 while claiming a share of the
MACJC North Division Championship with Holmes.

The Rangers finished the year at 31-21 overall
and 18-6 in north division play, their most league
wins in nine years. By finishing 10 games over the
.500 mark, it also marked a 16th winning season in
the last 17 years for Northwest.

En route to a division co-championship, Northwest
capped off the first four-game season sweep of
Itawamba since the 1998 season by outscormg the
Indians 36-8 in the series. Northwest also went a
perfect 4-0 against Coahoma and East Mississippi
and 3-1 against Mississippi Delta and Northeast.

Northwest capped the season hitting a solid .314
as a team (26th nationally), led by Drew Griffin and
Bradley Noland who shared the batting title with .366
averages. Chad Wardlaw led the Rangers with 55 hits,

giving him 106 for his career, while Dex Herrington
led the team in doubles (14) and triples (five) and
Jeremy Carlisle pounded out eight home runs (second
in the state).

The Ranger pitching staff was equally as
impressive, boasting a 3.77 team ERA with 10 saves
and five complete games. Tarus Hervey (8-2. 3.91
ERA, 2 CG) and Garrett Radicioni (6-4, 3.53 ERA, 3
CG) paced Northwest on the bump, while eight other
Rangers picked up at least one win on the year in
holding opposing teams to a .264 average (sixth-best
in school history).

The 2011 edition of Ranger baseball also etched
its name in the school record books, swiping 100
bags (104 of 128) for just the fourth time in school
history, while setting new school records in hit-by-
pitches (61). sacrifice hits (36) and pickoffs (20).
The 39 double plays turned and 13 triples also rank
second in single-season history.

2011 RANGER ROSTER

No. Name Pos. B/T Yr.

Hometown

Kyle Blount

L/L

Fr.

Independence, Miss.

Drew Griffin

INF

R/R

So.

Bolivar, Tenn.

Josh Hopkins

INF

R/R

Olive Branch, Miss.

Tyler Hadaway

INF

R/R

So.

Olive Branch, Miss.

Jimmy Braswell

INF

R/R
R/R

Fr.

Senatobia, Miss.

Dex Herrington

INF/OF

Fr.

Senatobia, Miss.

Chad Wardlaw

LHP

INF

OF/INF

INF

L/R

So.

Olive Branch, Miss.

Marshal Hamrick
Drew Klepzig
Keaton Hankins
Bradley Noland
Austin Overall

L/L
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R

So.
So.

Senatobia, Miss.
Hernando, Miss.

10
11
12

Fr.
Fr.
Fr.

Olive Branch, Miss.
Collierville, Tenn.
Walls, Miss.

Luke McCullough

INF/OF R/R
INF R/R
LHP L/L
LHP L/L

Fr.
Fr.

Oxford, Miss.

Josh Johnson
Jeremy Massie
Chris Casto

Water Valley, Miss.

15
16

Fr.
Fr.

Sardis, Miss.
Olive Branch, Miss.

Colt Burns

LHP

L/L

Fr.

Olive Branch, Miss.

Denzel Goolsby

RHP

R/R

Fr.

Oxford, Miss.

Colby Key

VICKSDLirg, IVIISS.

Jeremy Carlisle

S/R

Fr.

Senatobia, Miss.

Tarus Hervey
Ethan Sanderlin

RHP

R/R

So.

Water Valley, Miss.

RHP

OF/INF

OF/P

R/R

Fr.

Collierville, Tenn.

Dylan Castoria

R/R
R/R
R/R
S/L
R/R

Fr.

Lewisburg, Miss.

Jake Brigman

Fr.

Hernando, Miss.

Heath Kitchens

RHP

Pontotoc, Miss.

Bill Higdon

LHP

Fr.
So.

Olive Branch, Miss.

Joseph Blair

Batesville, Miss.

Spencer Pierce

LHP

L/L

Fr.

Yazoo City, Miss.

Shanquayle Jenkins

RHP

R/R

Fr.

Water Valley, Miss.

Justin Rose

C/INF

R/R

Fr.

Gulfport, Miss.

Garrett Radicioni

RHP

R/R

Fr,

Clarksdale, Miss.

Brandon Brooks

INF

R/R

Fr.

Water Valley, Miss.

Head Coach: Mark Carson (6th Season)

Assistant Coach: Bill Selby • Volunteer Assistant: Taylor Walker

Managers: Justin Gordon, Patrick O'Neal

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Drew Griffin (SS)

Dex Herrington (OF)

Bradley Noland (2B)

Chad Wardlaw (OF)

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Jeremy Carlisle (IB)

Tarus Hervey (RHP)

Drew Klepzig (C)

Garrett Radicioni (RHP)

At season's end, a total of eight Rangers were rewarded for their outstanding play by being named to the 2011 MACJC All-State Team. Northwest was led by first team selections Chad
Wardlaw (OF), Drew Griffin (SS), Dex Herrington (OF) and Bradley Noland (2B). while second team honors went to Jeremy Carlisle (IB), Tarus Hervey (RHP). Garrett Radicioni (RHP) and Drew
Klepzig (C). Griffin and Wardlaw were also later named to the All-Region XXIII Team.

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PLAYOFF APPEARANCE

Under the direction of eighth-year head softball coach. Mike Rowan, the
Northwest Rangers finished this year's campaign with a 23-17 overall mark
and third place finish in the north standings with a 14-8 record.

The softball season came to a close falling to 19th-ranked and eventual state
champion, East Central. 4-0. behind a complete-game two-hit shutout from Taylor
Bailey. The playoff appearance marked the Rangers' seventh in eight seasons
under Rowan.

Although the season got off to a rocky, 4-7 start due to some stiff competition
at the Northeast TigerFest Feb. 25-26 in Booneville. Northwest was able to right
the ship at the midway point in the season heading into league play. The Rangers
won 11 of their next 15 games into the first week of April and sat near the top of
the north division standings after darting out to an 8-3 mark.

Northwest had its best shot to solidify a first place spot on April 2 in Senatobia.
taking a 9-2 win over EMCC in the first half of a doubleheader. But the Lady Lions
were able to earn a twinbill split in the second game of the afternoon, rallying for
five runs in the top half of the seventh to turn a 4-2 deficit into a 7-4 win.

After the tough loss, Northwest would bounce back to close the year with wins
in eight of its last 12 games and earned the North's No. 3 seed into the state
tournament.

Northwest ended the year hitting a solid .321 as a team, paced by sophomore
Candice Brasher and freshman Hillari Plummer who tied for the batting title with
identical .431 averages. Brasher had another standout year, leading Northwest
in four offensive categories including doubles (17), RBIs (37), total bases (75)
and slugging percentage (.610). Plummer had a team-best 20 multi-hit games,
also leading the Rangers in runs (41), walks (15). on-base percentage (.490) and
stolen bases (10-for-ll).

MACJC

ALL-NORTH DIVISION

Led by first team selections Candice Brasher and Linsey Hebert, a total of eight
Northwest Rangers were named to the 2011 MACJC All-North Division Softball
Team. Second team honors went to sophomore Lmdsey Brewer (C), sophomore
Kayla Wilson (IB), freshman Hillari Plummer (SS) and freshman Stormy Robison
(OF), while sophomore Min Kandies (3B) and sophomore Magen Fullwood (RHP)
received honorable mentions, respectively.

RANGER

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Northwest's rodeo program is continuing to wrangle
Going on his fourth year, Head Coach Bruce Lee \
importance of competition.

The rodeo team consists of men and women, and members include Brian Dowdy, a
sophomore from Ponotoc; Rachel Speltz, a freshman from Hernando, Morgan Winters, a
freshman from Hernando; Lauren Sanders, a freshman form Yazoo City; Taylor Inglish, a
freshman from Senatobia; Michael Crenshaw, a freshman from Hernando, Lucas Boatwnght, a
sophomore from Olive Branch and Ben Cullum. a freshman from Rossville, Tenn.
In the second rodeo event of the fall season hosted by West Alabama, the Northwest men
finished eighth of 17 teams and got a third place finish from Lucas Boatwright in the bull
riding event.

The Northwest Mississippi Rodeo Team completed its third event of the fall semester with
the Ranger men placing seventh behind strong performances from bull riders Ben Cullum and
Lucas Boatwright. Cullum tied for first with 77 points, along with Missouri Valley College's
Mason Ormesher The Ranger men had their best outing of the season with 200 points and a
fourth place finish while a pair of Ranger women also completed strong outings.

Northwest currently boasts four of the top seven bull riders in the Ozark Region- and is
looking to send two back to the College National Finals Rodeo in Wyoming.

"I think we've got an excellent shot of getting at least two of our guys back to nationals this
year," Lee said. "We won or tied for first in the bull riding event in all five rodeos in the fall and
hope to keep that going in the future."

Lucas Boatwright (3), Michael Crenshaw {4}, Brian Dowdy (6) and Sen Cullum (7) currently
hold four of the Top 7 spots and are eighth overall in the men's team standings with 690 total
points.

think we've got an excellent shot of getting

at least two of our guys back to nationals this year "

-- Bruce Lee

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2011-12 ROSTER

Name

Yr.

Hometown

Event(s)

Brian Dowdy

So.

Pontotoc, Miss.

Bull Riding

Rachel Speltz

Hernando, Miss.

Barrel Racing

Morgan Winters

Hernando, Miss.

Barrel Racing

Lauren Sanders

Yazoo City, Miss.

Barrel Racing

Taylor Inglish

Senatobia, Miss.

Barrel Racing

Michael Crenshaw

Hernando, Miss.

Bull Riding

Lucas Boatwright

So.

Olive Branch, Miss.Bull Riding

Ben Cullum

Fr.

Rossville, Tenn.

Bull Riding

■ Head Coach: Bruce Lee

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GOLF

ier going wmiess since

won first place at both the Northwest Invitational (Mar. 21-22)
and EMCC Invitational (Apr. 3-4) during the 2011 season.

Ranger Golf

BACK TO BACK WINS

The Northwest men's golf team capped a spectacular spring season with a
second place finish at the Region XXIIt Championships on Tuesday at River
Birch Golf Club, finishing seven strokes back of state and region champion
Mississippi Gulf Coast.

The second place finish bettered last year's third place finish and marked the
fifth Top 3 finish of the spring in six events, including two tournament wins.

Gulf Coast took its fourth consecutive region championship with a 599 (293-
306). followed by Northwest's 606 (294-312), Co-Lin's 614 (304-310), East
Mississippi's 622 (314-308) and Itawamba's 660 (330-330).

Gulf Coast led by seven strokes at the turn on Day 2 and Northwest just
couldn't overcome the deficit. The Rangers played the Bulldogs even on the back-
9, but it was too little, too late.

"The biggest problem we had today, just like yesterday, was our putting,"
volunteer assistant coach Guy Purdy said. "We felt like we had a chance to win it
but just couldn't pull it together. The guys played hard and it was a hard loss for
them."

Freshman Cameron Thomas carded a two-day 150 (74-76) to finish in a tie for
sixth place, followed by sophomore Garrett Tidwell who finished ninth after firing
a two-day 151 (72-79). Ryan Williams (10th). Trey Howell (T13th) and Mark Slay
(T22nd) rounded out the finishers for the Rangers.

Northwest did not qualify for the national championships next month in
Scottsdale. Ariz., but did have two players chosen as alternates in Thomas (first
alt.) and Tidwell (second alt.).

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DeSoto Center

CONTINUES GROWTH

The DeSoto Center meets the
educational, cultural, career and
special needs of its students by
offering academic and career-technical
curricula, university-parallel courses
and programs. Workforce Development
training along with continuing
education and service programs for
the community surrounding it. DeSoto
Center also offers student support,
along with library services, cultural and
enrichment opportunities, information
technology services and extracurricular
activities for students and the
community.

Northwest has had a iong-standing
educational partnership with the
University of Mississippi at its
Southaven campus, offering a 2+2
Program where a student may take
the first two years of courses at
Northwest and junior and senior-level
coursework through the University,
all at DeSoto Center. The university
offers bachelor's degrees in a wide
variety of popular areas, including
education, business, accountancy,
criminal justice and liberal arts. This
year a new program — integrated
marketing communications— was
added to the curriculum. Master's and
specialist degrees are also available at
the center.

The DeSoto Center in Southaven
enrolled the largest number of

students of Northwest's five campuses
this year. With close to 3,200
students attending the DeSoto Center,
expansion to accommodate students
is more critical than ever. The current
facility totals 157,925 square feet and
is situated on 48.5 acres of land, and
plans to further expand the center are
underway.

This year, community service has
been the focus of many of the center's
clubs and organizations. Students
in the Respiratory Care Society
participated in the American Heart
Association's Heart Walk, culinary I
and II classes hosted their annual fall
luncheon to benefit Collegiate DECA
and their service projects and Phi
Theta Kappa members sold Boo Bags
during the Halloween season to raise
money for community projects.

The center saw new faces this year
as six new faculty members were hired
during the summer. New full-time
faculty members included Piyatilake
Adns, biology instructor; Derek Tambe,
mathematics instructor; Sakondra
Moore and Daniel Scherer, computer
information systems instructors;
Rebecca Allen, psychology instructor
and Keith Wilbanks, commercial truck
driving instructor at the center's Olive
Branch campus.

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In an effort to meet the training needs of the citizens of DeSoto County and the surrounding are.
a career-technical campus was established in the Olive Branch Metro Industrial Park in the fall
of 1985. Today, the Olive Branch center is located near the hub of the Memphis-area trucking
industry and within close proximity to the Olive Branch Airport, a privately-owned airport open to
the public. The campus offers two in-demand programs, commercial truck driving and aviation
maintenance technology.

The commercial truck driving program is an eight-week course which meets five days per
week. Upon successful completion of the program, the student is awarded a certificate and
nine semester hours of credit. Course work includes classroom instruction in Department of
Transportation regulations, freight handling, defensive driving, accidents, insurance, customer
relations and maintenance of equipment Field work includes day and night driving in highway
and city conditions to master basic driving skills, handling of equipment, yard tests and various
transmissions. Graduates of the program have found employment at several area trucking
companies and distribution centers.

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prepare students for a career as aircraft, airframe and powerplant mechanics. Upon completion c
the two-year program, students must complete required FAA certification examinations to receive
the Associate of Applied Science degree. Classroom lecture and hands-on laboratory work are
combined to instruct students in various procedures in aircraft mechanics, including aviation
electricity, weight and balance, engine theory, flight control, landing gear and instrumentation.
Many graduates of the program are employed as aircraft mechanics by FedEx at its worldwide
headquarters in Memphis, while others have found work as mechanics for major airlines as well e
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PREPARES STUDENTS

The Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center (LYTC) in Oxford is always adapting tc
accommodate its growing and changing student body.
New computers were installed throughout the campus to meet the changing
technological needs of a growing campus. Twenty new computers were installed
in the math lab. while all new computers replaced old ones in the library
and Business Office Technology classrooms. All Smart Classrooms were also
upgraded.
The old cosmetology lab was renovated into two new classrooms — one for

public speaking and speech classes and one for art appreciation.

LYTC even executed a campus beautification project in the spring, including the
planting of new trees and the addition of new groundcover and shrubbery.

Surgical Technology, unique to the Oxford campus, adopted a national board
certification into their curriculum for graduation for the first time. Through the
National Center for Competency Testing, 100 percent of the first class passed
their Tech in Surgery Certification.

Ashland Campus

OFFERS BIG OPPORTUNITIES

" orthwest's Benton County/NWCC Vo-Tech Center in Ashland offers a convenient location for
students living in Benton County and surrounding areas who are interested in practical nursing

The Practical Nursing program prepares students to assist in providing general nursing care
requiring basic knowledge of the biological, physical, behavioral, psychological and sociological
and of nursing procedures. This care is performed under the direction of a registered
licensed physician or dentist.
Students who complete the program requirements, as identified by the Mississippi Department of
Education, will be eligible to apply for LPN licensure. Admission to the Practical Nursing program is
limited on each of the four campus sites. Candidates must complete a special application process.
The Cosmetology program prepares students to care for hair, nails and skin with emphasis on
sanitation, customer relations and salon management. Satisfactory completion of the
qualifies students for the Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology certification examination.
Admission to the program is on a competitive basis. This program requires a minimum of 850 clock
hours.

Students are only accepted during the fall semester. Applicants must be 18 years or age or older
and have a high school diploma or GED certificate.

Division of eLearning

THE CAMPUS

Now counted as its own campus. eLearning
classes have become a major part of
Northwest, according to eLearning Dean Phyllis
Johnson. Johnson reported that enrollment for
online classes nearly doubled in summer 2010 and
have continued to show high numbers. The college
was up 626 students from the previous year with
an additional 31 online classes.

The eLearning Division has added several new
features that will allow students to better interact
with instructors and classmates, according to
Johnson, These features include Blackboard 9.1,
Pronto and iTunes University.

Blackboard is a web-based course management
system designed to allow students and faculty to
participate in online classes. Blackboard enables
instructors to provide students with course
materials, discussion boards, virtual chat, online
quizzes, an academic resource center and more.

"The new Blackboard 9,1 features YouTube
integration for instructors, personal journals, wikis,
blogs. video clips and audio clips," said Johnson.
"Instructors can use these features in any way that
best works for their particular class. The features
can either be made public or kept private."

Johnson said a new feature to eLearning is
Pronto, which is an instant messaging and video
chat tool that allows students and instructors
to simultaneously meet live online at any time
to discuss their coursework. Pronto works with
Blackboard to automatically populate students'
contact lists with their classmates' names, thereby
making it easy for students to collaborate live

"Pronto allows instructors the ability to instantly
communicate with students by either sharing their
screen and working through a problem, speaking
with them through a microphone, or by using a
white board that allows the instructor to do live
demonstrations," said Johnson.

"This program brings online classes in line
with regular classes. Instructors now have the
advantage of showing students how to do different
things," she said.

Another new campus-wide feature is iTunes
University. The program gives students access

to lectures, presentations, readings, videos and
podcasts produced by instructors. Students are
able to download the material to their Mac or PC.
iPhone, iPod or iPad. allowing the material to be
viewed at any time in any place.

"iTunes University is a good study tool for
students because they have access to lectures
and other materials," said Johnson. "We hope to
continue to build the number of instructors that
we have who are using iTunes University. This is a
great interactive too! for students."

"Our goal with eLearning is to reach all learning
styles— visual, auditory and kinesthetic — with
our online classes, and this new technology
incorporated in our online classes is helping us to
achieve that," said Johnson.

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{Northwest art instructors' work
displayed in statewide exhibition}

Three Northwest Mississippi Community College visual art instructors — department chair. Lawayne House of Olive Branch, and
instructors Eunika Rogers of Memphis and Ashley Chavis of Oxford— had work on display in a group exhibition of statewide
community colleges in the Art Instructors Art Exhibit in Miller Art Gallery on the Meridian Community College campus, Jan. 17- Feb. 21.

"This exhibit is important, because it allows individuals to see the quality of work being created by instructors across Mississippi." said
House. "It is always good to promote our skills and ability in relation to teaching the foundations of art."

Chavis hopes his two submitted pieces demonstrate his love for using common objects as personal visual metaphors. "Although 'Shoe
Stretcher' is a watercolor and 'House Wren with Pendulum' is a ceramic vessel, each share a common visual denominator by displaying
ordinary objects as narrative symbols." said Chavis. "For me, exhibiting work is the culmination of the artistic process. It's personally
fulfilling, and I simply enjoy sharing what I create. 1 think it makes you valuable and relevant in the classroom by staying creatively
active."

Rogers' paintings, "If I Could Tell You" and "El Momento Descuidado," are painted with Mississippi red clay and charcoal on heavy
watercolor paper and were previously on display in the Northwest Faculty Art Show. "As art instructors in this state, we meet once a year
to discuss things related to our curriculum. One of the things we discussed at the last meeting was to periodically showcase our work
in Mississippi colleges to encourage us to be creative, allow Mississippi students to see what other college instructors are doing and to
encourage us to stay closer in touch with each other. The idea is to have a showcase of this every year in a different college."

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{National League for

Nursing certifies Northwest faculty}

Northwest nursing instructor Stephanie Stevens of Independence is the first among
Division of Nursing faculty at the college to be designated a Certified Nurse Educator
by the National League for Nursing, the accrediting body for the college's Associate of Arts
in nursing program.

According to the National League for Nursing, certification establishes nursing education
as a specialty area of practice and creates a means for faculty to demonstrate their
expertise in this role. It communicates to students, peers and the academic and health
care communities that the highest standards of excellence are being met.

"Certification is a mark of professionalism," said Stevens. "As a part of my lifelong
learning and professional development, I wanted to demonstrate my expertise in nursing
education."

In order to earn the certification, Stevens passed the Certified Nurse Educator exam
and met criteria set forth by the National League for Nursing which requires a currently
active registered nurse license in the United States or its territories; a master's or doctoral
degree in nursing (with a major emphasis in a role other than nursing education); and four
years or more of full-time employment in the academic faculty role within the past five
years.

In her 24th year as an instructor at Northwest, Stevens always knew she wanted to
teach. She was, in fact, the first graduate of the Division of Nursing program at Northwest
to come back to the college to teach. Having completed her bachelor's degree in
nursing at then Memphis State University and her master's degree in nurse practitioner
at Mississippi University for Women, Stevens was in practice at St. Francis Hospital in
Memphis as an ICU float nurse when she felt compelled to come back to Northwest as an
instructor. "I love teaching, educating others and making an impact on health care in our
state," said Stevens.

Stevens hopes her recent recognition will encourage other faculty to pursue the same
certification. Currently, there are 2,650 certified nurse educators in the U.S. with 53 in
Mississippi.

FRESHMEN

Alanna Adams, Senatobia
Brittany Adams. LYTC
Kimberiy Adams. LYTC
Nathaniel Afra, Senatobia
Richard Akers. Senatobia
Ranesha Akins, Senatobia

Scarlet Alexander, Senatobia

Jasmine Alford. Senatobia

Barry Alien. Senatobia

Melissa Allen. LYTC

Eric Amos. Senatobia

Lasonya Anderson, Senatobia

Lucinda Ankston. Senatobia
Lori Annestedt, Senatobia
Auntarias Armstrong, LYTC
Anna Ashcraft Senatobia
Chelsea Austin. Senatobia
Shaquita Austin, LYTC

Amber Aven, Senatobia

Allie Aycock, DeSoto Center

Trever Ayers. Senatobia

Kristen Baddley, Senatobia

Haley Bailey, DeSoto Center

Jessica Bailey. Senatobia

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the finish line at Northwest please
scan this QR Code or go to
http://www.northwestms.edu/
crossi ngthefinishline

You can't walk ten feet across the Northwest campus this fall without noticing that a new theme has emerged—
crossing the finish line. From posters and flyers touting the perks of having an associate degree in every building to
advisers giving their students a small token like a tote bag, jump drive or ID holder to remember the theme, it is clear
Northwest administrators want to hammer home the idea of going the distance with Northwest all the way to the gradua-
tion stage.

"There is a national emphasis on improving graduation rates at the community college level," said Dan Smith, vice
president of Student Affairs. "It starts at the White House and it just flows down."

The state and Federal government are constantly looking at ways to improve accountability for tax dollars, and with
that comes a new way of measuring funding for community colleges. Although Northwest has the fourth highest gradua-
tion rate in the state, behind Gulf Coast, Hinds and Itawamba, according to the State Board of Community Colleges, the
college is preparing for the inevitable shift in funding formula that will put a more serious emphasis on graduation and
completion rates for schools.

Crossing the Finish Line committee members— administrators and campus-wide representatives from all academic
and career-technical divisions, meet bi-weekly to discuss their sub-committee research and recommendations to improve
the graduation rate at Northwest. From examining campus technology, registration practices, graduation requirements,
orientation and retention to creating a full integrated marketing communications plan, the committee has been focused
on improving graduation rates this academic year.

Students have also taken notice of the new academic theme, and it has caused some to rethink their academic plan.
"I think it is good to graduate from a community college, because at least you have something to show for the two years
that you were here," Hayden Montgomery, a freshman theatre major from Southaven, said. Other students agree, though
some are skeptical about keeping their majors.

"Changing my major has always been a possibility, but it is best to wait, especially if you are in your last semester,"
Kayla Murcnison. a sophomore vocal major from Oxford, said.

Administrators are anxious to see the fruits of their labor this May. as they anticipate a record graduating class from
both academic and career-technical students.

FRESHMEN

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Shameka Brinkley, Senatobia
Kadi Brisendine. Senatobia
Grant Brokaw. Senatobia
Taylor Brooks, DeSoto Center
Tillman Brooks, Senatobia
Anthony Brown, DeSoto Center

FRESHMEN

Tristian Bulluck, Senatobia
Rashad Burdette. Senatobia
Kayla Burns, Senatobia
Aaron Burrell, Senatobia
Deshundrick Burt, LYTC
Brenda Bush. Senatobia

Tylar Bush. Senatobia

Houston Butler, Senatobia

Timothy Butler. Senatobia

Damien Byrd. Senatobia

Derrick Byrd. Senatobia

Thomas Campbell. Senatobia

Stephanie Cannon. LYTC
Angeline Card. Senatobia
Kristen Cardwell, Senatobia
Brian Carlson, Senatobia
Jessica Chambers. DeSoto Center
Jennifer Chapman. LYTC

Tiffany Christie, DeSoto Center

Summer Clabum, DeSoto Center

Cameron Clark. Senatobia

Kelli Clark. Senatobia

Kimeyatta Clark. Senatobia

Santerrica Clay. LYTC

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Northwest faculty, staff and students consider community service a part of everyday life at the college. Clubs and
organizations from all disciplines get involved in everything from raising money for breast cancer research and
awareness to feeding the hungry and highway cleanup.

1. Northwest cheer sponsor. Liesl Davenport (center), is joined by Northwest supporter and Senatobia resident Audra
Henson (left) and her daughter. Leeah Henson. at the Memphis Race for the Cure held Oct. 29. Northwest cheerlead-
ers and friends of Northwest joined "Team Northwest" as they raised money through this Susan G. Komen for the
Cure event.

2. Students in the Northwest Division of Nursing collected 80 jugs of soda tabs or "pop tops" for the Ronald McDon-
ald House in Memphis that the organization recycles to help cover operating expenses. (First Row L-R) Crystal Stamps
of Horn Lake, Sarah Bailey of Pope. Michelle Furnish of Southaven. Carol Tramel of Batesville, Melissa Parrish of Sena-
tobia, Leigh Tedford of Horn Lake, Jessica Skaggs of Hernando, Teena Waltersdorff of Hernando, Christina Massengill
of Olive Branch, Kecia Ivy of Southaven. Lorie Parham of Southaven, (Second Row L-R) Margaret Carroll of Oxford,
Breck Crouch of Oxford, Crystall Hester of Red Banks. Shawna Martin of Hernando, Lindsey Wall of Oxford, Kyrstyn
Willis of Olive Branch, Cindi Rutherford and Jennifer Mitchell, both of Olive Branch, Kristina Brown of Southaven, (Third
Row L-R) Mark Thomas of Southaven. Bradley Grantham of Horn Lake, Robin Smith of Potts Camp, Heather Roberts of
Potts Camp, Rachel Felkins of Horn Lake. Justin Mathews of Byhalia. Chelsea Kramer of Hernando and Jessica Jansen
of Hernando participated in collecting the tabs last fall.

3. Division of Nursing student Teena Waltersdorff of Hernando lends a helping hand at Senatobia Middle School with
conducting vision screenings for all of the middle school students.

FRESHMEN

Northwest John Deere Tech instructor
releases first book during Elvis Week

}

Northwest Agricultural/John Deere Technology instructor Shane Louwerens released his debut book, "A John
Deere Fit for the King," just in time for fans of the rock and roll icon to order it during Elvis Week, celebrated
Aug. 10-16.

The book, available on Amazon.com and winpublish.com, details the 2009 restoration of Elvis Presley's John
Deere 4010 tractor that Elvis acquired in the late '60s as a part of the Circle G Ranch purchase. Unbeknownst to
the sophomores in Louwerens' class, they were working on a secret restoration of a tractor belonging to the legend
himself.

While antique farm equipment enthusiasts, toy collectors (Ertl Toys made a replica of the restored tractor), John
Deere loyalists and Elvis fans will enjoy this quick read, anyone can appreciate this story about a teacher believing
in his students and trusting them to complete a project of this magnitude.

"When I put my faith in my students, they came through with flying colors," said Louwerens. "This book shows the
pride students can take in a project and will hopefully influence other teachers to let their students live up to high
expectations."

The book took just over two years to finish, including writing, proofing, getting approval through the legal channels
at two of the largest corporations worldwide, John Deere and Elvis Presley Enterprises, re-writing and publishing.
"I shelved the project several times along the way, but I wanted the people I worked with at Northwest, my family
and students to see the importance of seeing something out to the very end," said Louwerens.

"As teachers, we are always looking for ways that we affect our students, so I hope that this gives readers a
chance to get that feeling— of being a teacher and having an impact on other people's lives. This way everyone
gets to see the behind the scenes, the hard work, the camaraderie, the long hours and everything it took to make
this project possible. As I told my students, 'This is your chance to not just read about history, but to be a part of
history— grease and oil, velvet ropes, news reporters and flash bulbs included.'

For more information about the
Agricultural/John Deere Tech
program at Northwest please scan
this QR Code or go to
http://www.northwestms.edu
and look under our programs and
courses page.

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Kiesha Gilliam, Senatobia
Jalen Gipson, Senatobia
Donielle Gleaton, Senatobia
Danielle Glover. Senatobia
Angela Gober, DeSoto Center
Lisa Godsey. DeSoto Center

Brittany Grant, Senatobia
Charles Gray, Senatobia
Melanie Green, LYTC
Katherine Greer, Senatobia
Bridgette Griffin. Senatobia
Jordan Griffin, DeSoto Center

Matthew Griffin, Senatobia
James Griffith, Senatobia
Marilynn Guerrero, DeSoto Center
Ruddy Guzman, Senatobia
Nadia Hackett, Senatobia
Joshua Hailey. LYTC

Terry Hailey, Senatobia
Emily Hall. LYTC
Zackary Hamblen. Senatobia
Peyton Hamblin, Senatobia
Sharonda Hamer. Senatobia
Briuanca Hamilton, Senatobia

FRESHMEN

Meagan Hamilton, LYTC

Seanna Hamm. DeSoto Center

Lemuel Hardaway, Senatobia

William Harden. Senatobia

Kendall Hardin. Senatobia

Kenya Hardin, Senatobia

Stephen Hardy. DeSoto Center

Latoya Harp, Senatobia

Octavia Harp. Senatobia

Dynasty Harper. LYTC

Hunter Harrell, LYTC

Warren Harrington, Senatobia

Brandon Harris, DeSoto Center

Florine Harris, DeSoto Center

Kenneth Harris, Senatobia

Machelle Harris, LYTC

Raven Hams, Senatobia

Kendall Harvey, DeSoto Center

Lacedrtc Hassell, Senatobia

Brittany Hayes, LYTC

Devonte Henderson. Senatobia

Anthony Henson, Senatobia

Chelsea Hentz, Senatobia

Laraven Hentz, Senatobia

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RIGHT: Writing Center tutors (;-r) Tyler Janes,

a senior secondary education major atThe

University of Mississippi and La'Keena Neal,

a junior criminal justice major at Ote Miss

are pictures with Jeanine Rauch, the DeSoto

Center Writing Center director.

Written by Bryant McEwen

A student-orchestrated Writing Center opened this spring on
the DeSoto Campus.
Open to both Northwest and The University of Mississippi
students, the Writing Center currently employs four student
tutors available to assist students in all aspects of the written
word, from resumes and cover letters to English essays and
articles. The Writing Center at DeSoto Center is a joint effort
between Ole Miss and Northwest. Paula Miller coordinates
this partnership, while Jeanine Rauch oversees the day-to-day
operations as center director.

"Students can make reservations for one-on-one appointments
with the tutors online," Rauch said.

Being resourceful is probably an understatement because
the term "ease of use" is clearly one of the goals of the Writing
Center that Rauch and her team have put first.

"The Writing Center is also free," Rauch pointed out.

The tutors include: Lucas Dodson, Tyler Jaynes, La'Keena Neal
and Emily Hoselton.

"The Writing Center is definitely peer-oriented, so many
students want to come into the Writing Center for help on
cover letters, essays, narratives, you name it." Dodson said.
"They just don't have the bravery to ask for help, which is
really unfortunate. There will be no awkwardness, ridicule or
judgment."

"I realize there's a difference between being a tutor and
teaching, but they do go hand-in-hand." Jaynes said.

For further information about the Writing Center or to make £
appointment visit http://olemiss.mywconline.com.

FRESHMEN

{Northwest offers six new majors,

20 new courses}

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native plants through a hands-on teaching approach.

Northwest Mississippi Community College recently
added six new majors to its Academic Education
offerings for the coming fall — recreation, pre-
communicative disorders, pre-landscape architecture,
pre-landscape contracting, pre-horticulture and
pre-veterinary medical technology — and 20 courses
to their curriculum to meet the changing needs of
the Northwest student body and its students" future
employers and four-year institutions.

"The overall benefit for the Northwest student
body is that options are expanded," said Vice
President for Educational Affairs, Dr. Chuck Strong.
"These new programs will give more flexibility in their
choices. Also, as with all programs of study, when
a student chooses a major, he or she is paired with
a faculty adviser in that particular area for one-on-
one advising. It is a matter of giving more options to
students for transfer to four-year colleges, and all of
these programs contain courses that we are already
teaching."

According to Division of Natural Sciences Director,
Dr. Stacy Jones, all new majors were added by
consistent popular demand from prospective and
current Northwest students, and all meet the
specifications for articulation agreements with popular
programs at Mississippi's four-year colleges. He
explained that four of the new majors will be advised
or jointly advised by his division faculty because of the
science-based nature of the new curhculums.

"For example, one of the new majors students have
constantly been calling every year to ask about is
the veterinary technology program we used to offer
years ago," said Jones. "We have worked to create a
2+2 program with Mississippi State, so students can
come to Northwest to get a solid science background
and transfer to State to earn a bachelor's degree in
veterinary technology. It is great for students who love
to and want to work with animals, but they don't have

the time to devote seven years to veterinary school.
Student-driven demand drove the addition of all the
new majors within the natural sciences, and that is
what makes us so unique."

While students' common interests and collective
requests sparked many of the 20 new courses added
for the fall throughout varied curriculum, others were
added to meet the changing technological, financial,
political and social landscape students will face as
they seek full-time employment after graduation.
Two new courses developed by Northwest career
counselors were created for the fall to help Northwest
students taking general college curriculum find a major
that suits their aspirations and prepares them for the
job hunt ahead.

"The employment readiness course is designed
to prepare students for employment by teaching
them the importance of interviewing skills, employer
expectations, employability skills, work ethic and
job retention skills," according to Northwest Career
Counselor, Kristin Watson. "The career exploration
course, offered in both a traditional classroom
and online setting, is designed to assist students
in determining career goals, and using interest
assessments, personality inventories and aptitude
tests to help students determine career choices."

"Many times students don't understand what it
means to choose a major, and the career exploration
class will begin with that idea," said Watson. "To take
it to the next level, once a student decides what they
want to do, the employment readiness class will better
prepare them for getting the job they really want. Since
the average student changes their major at least four
times and Northwest has a large population of general
college majors, we know it is important to offer as
much assistance as possible to help them make the
best choice, putting Northwest students one step
ahead of their future competitors in the workforce."

FRESHMEN

Ryan Lamer, Senatobia

Shameika Lane, LYTC

Antwone Lawrence, Senatobia

Kierica Lawson, Senatobia

Alexandra Lee, Senatobia

Jay Lee. Senatobia

Mallory Lee. LYTC

Courtney Leggette, DeSoto Center

Andrea Leland, LYTC

Misty Lemly, DeSoto Center

Timothy Lester. Senatobia

Denise Lewis. DeSoto Center

Martha Lewis, DeSoto Center

Patrick Locke, Senatobia

Lafashon Logan, LYTC

Miguel Logan. LYTC

Sherman Logan, Senatobia

Diane Lowrance. DeSoto Center

Vickey Lucius, LYTC

Rae Luker. DeSoto Center

Rebecka Lynchard, Senatobia

Ashley Mabon, DeSoto Center

Phillip Malatesta, Senatobia

Mikenzie Mallett, DeSoto Center

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{State Sen. & Miss. Bureau of

Buildings visit Northwest to discuss

expansions, changes}

Members of the Northwest administration welcomed Miss.
Bureau of Buildings representatives Glenn Kornbrek, Jimmy
Foster and Randy Turner and State Sen. Nolan Mettetal to the
Senatobia campus this summer for a presentation about future
building projects for which the college will be seeking state bond
appropriations.

Chief of Staff and Vice President for Student Affairs, Dan Smith,
along with Director of Physical Plant Mike Robison presented
an overview of completed, current and future campus projects,
including six projects on the horizon— an Allied Health Building,
Career-Technology Education buildings renovations, residence
hall HVAC renovations, a new addition to the DeSoto Center and
soccer/softball and football field houses.

The new Allied Health Building, according to Smith, would allow
for the addition of new career and technical programs in health
care related fields. The building would also house current Northwest
programs such as emergency medical technicians, health care
assistant and practical nursing. After current allied health programs
move to the proposed new building, space would be made for
much-needed renovations to current Career-Technology Education
buildings.

Smith explained that Northwest's DeSoto Center's need to
build additional classroom space stems from the high demand for
higher education in DeSoto County— one of the 30 fastest growing
counties in the country. With last year's fall enrollment reaching
3,401, this Southaven-based campus had the highest enrollment of
any Northwest campus.

Athletic programs at Northwest, according to Smith, are in need
of appropriate field houses for their athletes. Proposed facilities for
a combined soccer and softball field house and a separate field
house for football would give the students and coaches the privacy,
locker and training facilities similar to other competitors around the
state and the region.

Currently the Bureau is providing the bond money and overseeing
construction of the new Career-Technology complex that will house
heating, air conditioning and refrigeration technology (HVAC). tool
and die and welding programs, providing expanded facilities for
Northwest programs that produce graduates in high demand from
area business and industry.

BELOW: Northwest Mississippi Community College Chief of
Staff and Vice President for Student Affairs, Dan Smith (far left),
and Physical Plant Director of Buildings. Mike Robison (far right),
welcome Miss. Bureau of Building representatives (second from
l-r) RandyTurner.Jimmy Foster and Glenn Kornbrek and State Sen.
Nolan Mettetal to the Senatobia campus for a presentation about
building projects on the horizon, including an Allied Health Building
and DeSoto Center addition.

RIGHT:The proposed Allied Health Building will be adjacent to the
new Division of Nursing facility, allowing the health care dedicated
programs to easily share common area:

FRESHMEN

James Matlock, Senatobia

Breonna Mauney, Senatobia

Tallie May, Senatobia

Jearica McBride, Senatobia

Lindsey McClelland. Senatobia

Lynzie McCool, DeSoto Center

Eric McCray, Senatobia

Nicole McCullar, Senatobia

Charles McCullough. Senatobia

Christopher McDaniel, LVTC

Montreal McGee, Senatobia

Jami McLennan. DeSoto Center

{Art major earns $47,000 scholarship}

Northwest art major Britni Morgan of Olive Branch was
recently awarded a $47,000 scholarship to attend
Memphis College of Art.

Morgan was awarded the scholarship after the college
reviewed her artwork in January. Her scholarship will be
distributed over a four-year period. She plans to major in
graphic design or ceramics. After college she hopes to
work in the art field.

"This scholarship makes it possible for my dream
of attending MCA to come true. I wouldn't have been
able to afford to go there otherwise. I look forward to
improving my artistic skills and learning more about
ceramics and graphic design," said Morgan.

Morgan became interested in art in the first grade
after winning first place for a drawing of a giraffe in an
art contest. "My teachers, Mrs. Manley and Mrs. Brown,
encouraged me, believing that I had a special talent for
art," said Morgan.

Her interest continued to grow after another picture of
hers was published in the book "Kids Talk About God" at

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; of eight.

Morgan finds inspiration for her art through
imagination, research and things that interest her. "I
enjoy re-creating images as realistically as possible,
using a lot of detail," said Morgan.

"Having little formal art instruction prior to Northwest,
I believe my art instructors have provided me with
the skills and encouragement that I will need to be a
successful artist," said Morgan. "They have continually
encouraged me as well as provided me with constructive
criticism, which I know will benefit me in the future."

Northwest Art Department Chair, Lawayne House said,
"The art faculty is always impressed with an art major
who will apply themselves and go the extra mile with
each assignment. Britni Morgan is one of those students
who understands that making art takes dedication,
patience and persistence. She embodies 'tenacity' and
her hard work has paid off. We are very proud of her and
look forward to seeing her continue to grow and develop

FRESHMEN

Pictured are (first row. l-r) Jennifer B. Davis,

Tiffany Houston of Si
Chamber of Senatobia, LeAnn Boutleiller of Sarah,
n Hendricks of Marks, Kelii Brewer ofVicksburg,
Holly Thornton of Sardis, Paula Harris of Southaven;
(second row) Josh Steele, flight paramedic; Nicki
; Rebecca Sambola of Senatobia,
Crystal Smith of Coldwater, Bridgette Martin of
Batesville, Kelly Smith of Hernando, Ji
of Sarah, Brittney Cook of Senatobia, Megan Padron
of Senatobia, Toni Sillah of Memphis, Heather Sumner
of Charleston, Kristina Austin of Coldwater, Carolyn
O'Conner of Batesville, Melisa Poe of Hernando,
Rhonda Lamar of Sardis. Kierra DeBerry of Horn
Lake. Jack Nabors of Harmi
instructor; (thrird row) Amanda Casey of Senatobia,
Erin Murphy of Senatobia. Me-Me Hullette of
Senatobia, Brandi Strickland of Batesville, Tiffany
Tillman of Senatobia, Mandy Simmons of Coldwater
and Erica Todd of Cold>

'he medical flight team Hospital Wing landed on the Senatobia campus of Northwest Mississippi Community College c
the practical nursing program in the Career-Technical Division.

FRESHMEN

Avery Norris. LYTC

Billie Olive, Senatobia

Greggory Oliver. LYTC

Mario Oliver. Senatobia

Michael Osterbrink, DeSoto Center

Destany Oswalt, DeSoto Center

Angela Owens, LYTC

Megan Padron. Senatobia

Reginald Page,

Casey Pairmore, DeSoto Center

Taylor Pang, Senatobia

Amber Pappa, Senatobia

FRESHMEN

Tamika Robertson, Senatobia
Hunter Robison, Senatobia
Rakiya Rockett, Senatobia
Jeremy Romine, LYTC
Crystal Rooks, DeSoto Center
Elizabeth Ross. LYTC

Princess Roy, DeSoto Center
Jovez Rucker, LYTC
Christopher Russell. Senatobia
Rachel Russell. LYTC
Donald Rutherford, Senatobia
John Sadler, DeSoto Center

FRESHMEN

Lakesha Sigger. LYTC

Christian Silva. Senatobia

Chelsea Simmons, Senatobia

Anthony Simpson, Senatobia

Caprise Simpson. Senatobia

Lavita Sims, LYTC

Jessica Sisk, Senatobia

Patreace Sisk. LYTC

Sharmeka Sisk. LYTC

Jacob Skelton, DeSoto Center

Donna Skipworth. LYTC

Ashley Smith. Senatobia

TOP: Public Works employees from the City of Hernando do the heavy
lifting as the sign is raised.

ABOVE: Welding student Dante Bennett of Horn Lake adds finishing
touches to the Spring Hill Cemetery sign before it is raised.

e on-going restoration project of the historic Spring Hill Cemetery
l Hernando reached new heights recently as a 20-foot-tall sign was
erected, marking the entrance to the cemetery. The sign was designed
by Northwest alumnus Brandon Parker of Sarah and built by students
in the welding and cutting program at Northwest.

The sign project started in the fall of 2009 with a contest sponsored
by Community Bank. Parker earned a $200 prize for his winning
design.

"My design contains trees that are very significant to the area. The
oak tree is a much respected tree by the Chickasaw Indians that once
inhabited this area and is still very important to the inhabitants today,"
said Parker.

Parker included two animals in his design— an owi and a turkey. "The
reason I chose these two animals is that they are enemies, but not
enemies with a predator/prey relationship, much like the relationship
between the Indians and the very first settlers of the Jefferson area,"
said Parker.

On the side of the gate is a lattice-type design to resemble the oak
tree branching system.

Parker was able to work hand-in-hand with Rodney Steele's welding
students during the construction of the sign.

"Brandon Parker drew the design on a flat piece of metal, which was
then cut out by hand by last year's welding students. It took a year and
a half to cut out the sign, working in our spare time." said Steele.
This year's welding students worked on the posts and name portion
of the sign, according to Steele. Approximately 50 students helped
construct the sign, which was completed in the fall of 2010 and
transported to the cemetery on Feb. 16, 2011. The sign was welded
together on site and raised into place on Feb. 18. Civil engineering
technology students dug the holes, poured the concrete and set the
sign once erected. The City of Hernando also assisted with raising the
sign.

The sign's dimensions are 16-feet-wide, 20-feet-tall, with a 12-foot-
wide, 10-foot-tall opening for cars to drive through.

The sign was transported to the cemetery in pieces, according to
Steele. "It took the help of the entire class to move it," said Steele.
"The students will forever be a part of history. Their children and
grandchildren will be able to visit the Spring Hill Cemetery and see
their work for years to come."

Welding student Casey Rowland of Nesbit said he enjoyed working
on the project because it gave him the opportunity to do something
out of the ordinary. "It's not everyday you get to work on a project like
this. I am very proud of the work I've done," said Rowland.

While the sign was being set in place, welding students fixed
several broken fences at the cemetery, and students in Northwest's
Environmental Science Organization (ESO) cleaned up the grounds.
The organization has been involved in a year-long beautification project
at the cemetery, according to sponsor and biology instructor Bud
Donahou.

"The students cleared out two walking trails, planted trees and
flowers, removed brush and cut down large trees. Our goal is to have a
walking trail through the woods and cemetery," said Donahou.
"The group has worked pretty hard. We take on projects that will help
the community," said Donahou.

The sign and beautification project are part of a larger restoration
project at the Spring Hill Cemetery spearheaded by Tom Ferguson of
Hernando and archaeologist Mary Evelyn Starr of Sledge. Starr got her
classmates in Tommy Watson's advanced surveying class at Northwest
involved with the project by mapping the cemetery.

"We did a complete survey so that if and when the city wants to add
on to the site or do construction, they will have the information they
need. The second part of our work was doing artifact identification,"
said Watson. "We identified every grave marker, tree, fence, etc. In
earlier years, animals grazed at this location, so many markers had
been knocked over. We mapped them where they lay. We mapped the
markers by using Mississippi West State Plane Coordinates, by name,
date and by affiliation, such as Masonic affiliation, and created a
spreadsheet."

The next phase of the project will involve Watson's students in
his fundamentals of GIS {Geographic Information Systems) class
formatting the information gathered.

"When the project is complete, a person from another country
can do research through the DeSoto County website and using GIS
technology can get a photo of the site and get the exact coordinates
of where a relative is buried," said Watson.

The cemetery, according to Ferguson, is the oldest established
cemetery in DeSoto County. The site was chosen for restoration
because it is one of the only historic cemeteries with such antiquity in
north Mississippi.

Spring Hill Cemetery was established with the town of Hernando
around 1836 shortly after the Chickasaw cession of 1832. Several
historical figures of the surrounding counties are buried there. Although
not buried there himself, the land once belonged to Edward Orne,
who purchased and granted the original land on which Hernando was

FRESHMEN

Trent Spratlin, Senatobia

Cody Stafford, Senatobia

Laneequa Standi. Senatobia

Hunter Stanford. LYTC

Jerry Stapleton, Senatobia

Jack Starkey, Senatobia

Shanikqua Stclair, Senatobia
Shelia Stevens. DeSoto Center
Russell Stewart, LYTC
Cleneisha Stigger. Senatobia
Dominique Stinson, Senatobia
Jessica Sullivan, LYTC

Tyler Sullivan, Senatobia

Taylor Summers, Senatobia

Matthew Swinford, Senatobia

Merika Swint, Senatobia

Pierre Tabor, LYTC

Gena Tarver, Senatobia

Amber Taylor, Senatobia

Ashley Taylor, LYTC

Catherine Taylor, Senatobia

Jamese Taylor. Senatobia

Kaylen Taylor, LYTC

Kelsey Taylor. LYTC

Rashiqua Taylor, Senatobia
Versondra Taylor, Senatobia
Bishup Temple, Senatobia
Ashley Tenner, Senatobia
Jamisia Terrell. DeSoto Center
Howard Thomas, Senatobia

Antionette Thompson, Senatobia
Courtney Thompson, DeSoto Center
Maggie Thompson, LYTC
Wesley Thompson, LYTC
Marbreshia Ticer, Senatobia
Angel Tocco, DeSoto Center

Jacquisha Todd. Senatobia
DontaviousToles, Senatobia
Keyondric Townes, Senatobia
Tiffany Tran. DeSoto Center
Jessica Tubbs, LYTC
Tiara Tubbs, Senatobia

Anisa Tucker, Senatobia

Erica Tunstall, Senatobia

Amy Turnage, LYTC

Debbie Turner, LYTC

Jason Umberger, Senatobia

Stephen Underwood. DeSoto Center

FRESHMEN

{Duncan receives Gnsham award for excellence
Holmes and Rutledge recognized for customer service}

Northwest Mississippi Community

College President, Dr. Gary Lee Spears {r),

recognizes Office Systems Tech instructor

Debby Rutledge (I) and Special Populations

Coordinator Brenda Holmes (third from

left) for winning the 201 1 Customer Service

Awards and mathematics instructor Kristie

Duncan Waldrop for winning the Sandy

Grisham Excellence inTeaching Award at the

Aug. 1 1 Board ofTrustees meeting.

Northwest President, Dr. Gary Lee Spears, announced
mathematics instructor Kristie Duncan Waldrop as the
recipient of the Sandy Grisham Excellence in Teaching Award
for her work on the Senatobia campus and with eLearning at
the Aug. 8 opening faculty meeting. This award is given to an
academic faculty member on the Senatobia campus in honor
of Sandy Grisham, a retired instructor in the Social Sciences
Division. The selection is made by the Academic Division
Directors on the Senatobia campus. The award winner
received a check in the amount of $300 from the Northwest
Foundation, which represents earnings on the endowment
established by faculty and staff.
According to Associate Vice President of Development and

Special Projects, Sybil Canon, this year's award winner is a
dedicated and innovative instructor whose work ethic and
passion for teaching create a role model who is admired
by peers and students alike. "One characteristic that is
particularly admirable is the unique talent for problem solving
utilizing the latest technology available," said Canon. "The
faculty in this instructor's division, as well as other divisions,
have benefitted enormously from this person's training
sessions in the use of the SMART Classroom, including the
Sympodium Pad. From the very beginning of online classes
at Northwest, this instructor has served on the E-Learning
Council and has taught virtual classes for a number of years."
Spears congratulated Lafayette Yalobusha Technical Center

(LYTC) Special Populations Coordinator Brenda Holmes for
being awarded the staff Customer Service Award. Holmes is a
22-year employee who has served in numerous capacities —
adviser, teacher, tutor, counselor, administrative assistant and
testing coordinator. Spears also recognized Office Systems
Tech instructor Debby Rutledge with the faculty Customer
Service Award for her work at the DeSoto Center. Rutledge is
one of the Charter Members of the DeSoto Center faculty and
for the past 20 years has been the designated lead instructor
in the Business and Office Management Technology program.

FRESHMEN

{2+2 Scholarship Golf Tournament}

The tournament, held Oct. 6 at Cherokee Valley Golf Club in Olive Branch, was held in honor of Dr. Bonnie Buntin, who recently retired as dean of the University of
Mississippi-DeSoto Center after serving in that capacity for the past 15 years. Proceeds will be used to fund the Dr. Bonnie Buntin 2+2 Endowed Scholarships for
students attending Northwest Mississippi Community College and The University of Mississippi DeSoto Center.

bove: First place winners in the BancorpSouth 2+2 Scholarship Golf
aurnament are (I to r) Chris Plumlee of Southaven, Jason Robinson of Olive
ranch, and Jason Smith and Shannon Logsdon, both of Southaven.
tght: Representatives from BancorpSouth present a $10,000 sponsorship
neck to Northwest Mississippi Community College and University of
Mississippi officials at the BancorpSouth 2+2 Scholarship GolfTournament
>cL 6 at Cherokee Valley Golf Club. Pictured are (l-r) David Beene, senior
ce president, DeSoto Division, BancorpSouth; Mike and Debra Herrington,
-urnament chairpersons; Mike Anderson, president, DeSoto Division,
incorpSouth; Dr. Bonnie Buntin, retired dean. University of Mississippi-DeSoto
enter; Dr. Fannye Love, interim dean. University of Mississippi-DeSoto Center;
>r. Robert L Smith.Jr., president. Northwest Mississippi Communicy College
Dundation Board of Directors; and Sybil R. Canon, associate vice president of
evelopment.

Top; Second plac

2+2 Scholarship Golf Tout

Hill of Hernando. Scott Gentry of Memphis, Shelly

Henry of Southaven and Carey Smith of Olive

Branch.

Boctom:Third place winners in the BancorpSouth

2+2 Scholarship GolfTournament are (I to

r) Milton Kuykendall, Joey Treadway, both of

Hernando, Jay Treadway of Cockrum and Robert

Phillips of Hernando.

SOPHOMORES

Mary Allen. LYTC

Samantha Allred. LYTC

Brittany Arendale. LYTC

Lindsey Astor. Senatobia

Robert Aubert, DeSoto Center

Daryl Ayers. Senatobia

Grace Baca. LVTC

Niarobi Baker, Senatobia

Will Baker, Senatobia

Loretta Banks. LYTC

Frank Barber. LVTC

Andrew Bartolotta. Senatobia

Kalecia Bean, LVTC

Eulana Beavers, LVTC

Vanika Belaski, Senatobia

Lakisha Bell, Senatobia

Damarcus Bennem, Senatobia

David Bennett. DeSoto Center

John Biffle, Senatobia

Bradley Bishop. Senatobia

Paul Bishop, DeSoto Center

Tiffany Bishop. Senatobia

Crystal Blackard, Senatobia

Samuel Blaine, Senatobia

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{Shoot for the Heart raises
awards scholarships}

1. Keith Wilson (second from left) and Tom Pittman (third from left), CEO of The Community Foundation of North Mississippi, presents Northwest Dean of Nursing. Ellen Williams (left), with a check for $35,000
from The Community Foundation of North Mississippi. The money was raised during Shoot for the Heart, a benefit sponsored by Wilson and the Paper Packer's Association. More than 400 shooters from across
the United States attended the event, which was held April 28 in Tunica. During the event. 44 Northwest students and 10 faculty members volunteered. The Northwest Nursing Division shared the proceeds
with St. Thomas Hospital of Nashville. The money will be used to purchase and maintain equipment for the Nursing Division and for nursing scholarships. Also pictured is Sybil Canon, associate vice president of
Development and Special Projects.

2. Northwest nursing students Keisha Ivy (third from left) of Southaven. Josiah Jones (fourth from left) of Hernando and Tonya Cheatwood (fifth from left) of Potts Camp were awarded $500 scholarships for their
service at Shoot for the Heart, a clay shooting event that raised $35,000 for the Nursing Division, Also pictured are Northwest Dean of Nursing. Ellen Williams (left), Tom Pittman (second from left), CEO of The
Community Foundation of North Mississippi, and Keith Wilson, event founder.

{Caring for Mississ

Mississippi needs health care workers, and Northwest continues
to play an integral role in addressing the state's critical
shortage. Over the past five years, the college has graduated more
than 1.000 allied health majors into the health care industry and
almost 500 health profession majors into institutions of higher
learning for advanced degrees in medicine, pharmacy and other
health care professions.

According to the U.S. Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA). Mississippi has 135 Health Professional
Shortage Areas in primary medical care. These medically
underserved populations are areas or populations designated by
HRSA as having too few primary care providers, high infant mortality,
high poverty and/or high elderly population. Northwest Mississippi
Community College is working diligently to curb this crisis by training
highly qualified allied health care workers and providing exceptional
pre-requisites for those going on to four-year college and beyond.

With this health care shortage reaching fever pitch in Mississippi,
it should be no surprise that the number one occupation in the
U.S. with the largest projected employment growth through 2018
is registered nurses. The critical need for highly qualified nurses in
Mississippi was clear as more than 15 area health care facilities
and universities turned out to the Health Care Career Day hosted
by the Division of Nursing at Northwest Mississippi Community
College on Oct. 26. Nursing homes, hospitals, rehab centers,
health departments and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
sent representatives to the event in hopes of interesting potential
Northwest nursing graduates to apply for employment.

Plenty of successful Northwest graduates attended the event
as representatives of area health care facilities. The Senatobia
Convalescent Center and Rehabilitation owner, Marty Northrop;
Director of Nursing, Cindy Veazey: and Assistant Director of Nursing,
Candy Spencer, are all Northwest graduates. Veazey and Spencer
attended the event to help students understand the great need for
elder care in the area and the rewarding experiences they have had.
"Our elderly generation is growing. People are living longer and
longer. Many years ago. families would take care of the elderly in
their homes, but now most homes require the whole family to work
outside the home." said Veazey. "They're not able to take care of
their elderly, so there is a much greater need for nursing homes and
assisted living facilities."

North Oak Hospital's Director of Nursing and Northwest graduate.

Pam Ayers, enjoys the Northwest nursing students in clinicals at
her facility, so she was happy to meet with potential employees at
the event. "We hire a lot of R.N. and L.P.N, nurses from Northwest.
Their students are more geared to learning by hands on experience
because they've been given that experience in their labs and
clinicals," said Ayers. "Their teachers have been so supportive. They
are eager to learn, and they are eager to experience things. The
clinical experience I got at Northwest helped me not be scared of
the clinic setting. I felt my clinical knowledge right out of school was
higher than a lot of my peers. I felt more self-sufficient."

Because of the recent shift to electronic patient records in the
booming health care industry, health information managers are also
in high demand across the state and the nation, with an expected
16 percent growth in employment before 2018. Health information
administrators are responsible for the maintenance and security of
all patient records. As patient data become more frequently used
for quality management and in medical research, health information
administrators must ensure that databases are complete, accurate
and available only to authorized personnel to ensure smooth
business operations. HIPA Privacy Officer and Director of Health
Information Management for Tri- Lakes Medical Center and Tri-Lakes
Behavioral Health in Batesville, John Farris, is a 2009 Northwest
graduate and 2011 graduate of The University of Mississippi
Medical Center (UMMC) who is intimately acquainted with the
intricacies of health information management.

"As a health information administrator you have to tackle the day-
to-day challenges of bringing the financial aspects and the clinical
aspects of a hospital together." said Farris. "Health information
management is the center of health care. If you cannot provide
proper documentation to support your clinical findings, then you will
never be paid for them."

Farris is currently working with his staff to streamline patients'
medical information by using a barcode system to create one
master electronic medical record that can be accessed by any
department in the hospital — all the way from triage to billing. This
new technology allows each person who interacts with a patient to
fully understand where they are in their course of treatment when
they come in contact with them.

Farris attributes his success in the health care industry to the
relationships he had with Northwest faculty and staff. "If it had not
have been for the teachers and all the wonderful supportive staff

at Northwest, I never would have made it here." said Farrish. "If it
had not been for instructors such as Amy Payne, I would have never
known about UMMC. If it had not have been for Aime Anderson and
her molding abilities to teach me as a leader as I served as student
body president at Northwest. I wouldn't be here today."

The increasing numbers of middle-aged and elderly people will
continue to spur demand for pharmacists in the coming years. In
addition, as scientific advances lead to new drug products, and as
an increasing number of people obtain prescription drug coverage,
the need for these workers will continue to expand. Northwest
graduates, like Makena Boehm, will fill the need for pharmacists as
the profession's employment continues to grow by a predicted 17
percent before 2018.

"Pharmacists provide their communities with many services
throughout the range of the healthcare field." said Boehm. "In
part because of the number of services we provide, the need for
pharmacists is pretty great right now in this area and has been that
way for awhile."

Boehm is a Wal-Mart pharmacist in Senatobia. After completing
her pharmacy school pre-requisites at Northwest, she finished her
professional degree at The University of Mississippi. Boehm credits
Northwest's small class size as a large component of her early
academic success.

"The small class size allowed my teachers at Northwest to spend
more time with students as they needed it, which in turn translated
to a greater understanding of the material and hence improved
grades and a wider knowledge base. That helped when it came time
to take the PCAT, the test you must complete to apply for pharmacy
school."

The good news for current and future Northwest students: health
care will generate 3.2 million new wage and salary jobs before
2018, more than any other industry, largely in response to rapid
growth in the elderly population, according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, and wage and salary in the health care industry is
projected to increase 22 percent over the same period, compared
with 11 percent for all industries. The good news for Mississippians:
Northwest is sharpening its focus on health care with plans to offer
even more courses of study in allied health fields upon the addition
of a new Allied Health Building currently on the drawing board.

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By Shelby Louwerens

Garrett Atkinson, a sophomore theatre major at Northwest, introduced his original screenplay "Shoulder Men" on Sept. 7, in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Senatobia campus. The entry cost
was $1. and all proceeds went to the Northwest Players Club, a campus theatre organization.

The psychological thriller revolved around Chase, a boy accused of a crime, and Dabym, a mysterious character who gives Chase troubling advice. The cast consisted of five members, including
sophomore theatre major Tory Eggers from Batesville, who played Chase, the main character.

Danny, Chase's troubled best friend, was played by A.J. Cail, a freshman criminal justice major from Olive Branch. Camille Bishop, a freshman theatre major from Orlando. Fla.. played Ms.
Gibbons, a take charge police officer.

Joel King, Northwest technical director, played Dabym. the mysterious character who inserts himself into all of the chaos that ensues. Travis Vanderbilt, a freshman theatre major from Horn Lake,
rounded out the cast as the narrator, giving instructions and details throughout the show. The performers used only vocal tones to portray emotions as they stood stationary onstage.

At the end of the night, the cast was pleased with their performance. "The energy was nice with a small crowd, and the cast was still vocally engaged even with limited movement." said King.

The author of the screenplay was also pleased. "It went really well," Atkinson said. The crowd of approximately 30 was enthusiastic about the show, giving it a standing ovation.

"We did better tonight than at any other rehearsal, and I'm glad we got to raise the money for the Players Club," said Vanderbilt. Atkinson plans to turn the screenplay into a short film by the
same name. Filming for the show started in late 2011.

SOPHOMORES

Laurie Burrell. LYTC

Bobbie Burton. LYTC

Andrew Campbell. Senatobia

s Campbell, Senatobia

Rosalynn Campbell. LYTC

Samantha Carpenter. LYTC

Denise Carter, Senatobi

Jillian Catchings. Senatobi

Alana Cecil. Senatobi

Jonathan Chadwick. Senatobi

Amber Chambers. Senatobi

Traci Chambers, Senatobi

{DC student's essay to be published}

Sophomore social work major Angelika Teasley won third place for her literary essay,
"Having Children Does Not Make a Parent," from the Mississippi Community College
Creative Writing Association. An awards ceremony and workshop was held on April 14 at
Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville.

"When I submitted my essay I did not dare to hope that it would be chosen out of all the
submissions. I am very grateful for this recognition and honored that someone thinks so
highly of my writing," said Teasley.

Teasley was born in Munich, Germany but spent most of her childhood in Nuremberg. She
now lives in Hernando with her husband and son.

English instructor at Northwest's DeSoto Center, Mark Alan Vinson, said. "I can think of
no student who is more deserving of this award than Angelika. Her writing and analytical
abilities are exceptional, and she is truly one of the best students that I have had in both
lower and upper division courses."

The competition was open to students attending any Mississippi public community
college. Teasley was Northwest's oniy winner.

Categories included poetry, short story, essay, literary essay, dramatic writing, college
literary magazine and web cover design competition.

Teasley received $40 for her third place win. All winners will be published to the MCCCWA
website and/or The Community College Writer.

SOPHOMORES

Kendal Davis, Senatobia

Kellie Deaton, LYTC

Dustin Depriest, Senatobia

Patrick Depriest, DeSoto Center

Britne Dodson, DeSoto Center

Logan Dodson, Senatobia

Meishunna Doyle. Senatobia

Tammie Dumas, LYTC

Katherine Dunaway. Senatobia

Marcia Dunlap, Senatobia

Shaquita Dunn, Senatobia

Haleigh Ferguson, Senatobia

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Northwest Mississippi Community College President. Dr. Gary Lee
Spears, recognized the two Career-Technical instructors selected
to attend to the 2011 Lamplighters Conference hosted by Northeast
Mississippi Community College Sept. 28-30— Jane Williamson of Olive
Branch and Whit Perry of Southaven— at the Oct. 13 Board of Trustees
meeting.

The Lamplighters Program was begun in 1990 by the Academic
Deans Association to honor excellence in teaching. One community
college hosts the conference each year. The conference is designed to
recharge and invigorate faculty who shine on their individual campuses.
The conference provides an opportunity for recognizing faculty who
go beyond and above what is required. The major objectives of the
project are to recognize and reward effective teaching in the Mississippi
community colleges and to give effective instructors an opportunity
to share with one another those teaching techniques that promote
learning.

According to Spears, each community college sends its best
instructors to the conference each year. Northwest traditionally sends
two. "It is an honor to be chosen to represent Northwest and an even
greater honor to attend the conference and share with other outstanding
community college teachers throughout the state," said Spears.

Williamson teaches business and office technology. She has taught
at Northwest for 32 years. She received her Bachelor of Science
degree in business education at The University of Mississippi, Masters
of Education at The University of Memphis and advanced study at
Mississippi State University. She has been a member of the National
Business Education Association for 30 years. She was recognized as
Who's Who Among America's Teachers in 1996.

Whit Perry is in his ninth year teaching heating, air conditioning and
refrigeration technology. Perry received his Associate of Applied Science
degree from Northwest and a Masters of Heating, Air Conditioning and
Refrigeration from Coleman Evcon Industries. He has also received
various licenses and certificates throughout the states of Tennessee and
Mississippi and served on several prestigious committees such as the
Council of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Educators (CARE) Board of
Directors and the North American Technician Excellence (NATE} Board of
Trustees.

SOPHOMORES

{ASA SANDER:

ORTHWEST IDOL}

orthwest Mississippi Community College announced Asa Sanders, a freshman vocal
performance major from Hernando, as the winner of the bi-annual "Northwest Idol" on

Aug. 30,

The audition for the talent competition was held on Aug. 23 and featured all types of
talents, from singers and dancers, to instrumentalists and poets. All Northwest students
were eligible to participate at the cost of $3 for participants and $2 to view the show. Out
of the students that auditioned, the audience voted for twelve semi-finalists to compete
Aug. 29. The three judges, Joel King. Sadie Shannon and Imani Flowers, gave each student
feedback on their performance.

Each ticket provided one free vote, and every additional vote cost $1. The proceeds
then went to the Northwest Players Club, a campus theatre organization. This contribution
helps the organization to attend the American College Theatre Festival to compete for
scholarships among other students from all over the southeast region.

After the twelve semi-finalists competed, the audience voted for the top six to compete in
the finals on Aug. 30. After each contestant performed, the three judges and the previous
Northwest Idol performed as the votes were tallied.

After the brief intermission, Sanders was announced as the winner of Northwest Idol, and
Daniel Jones, a freshman theatre major from Kaiserslautern, Germany, was named runner-
up. Sanders and Jones both received a trophy.

"I am very very happy," Sanders said. "Most people don't even make it to the finals."

Jones was also pleased with being runner-up.

"I feel pretty great. I'm just happy," said Jones. "I have my mom, sisters, friends and
people from church all out here supporting me."

The judges commented multiple times about the positive attitudes the contestants had
during the entire Idol show.

"The competition is growing and students seem to enjoy it," said King, one of the judges
for the competition and theatre instructor. "It's a good outlet for students who wouldn't
usually get the chance to perform for others. It's always interesting for teachers to see
students who don't normally talk in class getting on stage and performing."

The competitors were not the only ones to benefit from Northwest Idol. This competition
raised more money for the Northwest Players Club than any previous Northwest Idol.

"The talent level is increasing, and we also have more support from the community than
ever before," said judge and theatre instructor, Shannon.

"If you're thinking about doing Northwest Idol, come out and do it." said Jones. "It's kind
of scary at first, but when you come on stage and do what you love, it's the best feeling in
the world."

{

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Bringing life into the world is a precious and wondrous gift.
With a deep passion for marine life and love of biological
science. Northwest graduate Holley Muraco has been helping
our friends of the deep blue bring the miracle of life into oceans
worldwide for more than 15 years.

Dolphins, killer whales, seals, sea iions, manatees, sharks,
sting rays, sea turtles, tropical fish and walruses alike can
thank Muraco for her research in the advanced reproductive
technologies that will help ensure their species' continued
survival. Her studies on the walrus have produced the only
known effective reproductive technology for this large marine
mammal.

"As for the walrus breeding, there have only been 11 babies
born in zoos ever." said Muraco. 'So it is very rare to have that
happen successfully. "We are definitely working hard at this.
Right now there are only 17 walruses total in the United States."

Muraco works as a zoological reproduction consultant,
providing expertise and advanced reproductive technology
services for zoo and aquarium species and acts as a primary
investigator for a variety of reproductive research projects. She
currently works out of the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in the
San Francisco Bay area. Prior to working as a consultant, Muraco
worked as an animal trainer at Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt
Disney World, Discovery Cove. Sea World Adventure Park, the
Living Seas exhibit at Walt Disney World and the Marine Life
Oceanarium.

A four-time published author. Muraco has been invited to
speak at both domestic and international industry workshops
and events for the International Association of Aquatic Animal
Medicine Annual Conference, International Marine Animal
Trainer Association Regional Conference. Association of Zoos
and Aquariums Annual Conference and the International Marine
Animal Trainer Association Annual Conference on such topics
as ultrasound in marine animals, managed reproduction and
training for artificial insemination and reproductive management.

Muraco is looking forward to publishing her latest walrus
research findings in her dissertation. "Each chapter will be on
different species. Dolphins, walruses, even the killer whale," said
Muraco. "It has been quite a ride. My parents look at me like
'who is this person?' We have gotten a lot of attention about
the walrus work, including many news articles and a full year of
filming for a future documentary that may air on the National
Geographic Channel."

Currently a Ph.D candidate at Mississippi State University.
Muraco got her bachelor's from MSU in a pre-vetermary track.
Muraco credits Northwest for giving her the confidence she
needed to succeed. "Because I came from a very tiny town and
college was very intimidating for a very shy person like me, I
would have been so intimidated if I had started at a four-year
university," said Muraco. Northwest gave me the confidence that
I needed. It was just a great stepping stone for me."

Muraco is married to Mike Muraco. The couple has 2 boys,

Jordan age 9 and Coiton age 4.

Muraco comes from a long line of Northwest graduates. She is
the daughter of Mitch and Jeanette Stone of Potts Camp, both
Northwest graduates. Jeanette graduated Northwest in 1973 and
worked at Northwest's Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center in
Oxford for 24 years, retiring in 2010. Mitch attended Northwest
and played basketball from 1965-66. He worked 20 years
for Northwest and retired in 2005. Their youngest daughter.
Emily, took several classes from Northwest as she pursued a
computer science degree from MSU. She got a graduate degree
from Savannah College of Art and Design and now works in San
Francisco as an artist for Lolapps. Inc.

Pam Gurley, Muraco's aunt, was a member of the first
Northwest Nursing class in 1975, while her other maternal aunt,
Gurley Rowland, a Northwest graduate, was the first in the family
to get a college degree.

All three of Mitch's sisters and their husbands attended
Northwest — Tommye Ann Stone Goode, basketball star and Miss
NWCC, and husband, Gale Goode. both 1963 graduates; Cherri
Mark Stone Shaw and husband, Tim Shaw; and Merri Holley
(Pebble) Stone Gadd and husband, Representative Jack Gadd.
2010 Alumnus of the Year.

The family established The Charles Allen Gurley and Paula
Virginia Gurley Endowed Scholarship in memory of Jeanette's
brother Charles and his daughter. Paula.

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Kingdom. Sivuqaq's been one of the key study animals helping to learn more about walrus

ABOVE: Holley with Holley's sister Emily Stone and Valerie the Asian elephant at Six Flags
Discovery Kingdom.

RIGHT: Holley worked on a project characterizing the reproductive biology of killer
whales. She is posing with Shouka a killer whale.

SOPHOMORES

Thomas Giles. LYTC

Jackie Gillespie. DeSoto Center

Tisha Giompoletti, LYTC

Christopher Gipson, LYTC

Marvetta Gipson. LYTC

Stacy Godinez. LYTC

Amanda Goodwin, LYTC

Tera Goolsby, LYTC

Olivia Gordon, LYTC

Debra Goss, DeSoto Center

Ashley Gowen, LYTC

Larry Graham. DeSoto Center

Brent Gregory, DeSoto Center

Christy Grover. LYTC

Dayanna Guerrero. DeSoto Center

Mark Guillory. LYTC

Alexis Guy. DeSoto Center

Markeshia Hall. DeSoto Center

Katie Hamp, DeSoto Center

Shamane Hampton, Senatobia

Lydia Hannaman, DeSoto Center

Cynthia Harden. LYTC

Samantha Hardin. LYTC

Marilyn Harris, Senatobia

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ABOVE: Kristin Watson, (left) career-tech counselor, talks to students at the Major Event
{l-r) LaTonyaWilkins, sophomore social work major from Holly Springs;Ty1ar Bushi, freshman
business administration major from Leland; and Bria Brown, sophomore computer information
systems major from Holly Springs.

By Will Whaley

The Major Event works to help students decide on their future career. The Major Event takes place every
semester, and this fall it was held on Oct. 26-27.

This event coincides with the start of pre-registration so that students can be better prepared for meeting with
their advisers.

"The Major Event is an opportunity for the Career Center to set up in a location accessible to most students,
which is outside the library and for the students to stop by and talk about their major," Kristin Watson, career
counselor, said.

The Major Event also helps students find out who their adviser is and gives them information about changing
majors.

Inclement weather conditions in the fail forced the Major Event to go indoors.

"The first day we had a really good turnout; we had a lot of students, but then the weather on the second day was
not so nice. We had to move inside, and we did not have as much traffic as on the second day." Watson said.

For incoming freshman, choosing a major is part of the college process.

"A lot of times after a student has gone through a semester or two is a good time choose a major, because
the first semester is so overwhelming." Watson said. Watson said the important thing is to not stress out about
choosing a major.

"Statistically students will change their major at least three to four times." Watson said.

Changing majors can also be a big decision for students. "More important than changing your major is exploring
what you really want to do." Watson said. Watson suggests doing some interest inventories or even talking it over
with somebody and doing research about the career choices the major can offer.

Changing majors also affects a students' graduation time.

"It would impact the Crossing the Finish Line theme if a student changed majors from a career tech to academic,
but from an academic to an academic major, it would add on at least a semester to get all the classes you
needed," Watson said.

Northwest offers career interest testing and other career advising through the Career Center. Online interest
inventories include a test called "Choices," Watson also offers personality tests to better fit a students' personality
with careers.

{Recipients say Thank You' for scholarships}

Approximately 600 people attended the two-day event hosted by the Northwest Foundation held Oct. 3-4 that allowed many of the 378 students receiving almost $300,000 in scholarships for the
2011-12 academic year to meet their scholarship donors for the first time, according to Associate Vice President for Development and Special Projects, Sybil Canon. The program also celebrated
the establishment of 17 new endowments with the Northwest Foundation. "I am happy I didn't have to pay for anything or worry about getting all of my books." Brandi Birmingham, a freshman
secondary education major from Olive Branch, said. She was awarded the Bela J. and Ruby Black Chain Endowment Scholarship.

The ceremony also consisted of proud parents. "I was very proud. The scholarship has helped to pay her school tuition." Suzane Chandler, mother of Kayla Chandler, a freshman elementary education
major from Southaven, said.

According to Canon, Northwest has 6 million in endowed scholarships fund. Each scholarship has specific criteria determined by the donor and Foundation, but all full-time Northwest students and
Mississippi residents can apply.

ABOVE: Olive Branch Alderwoman Pat Hamilton (right) joinedTaylor McGhee of Olive Branch ac the Annual Scholarship
Recognition Ceremony on the Senatobia campus of Northwest Mississippi Community College. McGhee is a sophomore
majoring in graphic design technology. She is receiving The City of Olive Branch 2 + 2 Endowed Scholarship.

OPPOSITE PAGE: David Beene (left), senior vice president. DeSoio Oivision, BancorpSouth, joined Amber Jones (center)
of Como and Abigail Smith of Olive Branch at the Annual Scholarship Recognition Ceremony on the Senatobia campus
of Northwest Mississippi Community College. Jones is a freshman majoring in business administration, and Smith is
a freshman pre-nursing major. BancorpSouth established an endowed scholarship in 1 998. In addition, the DeSoto
County BancorpSouth banks provide three, full-tuition scholarships each year. Other students receiving BancorpSouth
scholarships are Edan Everett and Chelsea James, both of Walls.

ABOVE LEFT: David Slocum (left), president of the Senatobia Rotary Club and Parke Pepper (right), president-elect,
joined Taylor Boyd of Senatobia at the Annual Scholarship Recognition Ceremony on the Senatobia campus of Northwest
Mississippi Community College. Boyd is a sophomore majoring in respiratory therapy technology and is the recipient of
the Senatobia Rotary Club Endowed Scholarship.

LEFT: Mack Young (right) joinedTaylor Pang, both of Marks, at the Annual Scholarship Recognition Ceremony on the
Senatobia campus of Northwest Mississippi Community College. Pang is a freshman majoring in agricultural business
and management technology and is the recipient of the Quitman County Farm Bureau Endowed Scholarship. Young is a
member of the Northwest Foundation Board of Directors and the Quitman County Farm Bureau.

SOPHOMORES

Naquita Harri:

Paula Harris, Senatobia

Troymun Hawttiorne. Senatobia

James Heilman, DeSoto Center

Jennifer Henderson. Senatobia

Elizabeth Henry. Senatobia

'. DeSoto Center

Daniel Herron, Senatobia

Thereasa Hibler. Senatobia

Jazzlynn Hickman. Senatobia

Denise Hicks. DeSoto Center

Kayla Hilliard. LVTC

Christopher Hines. Senatobi

Daniel Hodge. Senatobi

Monica Hodges. Senatobi

Cheryl Holcomb. Senatobi

Erica Holmes. Senatobi

James Hood, Senatobi

Judy Hood, DeSoto Center

Valerie Horton. LYTC

Courtney Huels, Senatobia

John Hughes. DeSoto Center

Shamesa Huliette, Senatobia

Amber Humphrey,

SOPHOMORES

Paula Kyle, DeSoto C

Cameron Lacook. Sent

Dustin Lacook, Serial

Khadejah Legrande, Serial

Nastassja Lesli

Teaerra Lockridge. DeSoto Center

Raven Lofton, DeSoto Center

Mars Logan, LVTC

Lindsey Lombardo. DeSoto Center

Lauren Lott, Senatobia

Alisha Lundy, DeSoto Center

Kevar Maffitt, Senatobia

Julius Manning, Senatobia

Kirstie Manning LVTC

Leonard Manning LVTC

Marian Mansfield, LVTC

William Marino, Senatobia

Christy Marshall, Senatobia

Jay Martin, Senatobia

Tyler Martin, Senatobia

Mona Mason. DeSoto Center

Frankedra Mathis, DeSoto Center

Clayton Mayer, Senatobia

Jennifer McClain. LVTC

{Northwest Career-Technical Students place}
AT SKILLSUSA STATE COMPETITION

Seven Career-Technical students from Northwest Mississippi Community College competed and
placed during the SkillsUSA State competition on April 13-14 at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community
College.

Winners included Kyle Long of Marks, bronze medal in Precision Machining Technology; Erica Partee
of Sardis. gold medal in Cosmetology; Wesley Tucker of Oxford, gold medal in CMC Milling; Bradley
Bishop of Batesvilte, silver medal in CNC Turning; Ronnie Rogers of Rome, silver medal in Collision
Repair Technology; Scott Jaco of Senatobia. silver medal in Extemporaneous Speaking; and Gerald
Reeves of Grenada, gold medal in Power Equipment Technology.

"These students competed against the best from every other community college in the state of
Mississippi," said Shelly Tims, drafting instructor.

SkillsUSA is a national student organization for the Career-Technical division programs. Each year
state championships are held to give students, from each community college throughout the state,
the opportunity to challenge their acquired skills and compete against other individuals in various
leadership and occupational programs.

The contests are designed by industry professionals to simulate a working environment with a
problem situation that might be encountered in any given day. The contestants must formulate and
accomplish a solution to the situation with limited or no assistance from instructors or technical teams.

"Our students made a fantastic showing, and returned to Northwest with three gold medals, three
silver medals and one bronze medal." said Tim Chavez, drafting and design instructor.

The three gold medal winners will advance to the National Skills Championships in Kansas City, Mo.
on June 19-24. to compete against the state's other gold medal winners.

For more information on about Northwest's Career- Technical programs, contact (662) 562-3361 or
visit the Northwest website at www.northwestms.edu.

ABOVE: Northwest Mississippi Community College President, Dr. Gary Lee Spears (right), congratulates the Career-
Technical students who won during the SkillsUSA State Competition help April 13-14 at Mississippi Gulf Coast
Community College. Pictured are (l-r) Gerald Reeves of Grenada. Scott Jaco of Senatobia, Ronnie Rogers of Rome,
Bradley Bishop of Batesville, Wesley Tucker of Oxford, Erica Partee of Sardis and Kyle Long of Marks.

SOPHOMORES

Crystal Mooneyham DeSoto Center

Amanda Moore, DeSoto Center

Daniel Moore, DeSoto Center

Ezra Moore. DeSoto Center

Sherman Moore. Senatobia

Tyler Moore, DeSoto Center

Vanity Morgan, LYTC

Everick Mortis, Senatobia

Robin Morrison, LYTC

Coressa Mosley, LYTC

Travia Moss, LYTC

William Moyer, Senatobia

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Northwest Fine Arts Center recently hosted 'Sycamore Arts
Presents..-.' a regional art exhibition where many local artists
displayed their work.

SA is a non-profit organization in Tate County and surrounding
areas that encourages art programs in schools and the
community.

SA provides donations to different schools, churches, youth
groups and other organizations to bring artistic programs back into

"There's a nice mix of artists and business people here." Karen
Brown. SA program director, said.

She also said this is the organization's 29th year in action and
the first year to have an exhibition hosted at Northwest.

"We're trying to bring art programs back to the schools," Brown
said.

The exhibition was a great opportunity for local artists to have
their work displayed to sell.

SA has recently added a gallery in the new boutique Stripes
in Senatobia. Local artists sell paintings and crafts. The art is
regularly rotated, so there is always something new

Memberships are readily available to those who wish to
participate and can be found on the website www.sycamorearts.
blogspot.com along with upcoming events.

"I started out with portrait art to get my son through school,"
Megan Meyers, an artist of two of the paintings at the exhibition,
said.

Meyers said it was her first time attending the SA exhibition,
though she enjoyed it.

"My mother was my inspiration for both of my paintings,"
Meyers said about her southwestern-inspired artwork.

Lee Nelson, another artist, said he was the editorial cartoonist
for the Ranger Rocket while he attended Northwest.

Nelson is currently the gifted arts teacher at Senatobia High
School. SA is helping to continue Northwest art students'
scholarships by donations.

SOPHOMORES

{Training opportunities available for basic
manufacturing at Northwest}

Area residents looking to gain the basic
manufacturing skills needed to be considered for
employment at emerging area industries are looking
to Workforce Development at Northwest Mississippi
Community College to provide them the manufacturing
basic skills (MBS) certification program they need.
Pipe manufacturer Schulz Xtruded Products LP in
Tunica; Soladigm. a supplier of next-generation green
building solutions in Olive Branch; and Twin Creeks
Technologies, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer
of crystalline silicon solar panels in Senatobia, have
agreed to give additional consideration to job applicants
who successfully complete the program.

The Mississippi Corridor Consortium, made up of
East Miss. Community College, Itawamba Community
College, Northeast Miss. Community College and
Northwest, developed the MBS certification program
to help dislocated or under-employed individuals gain
the skills needed to hold a shop floor position with a
modern manufacturing company and to lessen the
training burden on employers. The curriculum is not
specific to any one company, but is instead designed
to be general to introduce participants to a variety of
concepts and job skills that are common in the modern
manufacturing environment. The program consists of
lectures and hands-on exercises, including the use of
micrometers and calipers and participation in a lean
manufacturing simulation.

According to Employee Administrator at Schulz
Xtruded Products LP, Gail Adams. Northwest is providing
an incredible opportunity to area residents who are
looking to gain employment at these new plants. "From
our standpoint, there hasn't been a lot of manufacturing
in Tunica, so the workforce has been in service," said
Adams. "We are excited about partnering with Northwest
to give the existing workforce of Tunica County those
basic manufacturing skills they need to break into these
new professions."

According to Adams, the MBS program covers
everything new employees should know about basic
manufacturing. "It's easy to do, because Northwest has
been so generous with scheduling — making classes
available for working people during non-traditional hours.
It is also very affordable."

In addition to a 10-hour basic OSHA certification,
knowledge of basic industrial safety and computer
skills, students who complete the 86-hour MBS program
demonstrate to employers that they have a serious
interest in a career in manufacturing, according to
Adams. "It sends a message that they are committed
to furthering their education and working for us," said
Adams.

Twin Creeks Technologies Business Development
Senior Manager, Tarpan Dixit, echoed Adams'
applause for the college's MBS certification program,
"The training gives introductory forays into basic
computer skills, first aid, OSHA safety procedures,
lean manufacturing and ISO certification guidelines,"
said Dixit. "All these concepts are very pertinent to our
factory, and any prospective employee interviewing will
have a leg up in coming to speed with our operations.
Obviously, a prospective employee who has not been
exposed to these concepts will take a longer time to
integrate, thereby increasing cost to the company and
lower productivity."

Dixit explained that by Twin Creeks working with
Northwest, they are helping improve the skill level of the
existing employee pool in the area, which is beneficial
to the numerous companies relocating to the region.
Schulz Xtruded Products LP will hire 150 employees
before the end of the year, with an overall goal of hiring
500 employees within the next three to five years.
Their target date to begin manufacturing is set for
mid-October. Soladigm will bring 300 jobs to the Olive
Branch community, and Twin Creeks Technologies looks
to create 512 jobs over two phases in Senatobia.

(l-r) Crystal Norman and Rodney Mai lory, both of Senatobia, work on their in-class assignment
during the manufacturing basic skills certification class offered at Northwest Mississippi
Community College. Pipe manufacturer Schulz Xtruded Products LP in Tunica; Soladigm,
a supplier of next-generation green building solutions in Olive Branch; and Twin Creeks
Technologies, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar panels in Senatobia,
have agreed to give additional consideration to job applicants who successfully complete the
program. Photo by Brittany Greer

SOPHOMORES

Christy Riem. DeSoto Center

Medina Rivero. Senatobia

Amy Roberts, LYTC

Max Robinson. LYTC

Tereka Robinson. LYTC

Barissa Rose, Senatobia

Cathy Rucker, LYTC

Dalton Russell, Senatobia

Erica Russell. Senatobia

Frederica Russell. LYTC

Maegan Russell. Senatobia

Stacey Russell, LYTC

David Russom. Senatobia

Heather Rutkowski. Senatobia

Manuel Sanchez. LYTC

Chantel Sanders. DeSoto Center

Heather Sanders, DeSoto Center

Heather Saunders, LYTC

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By Brittany Grant

Brittany Greer is the Communications Assistant in the Communications office at Northwest. In 2005, she was the Rocketeer
yearbook editor. She enjoys working at Northwest after being a student, helping with the yearbook and helping students
get started. "It's a unique experience because Northwest is where I started to develop my passion for writing, journalism and
yearbook," Greer said.

When Brittany was yearbook editor, there were changes. It was the first year that the yearbook went to an all color book.

Greer has always been interested in journalism since the earliest that she can remember. She began working at Northwest
when she learned about a possible job, and had never worked on a yearbook or knew even the basics of layout and design.
Wanting to try something new and return to Northwest, she applied and had a telephone interview. She had no experience, but
Northwest gave her a chance. The first spread she did was a graduation spread. She started on the spread and figured it out.
She learned about the software and the Public Relations staff was a huge help with learning about the yearbook. "It wouldn't be
possible without them," Greer said.

Greer graduated from Delta State University in 2008 with a bachelor degree in journalism. She is passionate about her work
at Northwest and looks forward to working there for years to come.

Greer is not our only former yearbook editor that has returned to Northwest as an employee. Liesl Davenport was also a
yearbook editor when she was a sophomore at Northwest in 1989 and now is the Northwest cheerleading and intramural
coordinator.

When Davenport became editor, she decided that things would be different in the yearbook office. Everything would always
be organized, the office would be spotless, and Davenport and her staff would always make every deadline on-time. Her
ambition was showing through brightly until reality had another plan. Not everything ran as smoothly as Liesl had hoped for.
She even had a little outside help from her mom when she was very busy.

In the end though, with motivation and determination, Davenport and the 1989 Northwest Rocketeer staff pulled through.

With support and help from the entire staff of '89 Davenport made a stunning debut with the yearbook. Her vision shone
through bright as ever. Now as intramual coordinator and cheerleading coach, Davenport shows her love for Northwest through
student activities, special events and through coaching the co-ed Northwest Cheerleading squad. Davenport is a role model for
many of today's students, sharing ambitions, goals and visions of what can be achieved during and after obtaining an associate
degree from Northwest.

SOPHOMORES

Veronica Shipp. DeSoto Center

Tedenion Shorty, Senatobia

Kyle Sibley. Senatobia

Kenneth Sigler, Senatobia

Jessica Sinkfield, LYTC

Sondra Sipp, Senatobia

Hallye Skillion. Senatobia

Deantae Smith. Senatobia

Jessica Smith. LYTC

Jordan Smith. Senatobia

Justin Smith. Senatobia

Kristen Smith. LYTC

Leshe Smith, DeSoto Center

Kayla Snyder. LYTC

Raymond Spencer. DeSoto Center

Theresa Spencer. DeSoto Center

James Spraggin. Senatobia

Connie Starks. LYTC

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Last spring the Northwest Singers, under the direction of Susanne VanDyke, were invited to join a guest artist for the Sycamore Arts Spring Concert. The music presented
a wonderful challenge — which they met with flying colors. However, according to Dr. Saundra Bishop of the Fine Arts Division, "It would have been impossible to execute
the music for that concert using the pianos that the department owned at the time." Bishop has her doctorate in piano pedagogy, and she is also a Fine Arts instructor and
director of the Northwest Entertainers.

Chuck Taylor and Scott Lane of Memphis Music came to the rescue by loaning the school an incredible piano. Within a year of the purchase, the technician who actually
built this piano will visit Northwest and "voice" the piano to the room. The great news is that Dr. Gary Lee Spears, president of Northwest, approved the purchase of this
piano at a tremendous savings, thanks to Taylor and Lane.

While that took care of the auditorium, a quality piano was also needed for the Recital Hall for rehearsals and for student performances. Once again. Memphis Music
came to our rescue by offering to sell us a Yamaha baby grand piano for $15,000.

Morgan Freeman, acclaimed actor and generous supporter of the Foundation scholarship program, donated half of the $15,000 to purchase the piano. He was joined by
dozens of other Northwest Fine Arts friends who contributed an additional $12,000. The additional funds were used to replace keyboards in the piano labs.

[sophomores}

{Northwest becomes a
obacco-Free Campus}

Northwest is taking action against tobacco use on campus. On July
14, the Board of Trustees passed a new regulation banning tobacco
products on every campus. The regulation affects students, faculty, staff
and visitors.

According to Dan Smith, vice president of Student Affairs and chief of
staff, "The new tobacco policy was brought to us mainly because of the
second-hand smoke that was affecting our campus."

Smith says that the second-hand smoke is not the only reason the
regulations were passed. It was also due to the litter from the used
cigarettes. He feels that the new regulations are going well and that as the
semester progresses it will be easier for students.

There are many non-smoking students that have given Smith positive
feedback like Nicole Crawford, a freshman vocal performance major from
Southaven. "I like the new regulation because it reduces second-hand
smoke on campus," said Crawford.

There are others who are not so happy and believe there are alternatives
to the banning of tobacco on campus.

"I think that there should be just one specific place on campus where
students can go smoke," said Zachary Cole, freshman general college major
from Batesvilie.

Some students also feet that the new regulations restrict the independent
feeling that some students experience in college.

"I am not okay with the non-tobacco on campus because I am 20 years
old. I am of age, and i do not think that it is hurting anybody to have a
designated area," said Gabby D'Arcangelo, sophomore theatre major from
Southaven. Faculty members have also responded to the new regulations.

Theatre and Speech instructor Sadie Shannon said, "I feel like it is a great
addition to this campus. Several colleges in this state have already started
the same rules. Plus it is a public setting and not everyone is a smoker, so
it should be an enforced rule."

Shannon also feels that this should help promote students on campus to
stop the habit of smoking.

Dr. Saundra Bishop, a faculty member of the Fine Arts Division said, "I
support the new non-tobacco policy on campus. It is nice to be able to
step outside of the building and not breathe in the cigarette smoke, and it
encourages a healthier lifestyle."

For help on quitting, visit www.healthyms.c

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Former Northwest Mississippi Community College and Kansas State
standout running back Daniel Thomas was selected by the Miami
Dolphins with the 62nd overall pick in the second round of the 2011
NFL Draft on Friday evening, April 29. the first Ranger in 11 years to
hear his name called.

The 6-foot-2, 227-pound product of Hilliard, Fla., is the 20th former
Ranger drafted in school history and becomes the first since Willie
Blade and Colston Weatherington were taken in the 2001 NFL Draft
by the Dallas Cowboys.

A 2007 J.C. Gridwire All-American Honorable Mention. Thomas
played in 17 games for Northwest during the 2006-07 seasons at
both running back and quarterback, carrying the ball 172 times
for 956 yards (5.6 ypc) and nine touchdowns and also completing
31 of 67 passes for 578 yards with four touchdowns and three
interceptions.

Thomas was an immediate star for the Kansas State Wildcats
during the 2009-10 seasons, earning First Team All-Big 12 and
Offensive Newcomer of the Year honors as a junior with a conference-
leading 1.265 rushing yards and 11 scores. He was even better as
a senior, being named to the 2010 Maxwell Award, Doak Walker and
Hornung Award Watch Lists while rushing for 1,585 yards and 19
touchdowns in a Second Team All-Big 12 season.

"Daniel was a guy that when he touched the ball, he made great
things happen," former Northwest offensive coordinator and current
SW Mississippi OC David Thornton said. "He was so smooth and such
a great athlete, that he made things look so easy. He was a lot of fun
to watch and coach and I have no doubt that he'll do what it takes to
be successful in the NFL."

Thomas is the also the first former Northwest Mississippi running
back selected since John Avery was drafted in 1998 out of Ole Miss.

SOPHOMORES

Christopher Tucker, Senaiobia

Douglas Turner. DeSoto Center

Kimberly Turner. LYTC

Lakesha Turner. LYTC

Jessica Vandyke, Senatobia

Molly Vanwinkle. LYTC

Elaine Vamer, LYTC

Ernest Vassar. LYTC

Rachel Voss. Senaiobia

Phyllis Wadley. LYTC

Doretta Walton. LYTC

Jonathan Ward, DeSoto Center

Michelle Ward. LYTC

Robert Ware. Senatobia

Synterika Welch. Senatobia

Shayla Westmoreland. LYTC

Jonathan White. DeSoto Center

Patricia Whitehead, Senatobia

Darryl Wiggins. Senatobia

Danny Wilkins, DeSoto Center

Deneen Williams, LYTC

Rodriquez Williams, Senatobia

Shaterrtca Williams. Senatobia

Derek Wilson, DeSoto Center

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Jhelesia Young, LYTC
Lauren Young, LYTC
Brandy Yount, Senatobia
Kenneth Zelaya, Senatobia

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Northwest's Child Enrichment Center is the laboratory school associated
with the Early Childhood Education Technology Program. The primary fum
tion of the center is to prepare personnel for employment in day care centers,
schools, nursery schools and federally-funded programs for young children.
Each day the Northwest students are involved in planning two snacks and a
noon meal for the children. The students also get experience planning crafts
and activities and being involved in daily supervision- The Child Enrichment
Center is made up of learning centers, which include reading, music, blocks,
art and science. The center, along with the ECET program, moved in to the
new Marilyn R. Spears Building in fall 2009 The 8,800-square-foot center
includes a state-of-the-art kitchen lab, two classrooms, conference room and

The student resource room contains teaching activity books, files for preparing
a teaching unit and five computers. The facility also has a fenced playground
for the children. Children are placed on a waiting list for the fall of the year
that they will be three years of age, and they must be age three on or before
Sept. 1. Children of Northwest faculty and staff have first priority and if for any
reason the program cannot fill all spots available, they will take children of
Northwest students and the community.

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; students ever since. At some point the name changed to the Rocketeer. The annual has
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: Rocketeer, with the theme "We are Northwest" was printed at Balfour Publishing (formerly Taylor) in Dallas,
ated by a staff of multiple students including editor, Andrew Bartolotta. The yearbook is produced in the Ann Yates
cated in the Communications Office on the main Northwest campus in Senatobia. Events that happened after Feb.
j in the 2013 Rocketeer The final deadline for the 2012 Rocketeer was Feb. 20, 2012. Distribution occurs in the

DESIGN

Body copy throughout the book is set in TeeFranklin Book in 10 point type with 12-pomt leading. Headline fonts were also TeeFranklin
and used in varying weights, styles and sizes. By-lines are set in GUI Sans MT in 8 point type and variable tracking. All pages are printed or
100-pound enamel stock. Pages are 9 x 12 inches in size.

COVER & ENDSHEETS

The 2012 Rocketeer cover was designed by the Rocketeer staff and advisers. Cover fonts a
cover material used is Heather/ Arlington with a blue 868 screen and silver 9

PHOTOGRAPHY

, Photographs used in the 2012 Rocketeer were made by Northwest Staff Photographer Justin Ford and student staff members using

/ Canon Rebel digital cameras and one Nikon D700 digital camera. Class photos for the 2012 book were taken by Stroud Photography o

Southaven. Board of Trustees photos were taken by Morehead Photography of Batesviile.

' EQUIPMENT \

i This 224-page book was produced in 4-color process using several iMac computers purchased through grants from the Mississippi Press

Association Education Foundation. Pages were produced using the Adobe Creative Suite version 5.5. .

\ CONTACTS

Lead adviser for the Rocketeer is Carroll Gunn. Consulting advisers are Sarah Sapp, Julie Bauer, Brittany Greer and Kevin Maloney. Karen /

Loden is the representative for Balfour Publishing. Student editor is Andrew Bartolotta.

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