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By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director 

Applications are currently being accepted for various scholarships available through the 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ Foundation. Deadlines are approaching, so please get these in on time for priority consideration.

International Sulphur Transfer Scholarships - Five $1,000 scholarships available for 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ students transferring to a four-year university:  

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation recently named two students at 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ as semi-finalists for their highly competitive and elite Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Rhylie Anderson of Winnsboro and Lilly Haack of Wenona, Illinois both made the shortlist for the scholarship. 

The 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Program is pleased to announce that 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ is now a testing site for the National Registry (NR), which is the certifying agency for EMS personnel nationwide. This opportunity for onsite testing will provide 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ program graduates and other qualified individuals at all levels of EMS training with a local option to take their professional exams.

The 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ Art Department will host a photography exhibit by Ginger Sisco Cook February 8-27 in the foyer of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. The show is free and open to the public for viewing during regular business hours. 

The 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ Medical Assistant Program (MA) recently collaborated with the Physical Therapist Assistant Program (PTA) in a mock evacuation of a physician office due to a chemical spill. They are pictured as a group above. The PTA students assisted in the evacuation efforts and portrayed patients and family members of patients in order to create a real-life scenario.

It may still be winter, but spring is in the air at 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ as the Eagles baseball and softball teams gear up for the spring seasons. Baseball will kick off the pre-season with a home series against Cowley College Feb. 1-2. Softball opens the same weekend at home with games against Mountain View and Hill College, both on Feb. 2.

The 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ Board of Trustees voted to appoint Frankie King of Pittsburg to fill a vacant board seat last Tuesday night at the regular January meeting. King will serve in Place One, which became available after Jerry Webster retired from the board in December. 

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

For their performance in two challenging honors seminars at 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ in relation to their peers, two Presidential Scholars have recently won $100 checks.