Paris Junior CollegeAnnual Report

2009

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From The PresidentBreaking Records... Preparing Students For The Future

The year of 2009 was a record breaking year for Paris Junior College. Bursting at the seams took on new meaning as the college experienced double digit record breaking enrollment. Enrollment in the fall 2009 was

up 31% over two years. Faculty and staff worked hard and long hours to make sure students were enrolled in courses. Class limits were bumped until class-room space was utilized to capacity and additional classes were added to meet the demand. While part of the increased enrollment is due to the economy, a large part is due to the efforts of our student services staff and faculty.

Once students are enrolled and classes begun, faculty and staff focus on student learning and student success. The college continues to look at the needs of our students and find ways to help students be successful in college.

As employees of Paris Junior College, we frequently refer to ourselves as the PJC family. The dedicated faculty and staff at Paris Junior College are united in their efforts to improve the lives of the people of our service area through higher education. The PJC family is dedicated to serving the needs of their communities through United Way commitments and commitments to many charitable organizations. There is a commitment to take care of our own when in need.

This was an amazing year where everyone stretched to make sure the needs of our students were met. Recently, my daughter showed me the facebook page of a PJC student. The facebook page had pictures

of other PJC students with a caption that read, my PJC family. How wonderful to know that a PJC student feels the sense of family that is cultivated and nurtured at PJC!

Paris Junior College is ready to meet the challenges of the future. Course and program offerings have been expanded. New facilities are planned with the new building at the Greenville Center completed, a residence hall under construction in Paris, and other buildings on the drawing board. The PJC family looks forward to the opportunities the future will bring.

PJC Benefits From National Exposure

Service on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) by Paris Junior College

President, Dr. Pam Anglin, has brought national exposure to PJC. Last year Dr. Anglin was a presenter at an all-day national workshop giving assistance and insights to new community college presidents to understand the financial aspects of running their institutions (at right, with co-presenters Ron Rhames, Senior Vice President of Business Affiars at South Carolina’s Midlands Technical College, and Johnette McKown, (now) President of McLennan Community College in Texas. Dr. Anglin also served on a panel on the challenges and rewards of being involved with the Achieving the Dream program. She also chairs the AACC’s Commission on Emerging Technologies. Founded in 1920, the AACC represents nearly 1,200 two-year, associate degree-granting institutions and is the primary advocacy organization for community colleges at the national level.

Dr. Anglin also serves as Vice Chair of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Community and Technical College Formula Advisory Committee, and is a Trustee of the Southern Association of Community Colleges and Schools’ Commission of Colleges.

Business Affiars at South Carolina’s Midlands Technical College, and Johnette McKown, (now) President

Tup 31% over two years. Faculty and staff worked hard and long hours to make sure students were enrolled in courses. Class limits were bumped until classroom space was utilized to capacity and additional classes were added to meet the demand. While part of the increased enrollment is due to the economy, a large part is due to the efforts of our student services staff and faculty.

student learning and student success. The college continues to look at the needs of our students and find ways to help students be successful in college.

PJC family. The dedicated faculty and staff at Paris Junior College are united in their efforts to improve the lives of the people of our service area through higher Dr. Pamela Anglin

PresidentParis Junior College

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MilestonesPJC Experiences Record-Breaking Enrollment

This fall’s official enrollment at Paris Junior College has been phenomenally higher than one year ago with a 17.98 percent increase in head count. The total number of students enrolled for Fall 2009 was 5,584, and total contact hours for the semester were 1,207,645. Since Fall 2007, PJC has experienced a stunning 30.3 percent increase, greater than state or national increases.

Tremendous growth was seen at Paris, Sulphur Springs and Greenville, and PJC resources were fully marshaled to address the demand.

“PJC’s record enrollment is a result of many hours of hard work and dedication to students and our faculty and staff going the extra mile. We really appreciate their commitment,” said PJC President Dr. Pamela Anglin.

Distance Learning AwardThe Northeast Texas Consortium of Colleges and

Universities (NETnet), of which PJC is a member, received a major award from the Texas Distance Learning Association. Chosen as the 2009 Out-standing Institution for Commitment to Excellence and Innovation in Distance Education, the Consor-tium provides curriculum and technology support to fifteen public colleges and universities in north-east Texas. PJC President, Dr. Pamela Anglin, is cur-rently Chair of the consortium’s Board of Directors.

Distance learning is offered by PJC through Hy-brid courses (in a classroom and through a comput-er), Online (through the computer only) and Inter-active Television (where students in several locations can watch an instructor at another location).

Student numbers in distance learning continue to grow at PJC. Hybrid enrollment was 822 students this semester – up nine percent from a year ago. On-line enrollment is at 1,451 students – up 27 percent in one year, and ITV enrollment is at 497 – up 64 percent in one year.

New PJC Greenville Center Celebrates First Year

After coming in on budget and on time, the new

PJC - Greenville Center reached a successful first year of operation in August 2009. Above, dual cred-it students wait for a friend to go online.

New Student Lounge OpensRenovations in Paris returned the first floor of the Student Center to its original purpose – a center for student life – with the remodeling of the base-ment into a lounge area with game tables and a large screen television.

PJC - Greenville Center reached a successful first

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Phi Theta KappaThe Beta Zeta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the

two-year college honor society, stayed very busy this year with projects in Paris, Sulphur Springs and Greenville. A holiday food drive conducted jointly by Phi Theta Kappa and the PJC Hispanic Club collected more than 700 canned and dry food items. The Paris group raised $1750 for Relay for Life, a breast cancer charity. All told, PTK raised about $2250 for various charitable groups.

Sprucing Up the GardenThe Phi Theta Kappa and Hispanic Clubs of

Sulphur Springs worked together on a service project for the Sulphur Springs campus, cleaning up the gardens in front of the building. They also planted mums in front of the building as a service project. Shown left to right are Sulphur Springs students George Ellis, Jana Warren and Ben Walker.

Hispanic Club Hosts, DonatesThe PJC Hispanic Club hosted a Christmas Fiesta

for Big Brothers Big Sisters in the Student Center ballroom. Participants had a grand time with cookies and punch, dancing, music and games such as balloon relays, limbo, musical chairs and a grand finale with piñatas.

PJC — Greenville Center’s Hispanic Club members joined together to make a blanket to donate to the Salvation Army. The club also had bins in the front lobby and on the second floor of the building, accepting donations for the Salvation Army. Seven hundred canned/dry food items were collected from the two centers’ drives.

The club also sponsors an annual international film festival, to help raise awareness of other cultures.

Harts Help Salvation ArmyPJC’s Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

Technology Students Organization (HARTS) collected cans of food to donate to the Salvation Army. Along the way the cans were temporarily turned into a “cake” celebrating PJC’s 85th Homecoming on the group’s parade float.

Student Aids GardenersPJC sophomore Cooper Pickle a Drafting/

Computer Aided Design student, worked with Hunt County Master Gardeners Marguerite Callahan, Lissa King and Anita Harris to develop the initial design for an Outdoor Learning Center in the Heritage Garden of Hunt County. Upon completion, this facility will be used to enhance educational programs offered by the Hunt County Master Gardeners and Texas AgriLife Extension Service.

Student Aids Gardeners

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Community

NextEra Energy ScholarshipLamar Energy Center, owned and operated by

NextEra Energy Resources, presented $5,000 to PJC for two scholarships to students enrolled in the Electro-Mechanical program. “Our plant has received benefits from this program through graduates that have gone on to careers within our organization, and we are pleased to be able to support the program and community in this manner,” said Plant Manager Jimmie Hopson. Several recent PJC graduates are currently employed by Lamar Energy Center or the parent company.

Student Honors DeanFormer PJC student Andy Durham, Class

of 1976, created the Dwight Chaney Endowed Scholarship through his gift to PJC, in honor of his former professor, now Dean/Vice President of Academic Studies at PJC.

Agriculture SupportedThe Roan Oak Masonic Lodge of Garrett’s Bluff

donated a $500 gift to the agriculture programin memory of Bradford S. “Buddy” Barber, a former member who passed away in 2009. Shown below, from left are: James Parsons, Ben Mooring, PJC Agriculture Instructor Tracy Stewart, James Cook, Arthur S. Tucker and Buddy Malone.

PJC Employees Pitch in

PJC employees created bags of household and personal supplies just before the holidays for twenty families in need whose names were provided by an area elementary school. PJC employees also participated in a big way in the annual United Way Campaign, raising over $19,500 through employee contributions and various fall fundraising events.

Welding Assists TrailPJC welding instructors Kevin Ward and Clint

Hutchins (shown below), examine the finished product after they volunteered to install railing on the Trail de Paris with materials supplied by the City of Paris. Friends of the Trail expressed appreciation to PJC for their help in fabricating and installing the steel pedestrian bridge railings on the trail’s east extension railroad bridges.

Community SupportCommunity Support

Student Journalists Win Awards

Two student journalists from Paris Junior College beat out 30 other student photographers from both two- and four-year Texas colleges at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) annual convention in Dallas last spring. Sumner sophomore Randi Johnson (below front left) and Paris freshman Stephanie Norman (below front center) took first place in the Two-Person Photo Essay contest. The two-person teams were required to turn in five photos, and judging was anonymous.

The staff of The Bat, PJC’s student newspaper, attended the 100th anniversary convention with more than 600 other student journalists and their advisers. Students competed in live contests and heard speakers from all areas of print and broadcast journalism.

Norman, co-editor of The Bat, also won a second place in magazine page design. The Bat co-editor Marta Goerte (front right), a freshman from Telephone, went on a tour of The Dallas Morning News. Honey Grove sophomore Quentin Carpenter (back left) and Paris sophomore Ali Pry (back right) competed in sports writing and sports photography contests and toured the new Dallas Cowboys stadium.

Distinguished Service WinnerBrandi Amos of New Boston was awarded the

2009 Distinguished Service Award. Amos served as president of the Student Government Association, was a nominee for Miss PJC and was the 2008 Homecoming Queen. Amos was a volunteer for Big Brothers/Big Sisters.

She was a member of Encore!, Chamber Singers and Chorale and has sung for Rotary and Lion’s Club as well as local churches. She made All-State Choir three years and traveled to Austin to visit with state legislators twice.

Student Art DowntownParis Junior College’s Art Department sponsors

a Student Art Exhibit as part of the Downtown Merchant’s Christmas in Paris Celebration. Part of the celebration is the Art Walk, and PJC students

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were featured in two different exhibits in December. Student art and photography was displayed in the new home of the Paris Community Theater Arts Center and advanced photography students’ work was shown in a nearby building.

PJC Music Students Earn All-State Berths

Ten members of the Paris Junior College Chorale were selected recently to the prestigious 2009 Texas Two Year College All State Choir. Twenty-seven community colleges from across Texas brought students to the Texas Music Educators Convention in San Antonio to make up the 171 voice All State Choir. PJC was proud to have the highest number of All State members in the choir of any one college; a first for PJC.

PJC also had a member of the Texas Two Year College All State Symphonic Band. Justin Hughes (below) made the band for the second year – a considerable feat because PJC hasn’t had an all state band member since the 1970’s.

Student Talent RewardedWinners of the PJC Student Talent Show held

in the fall semester were, from the left: Dani Roberts of Commerce, first place; Katrina Broyles of Farmington, Ark., third place; and Will Hang of Sulphur Springs, second place. The show was sponsored by the Student Activities Office.

Students Busy at the CapitolPJC students had two different opportunities

to go to the State Capitol in Austin last year. Students attended Community College Day and met with legislators.

Meetings and competitions highlighted the annual Student Government Association State Convention, where PJC’s scrapbook took first place honors. They also visited the Capitol.

At right, attendees at the Community College Day line up for a shot in front of the capitol building.

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to go to the State Capitol in Austin last year. Students attended Community College Day and met with legislators.

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Preparing ForBiomedical Students Advance

A 2+2 Articulation Agreement between PJC and Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences saw the first PJC students advance in the program in 2009. The agreement facilitates the admission and academic transfer of PJC students into the Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) Program at Texas A&M. Students completing PJC’s Biomedical Sciences program have full guaranteed admission to the Texas A&M BIMS program, as long as they maintain a 3.6 GPA. PJC is one of only 10 community colleges in Texas participating in the program. According to PJC Biology Instructor Jack Brown, the program is heavy on science courses and “They [Texas A&M] tell us every year they see a greater success rate from students who have done their first two years at the community college level.”

At right, students in the program work with sample analysis equipment.

Kimberly-Clark Provides Cutting Edge Equipment

PJC Electro-Mechanical Instructors Larry Roberts, below left, and Patrick O’Connor display components for programmable logic controllers donated by Kimberly-Clark. The donation allows expansion of PJC’s training program, which helps ensure students have the training to go straight to work on high-tech equipment upon completion of the program.

Aviation Technology Center Produces Graduating Classes

The new PJC Aviation Training Center at Majors Field in Greenville had a total of 82 students in 2009. There were 40 in the second official class graduating from the Aircraft Structural Mechanic program. This program prepares students to enter the job market as an entry-level aircraft structural mechanic.

Forty-two students graduated from the Aircraft Electrical Mechanic program — the program’s first graduating class. This program prepares students to enter the job market as an entry-level aircraft electrician.

In August PJC – Greenville Center continuing education division began offering Airframe and Powerplant Preparatory Courses at the PJC Aviation Training Center. These classes enhance fundamental technical procedures in the required subject matter necessary to pass the written, oral and practical certification as a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airframe and Powerplant Technician.

Students must have either 18 months of practical experience with procedures, materials and tools on either airframe or powerplant, or 30 months of

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Industry’s Futurecombined practical experience on both airframe and powerplant to receive both certifications.

Airframe and Powerplant General Knowledge covers basic electricity; aircraft drawings; weight and balance; fluid lines and fittings; material and processes; ground operations and servicing; cleaning and corrosion control, mathematics; maintenance forms and records; basic physics; maintenance publications; and mechanic privileges and limitations.

A&P Airframe Systems instructs aircraft technicians who have the required time spent on the aircraft, but still lack some of the knowledge to

complete the written, oral and practical test. This class offers 30 percent hands-on training and 70 percent classroom lecture training.

Welding Classes GrowA fast track welding program was inaugurated

successfully in 2009. The program is a partnership with the Paris Economic Development Corporation, Workforce Solutions of Northeast Texas and Turner Industries. Turner Industries provided the instructor, and students are company employees. There are 12 students each in two classes. Four classes will be offered in 2009. As current employees of Turner increase their skills and promote, more individuals are hired from the community for entry-level positions. Due to increased demand overall for welding instruction, PJC added an evening class to double the number of slots available for welding

students.

PJC Lands Business Incubator Grant

PJC was instrumental in landing a grant, in cooperation with the Paris Economic Development Corporation and the Small Business Development Center, to develop an incubator program for small business. Incubators reduce start-up costs and provide a better chance of success by allowing companies to develop products or services, determine their markets and raise capital to create business.

PEDC provided the use of an assistant, office space and $30,000—all to be used as matching funds for acquiring the federal grant to fund the incubator’s. The SBDC will hire a director to get the incubator up and running.

PEDC provided the use of an assistant, office space and $30,000—all to be used as matching funds for acquiring the federal grant to fund the incubator’s. The SBDC will hire a director to get the incubator up and running.

students.

PJC Lands Business Incubator Grant

in cooperation with the Paris Economic Development Corporation and the Small Business Development Center, to develop an incubator program for small business. Incubators reduce start-up costs and provide a better chance of success by allowing companies to develop products or services, determine their markets and raise capital to create business.

The Aviation Training Center at Majors Field celebrated another milestone with the second graduating class of the Aircraft Electrical Mechanical course. Students and their instructors are shown inside the hangar and outside around the new aviation training center sign.

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English Instructors gain recognition

English Instructor and PJC Communica-tions Division Chair Beth Shelton was hon-ored with the Susan Faulkner Annual Best Teacher Award, pre-sented by the Two-Year College English Asso-ciation, Southwest Re-gion (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado and New Mexico). An affiliate of the National Council of Two-Year

English Programs, TY-CA-SW presented the award at their annual meet-ing held in Oklahoma City, OK. Faulkner was an English instructor at Dallas County Community College’s Cedar Valley Campus who passed away from breast cancer.

Of the award, PJC Dean of Academics Dwight Chaney said: “To be recognized by one’s peers, especially English professors, is indeed an honor, and Mrs. Shelton well deserves the recognition of her talents, time and energies in the furtherance of

the cause of teaching English. Again, Mrs. Shelton’s recognition highlights her status as a worthy recipient. Well done!”

National Publication Recognizes Students’ “Royal Experience”

English Instructor Rhonda Armstrong’s ability to spark learning with fun was passed on to an in-ternational audience in Innovation Abstracts, a publication of the Na-tional Institute for Staff and Organizational De-velopment that helps improve learning prac-tices, programs and ini-tiatives. Armstrong’s ability to connect with students and make lit-erature come alive for them was featured in “English Literature: A Royal Experience”.

“As a conscientious instructor, Ms. Armstrong once again has shown her insightfulness in working with students to get them involved and committed to literature,” said Dean Chaney. “The use of student presentations is a key tool in fostering in-depth understanding of content material. The abstract published by NISOD is in itself a commendation regarding the special relationship of an instructor to her students.”

Chemistry Instructor’s Measurement Tool Brings International Attention

Chemistry Instructor Don Kosterman is again receiving international professional attention for improving chemistry experiments. He rebuilt a calorimeter, a tool used to measure temperature resulting from chemical reactions, to be more stable and accurate. Published in Chem 13 News, this is the second time he has appeared in the international publication produced by the University of Waterloo’s Department of Chemistry in Ontario, Canada. The

content material. The abstract published by NISOD is in itself a commendation regarding the special relationship of an instructor to her students.”

Chemistry Instructor’s Measurement Tool Brings International Attention

receiving international professional attention for improving chemistry experiments. He rebuilt a calorimeter, a tool used to measure temperature resulting from chemical reactions, to be more stable and accurate. Published in the second time he has appeared in the international publication produced by the University of Waterloo’s Department of Chemistry in Ontario, Canada. The

and PJC Communications Division Chair Beth Shelton was honored with the Susan Faulkner Annual Best Teacher Award, presented by the Two-Year College English Association, Southwest Region (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado and New Mexico). An affiliate of the National Council of Two-Year

English Programs, TYBeth Shelton

Rhonda Armstrong

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journal is designed to get usable information out to laboratories and lectures.

The invention was featured in the article, “A Better ‘Drink Cup’ Calorimeter”. Most calorimeters have been built using nested coffee cups that are shorter, which are prone to tip over and not as well insulated.

Distance Learning Work Honored

Economics Instructor Anthony Sawyer received the Outstanding Distance Learning Award for PJC at the NETnet convention in Tyler this summer. Sawyer has taught multiple sections of economics both online and in ITV format.

“Sawyer has been innovative in using multimedia, particularly video, to support his online courses, and he has adapted the course content of economics to online delivery,” said Ken Haley, associate dean of academics. “He also provides ITV economics classes to multiple dual-credit ISD sites, sometimes with numerous assigned ISDs in the same conference in addition to students in the ITV classroom. He has always been receptive to new ideas and delivery methods, and he has been an enthusiastic supporter of distance education.”

Shown below (left to right) are NETnet Director Micky Slimp, Sawyer and Haley.

Office Technology Instructor Named Master Teacher

The 2009 Master Teacher Award was bestowed upon Office Technology Instructor Anita Ferguson, who has taught at PJC since 1971. She is shown above (left) receiving the award from PJC

President, Dr. Pamela Anglin. She began teaching shorthand and other

business related courses when she came to PJC in 1971. Ferguson developed the Medical Transcription Program for the college and developed courses in medical terminology, as well as medical coding and billing. She was one of the first faculty members to develop an on-line course.

Dr. Anglin said at the time, “Adapting to change is nothing new for Ferguson; student retention was a goal every semester; and she always encouraged students to never give up and worked with them if they struggled to remain in school.”

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President, Dr. Pamela Anglin.

business related courses when she came to PJC in 1971. Ferguson developed the Medical Transcription Program for the college and developed courses in medical terminology, as well as medical coding and billing. She was one of the first faculty members to develop an on-line course.

to change is nothing new for Ferguson; student retention was a goal every semester; and she always encouraged students to never give up and worked with them if they struggled to remain in school.”

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Homecoming

REVENUESState Appropriations $10,076,934Tuition & Fees $ 8,579,169Taxes $ 2,889,522Auxiliary Enterprises $ 988,702Other Sources $ 1,074,725Grants & Contracts $ 9,590,947TOTAL $33,199,999

EXPENDITURESInstruction $ 9,887,824Public Service $ 1,035,595Academic Support $ 1,198,515Student Services $ 2,809,666Institutional Support $ 2,639,290Plant Operation & Maintenance $ 2,326,401Financial Aid & Scholarships $ 7,876,783Auxiliary Enterprise Expenditures $ 963,875Depreciation $ 753,304Interest & Fees On Debt Service $ 581,870TOTAL $30,073,123

Male: 38%Female: 62%

Under Age 17: 358 17: 724 18: 704 19-21: 1,169 22-24: 462 25-30: 494 31-35: 257 36-50: 474 51-64: 84 65 And Over: 7

Paris Campus: 2,502Greenville Campus: 1,229Sulphur Springs Campus: 730Commerce: 206

TOTAL ENROLLMENT: 4,742

Revenues & Expenditures09.01.08 - 08.31.09

Fall 2008 Student Body Data

Male: 40%Female: 60%

Under Age 17: 441 17: 727 18: 811 19-21: 1,346 22-24: 528 25-30: 622 31-35: 335 36-50: 642 51-64: 118 65 And Over: 9 No Age Given: 1

Paris Campus: 3,138Greenville Campus: 1,326Sulphur Springs Campus: 853Commerce: 263

TOTAL ENROLLMENT: 5,580

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renowned throughout the business world as a leader and we are honored to call him one of our own.” Scott was Student Government President at PJC, and credits an athletic scholarship in track for al-lowing him to attend. His leadership earned him a scholarship to the University of Texas, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1949. In a 1984 Paris News article, Scott said that had it not been for scholarships, he would still be “pump-ing gas in Paris!” After working at The Dallas Morn-ing News, Scott’s interest shifted to finance. By 1962 he was CEO of Roberts, Scott and Company, Inc. in San Diego. For over 50 years, he has served in key positions at several Fortune 500 and top 100 growth companies. Scott notes, “To be successful you have to have a feeling of being lucky, an ability to dream bold dreams, a dedication of hard work, a sense of urgency, an enthusiastic attitude, a willingness to take some risks, a feeling of high self-esteem and a belief in a higher being.” Scott and wife Katherine make their home in La Jolla, CA.

Charles “Red” Scott was the 2009 Paris Junior College Distinguished Alumni. A 1947 graduate of PJC, Scott is Chairman of the Board of Vistage Florida, an organization that assists senior corpo-rate executives in maximizing their business poten-tial. “Charles ‘Red’ Scott is an exceptional selec-tion,” noted PJC President, Dr. Pam Anglin. “He is

Charles “Red” Scott is 2009 Distinguished Alumnus

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Homecoming 2009 featured (clockwise from top left) the President’s Reception on Friday evening; a reunion with members of the 1959 NJCAA National Champion Paris Junior College Dragons baseball team (honored at Hub Hollis Field and presented with new Dragons jerseys); drama students presenting Noel Coward’s “Private Lives” as the Homecoming play; winning floats; a Homecoming Crowning, and reunions for the classes of 1958 and 1959!

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Dragon AthletesPJC student athletes turned in stellar performances

this year at the NJCAA regional tournaments.

SoftballFirst-year PJC Softball Coach Corey Lyon saw his

team finish as Region XIV tournament runner-up. Lyon was also runner-up for Region XIV Softball Coach of the Year, and several players earned individual NJCAA Region XIV honors. Below, from left are: Lyon; Shay Ristau of Denton, First Team Infield; Jessica Wilson of Irving, First Team Catcher; Kaci Crawford of Paris, First Team Pitcher; Megan Brigance of Flower Mound, Second Team Utility Player; and Makesa Richey of Rockwall, First Team Outfield. The entire team is shown, bottom, before boarding the bus for the tournament.

Lady Dragons BasketballThe Lady Dragons basketball team improved

to make it to the NJCAA Regional tournament. At right, Lady Dragons Brittney Bennett, (left), of Del City, Okla., and Taylor Ammons (right), of Vicksburg, Miss., received tournament awards. Bennett was named to the NJCAA All-Region Team, and Ammons received an Honorable Mention.

Dragons BasketballThe Dragons finished a great season as North

Zone Co-Champions and Region XIV Tournament Runner-Up, losing an overtime heartbreaker. Still, PJC was ranked in the top ten for the third straight year, and ranked sixth nationally in defensive points allowed. Shown below are Dragons who received tournament honors. From left, Kenny Gabriel, freshman from Charlotte, NC, and a signee with Auburn University was named First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Region, and to the Region XIV All-Tournament Team. Raymond Sims, sophomore from Philadelphia, PA, was named Second Team All-Conference, Second Team All-Region, and led the conference in assists. Sims is

heading to the University of South Alabama in Mobile. Houston sophomore Shannon Shorter, a University of North Texas signee, was named to the All-Conference Team and Region XIV All-Tournament Team. Houston freshman Jonathon Simmons was named to the All-Conference Team.

Lady Dragons Basketball

heading to the University of South Alabama in Mobile. Houston sophomore Shannon Shorter, a University of North Texas signee, was named to the All-Conference Team and Region XIV All-Tournament Team. Houston freshman Jonathon Simmons was named to the All-Conference Team.

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Stand OutVolleyball

Volleyball took off this year, with PJC hosting the regional tournament during Homecoming weekend. The girls made a great showing, and the team looks to continue the steady improvement made since the sport came to PJC four years ago.

Volleyball team members receiving honors recently are, from the left: (front) Heather Rigby, freshman from Rowlett, Texas; Logan Anglin, Paris sophomore; Morgan Fikes, sophomore from Rowlett; Codi Schepp, freshman from Vernon, British Columbia;

Kaila Johnson, freshman from Kountze, Texas; (back) Hillary Baugh, a Trenton, Texas, sophomore; Adrienne Boswell, sophomore from Rockwall, Texas; and Tess Williams, a sophomore from Odessa, Texas. Anglin is the first player to be named to the Region 14 All-Tourney Team, as well as receiving Honorable Mention All-Conference.

All Sports Award WinnersParis Junior College presented the 2009 All-Sports Awards at the end of the Spring semester. Pictured below, from the left are: baseball’s Most Valuable Player Justin Miller of Paris, who signed with Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Okla.; softball’s MVP Makesa Richey; golf’s MVP and McLemore Cup

winner for top athlete from all sports Jason Timmis of Stoke-On-Trent, England; Jordan Barry of Frisco, Texas, with the Bobby Walters Cup for highest GPA; basketball MVP Kenny Gabriel of Charlotte, N.C., who signed with Auburn University; women’s bas-ketball MVP Brittany Bennett of Del City, Okla., who signed with University of the Incarnate Word in San

Antonio; and volleyball’s MVP Kait-lin Vasquez of Garland, Texas, who signed with the Uni-versity of Te x a s - P a n American in Edinburg.

Kaila Johnson, freshman from Kountze, Texas;

All Sports Award All Sports Award WinnersParis Junior College presented the 2009 All-Sports Awards at the end of the Spring semester. Pictured below, from the left are: baseball’s Most Valuable Player Justin Miller of Paris, who signed with Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Okla.; softball’s MVP Makesa Richey; golf’s MVP and McLemore Cup

Antonio; and volleyball’s MVP Kaitlin Vasquez of Garland, Texas, who signed with the University of Te x a s - P a n American in Edinburg.

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