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Name: Brenda Godoy, Sophomore Biology Major
2016 Salutatorian from Mount Pleasant High School

Future Plans: After graduating from ��������, Brenda plans to transfer to Texas A&M University in College Station in the fall of 2018 to pursue a bachelor?s degree.

Goal: To attend medical school and become a pediatrician.† Scholarships: �������� Presidential Scholar.

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at �������� is pleased to present a holiday performance by The Celtic Tenors Monday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. This festive show, sponsored by Cypress Bank, is sure to get you into the spirit of the season as they deliver some of your favorite holiday songs in their innovative style.

The Celtic Tenors have established themselves as the most successful classical crossover artists ever to emerge from Ireland.

Quilts by local quilters hang in the Whatley Center foyer in what is now an annual tradition for the �������� art department.† For the second consecutive year, quilters bring their treasured quilts to share with the community. The exhibit runs from Monday, Nov. 6 through Wednesday, Nov. 29. A reception is scheduled for Wednesday, November 15 at 12:30 p.m. in the Whatley Center foyer, and refreshments will be served.

Seven quilters brought 25 quilts for this exhibit, which is titled†Beyond the Rail Fence.

Early fall-winter forage production is particularly valuable as it allows flexibility for earlier grazing or increased stockpiling. The goal of the Noble Research Institute?s small grains breeding program is to develop cultivars with improved forage qualities, better fall production, improved ability to recover after grazing and better overall forage yields. Come see six of the new small grain varieties, selected for increased early season forage yields, recently released by the Noble Research Institute

Thomas and April Bliss recently presented the �������� Foundation with $2,000 to establish two scholarships. The Sharon Bliss Memorial scholarship is in memory of Thomas? mother,†who had a long career as a respiratory therapist.†This scholarship†will benefit a student studying health sciences at ��������. The Bradyn Dawn Loy Memorial Scholarship†was established†in memory of the Mount Vernon High School student and friend of the Bliss family who passed away last year.

The �������� Associate?s Degree Nursing (ADN) Program recently learned that it achieved a passing rate of 89.1 percent on the NCLEX board of nursing exam. This marked a significant improvement†over the last three testing years†and moved the program from conditional status back into full approval with the Texas Board of Nursing.

?We are exceptionally proud of our ADN nursing faculty and students. Not only did they achieve their goal ?

The Communities In Schools group is coordinating †?CIS DAY?†to raise funds to support the CIS Believes In Dreams Christmas Project and other CIS activities and services.† Last year with this project, we served over 1,400 students and their siblings for Christmas and the numbers will be even higher this year.

Please join us on the square in Mount Pleasant on November 18^th†from 9:00 am until 2:00†pm and help support Communities In Schools!

Please plan to attend another PLACE lecture hosted by A&M-Texarkana on the �������� campus.

Texas A&M University-Texarkana at �������� and �������� have partnered with students and student leaders on campus to collect plastic bags to be donated to Titus County Cares.

Judy Lee, chairman of the Titus County Cares Board of Directors, said the organization is in tremendous need of bags to meet the demand of the organization?s Food†Pantry†and weekend food program for children in the area.

?We use around 5,500 plastic bags a week between Food4kids and the Food Pantry.† Around 200 families a week are served through the

Five �������� honors freshman recently presented the trailer of their new film on Mary Kay at the annual fall meeting of the Walter Prescott Webb Historical Society. The Webb Society is the collegiate auxiliary of the Texas State Historical Association.

Warren Wu, Rhylie Anderson, Jordan Whelchel, Karsen Nelson, and Matthew Chambers (pictured from left) have all taken major roles in the production of the film, due for a premiere this February.