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The Northeast Texas Community College Honors Program is pleased to announce its Honors Students for the 2017-2018 school year. This includes nine Presidential Scholars and 12 Honors Scholars. College trustees, administrators and faculty established Honors Northeast in the spring of 2007.

Geared to attract top high school graduates and college students, the program has prospered thanks to a network of loyal supporters in and out of the college. Each year, NTCC honors students have attended and presented research at the Walter Webb Society of Texas, the Great Plains Honors Council (GPHC) and the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC).

The Northeast Texas Community College Honors Program recently wrapped up filming for its annual feature-length movie. This year’s Honors Northeast film, Mary Kay, tells the story of the legendary Texas cosmetics mogul who founded an empire. Honors students researched the topic, wrote the script, costumed, acted in, directed, filmed and are handling production of the movie. Brenda Godoy directed the 61-scene film, which was shot largely in Fort Worth.

“I am continually amazed at the creativity and ingenuity our students display when putting these films together. It requires a phenomenal amount of coordination to pull off something of this magnitude and they always manage to impress me,” Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director, said.

CASA of Titus, Camp and Morris Counties welcomed Ariana Villarreal as she took an oath on Aug. 23 before the Camp County Judge, Honorable Judge Loughmiller. Ariana is now sworn in and accepted her duties as a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer.

As a CASA volunteer you become a part of a caring group of people who work to ensure all children placed in the foster care system, due to abuse and neglect, can have the safe, stable and nurturing environments they need to thrive. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteers speak up for a child in court so that child’s voice can be heard as he or she is going through the foster care system.

Evacuees from Beaumont have found refuge at Daingerfield State Park. Michelle Puckett, along with her boyfriend Troy Walker, left Beaumont on Aug. 25, prior to Hurricane Harvey making landfall. The pair, along with Puckett’s two children, Andrea and Lucas, headed towards family in Texarkana.

“We went to Texarkana,” said Puckett, “because my mother lives there, but it was too crowded.” After hearing that Governor Greg Abbott announced that Texas State Parks would be available to house refugees free of charge, the Pucketts and Walker headed for the nearest to them that was still available, which happened to be Daingerfield State Park.

“I have traveled all over the country,” said Walker, “and this is the most beautiful state park I have seen.”

As of press time, Puckett had no idea when they might be able to return home.

Daingerfield— Daingerfield State Park is the perfect place to kick off the fall beginning in September. During the month, the park will host twenty-two programs focused on family entertainment and learning about our natural world.

The park will conduct Ranger led hikes around the lake which winds through the “Cathedral of the Trees”. Also during September, you will have a chance to explore aquatic life on several Saturdays during our Underwater Discovery programs. Paddle boarding and kayaking classes and excursions with a Ranger will get you out on the water (remember all of our programs are FREE). Have fun making nature art on selected Saturdays.

To bring each action packed Saturday to a fitting conclusion, we will host a Dance with classics from our vintage jukebox from 8-10 p.m. New for the month will be campfire songs with Rich Eells at the Amphitheater which will run for an hour before each classic Saturday night dance.