Author: Mary Margaret Busby

The Holmes Community College Practical Nursing (PN) program at the Attala Center in Kosciusko had a 100 percent pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN) exam. This was the first year that the program offered both face-to-face and hybrid program options.

Members of the Holmes Community College Marketing/Recruiting and Communications departments received 12 awards during the 2020 College Public Relations Association of Mississippi (CPRAM) Awards Program on Aug. 10. Normally these awards would be presented during the CPRAM annual conference, but this year’s gathering was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Holmes Community College student Hannah “Olivia” Lane of Duck Hill is one of the 207 Phi Theta Kappa members who was named a 2020 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The daughter of Shirley and Eddie Lane, she is a nutrition major on the Holmes Grenada Campus.

Bailey Hudson of Flora, daughter of Melissa McCoy and Shane Hudson, is well on her way to a successful career path thanks to her education degree from Holmes Community College.

Kosciusko native Tiffany Sisney graduated from the Holmes Community College Practical Nursing program on June 25; an accomplishment she never dreamed she’d achieve. Although this year’s pinning ceremony looked a little different thanks to COVID-19, it was still just as special for this proud graduate.

The Holmes Community College Surgical Technology programs on both the Grenada and Ridgeland campuses had a 100 percent pass rate on the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) exam. Holmes Surgical Technology Program Director Jessica Elliott, CST, RN, FAST, teaches the students in Grenada and Shea Coleman, CST, B.S., teaches in Ridgeland.

The Foundation for Surgical Technology (FFST) awarded Holmes Community College students Erin Bell of Ethel and Rebecca “Lauren” McDonald of Canton each $1,000 scholarships. In addition to the scholarships, both students will be recognized in the August issue of The Surgical Technologist, the Foundation website and in an upcoming issue of ASTSA News and the Instructors Newsletter. Bell is a student on the Holmes Grenada Campus and McDonald is a student on the Ridgeland Campus.

The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus held a Pinning Ceremony for the graduating Practical Nursing Class of 2020 on June 24 in the McGowan Workforce Training Center Auditorium. Fifteen students were honored during the ceremony.

Holmes Community College was ranked #2 for Best Online Community Colleges in Mississippi by Optimal’s Guide to Online Schools. Optimal (formerly SR Education Group) has been publishing rankings of online colleges since 2009. The company’s goal is to help students make educated decisions when choosing an online degree.

Each year, Holmes Community College honors students with the highest GPAs as valedictorians and salutatorians. This year, one of the valedictorian had an even more impressive accomplishment: Addison Stevens of Madison earned her Associate of Arts degree as a dual-enrollment student while simultaneously graduating from high school.