Author: Mary Margaret Busby

Former Holmes Community College pre-dental student Ashley Weaver of Madison recently scored in the 95th percentile in the nation on her Dental Admission Test (DAT). On Nov. 16, she came and spoke to students on the Holmes Ridgeland Campus about preparing for professional school. An energetic, animated speaker, she kept the students’ attention from start to finish as she doled out meaningful advice on how to follow their dreams.

Two Holmes Community College alumnae, Taylor Adcock of Sallis (Class of ’16) and Lily Fran McCrory of Lexington (Class of ’15), each recently received early admittance into professional school programs. Adcock was admitted to School of Pharmacy at The University of Mississippi and McCrory received admittance to medical school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Both young ladies will begin their programs in the fall of 2017.

Arnetra O. Pleas, an English instructor on the Ridgeland Campus, has been named Holmes Community College’s 2016 Humanities Teacher of the Year.

On Thursday, Oct. 11, the Holmes Community College Mortuary Science Department’s Merchandising and Management Class was privileged to tour Batesville Casket Company’s Panola Plant in Batesville, followed by Garner-Harper Funeral Home in Grenada. The students were accompanied by instructor David R. Jones.

The Holmes Community College Electrical Lineman Field Day is set for Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 9 a.m. at the Electrical Lineman Training Facility on Highway 14 (just before you get to the Goodman Campus).

The Holmes Community College’s practical nursing (PN) programs on all three campuses had a 100 percent pass rate on the National NCLEX exam.

Holmes Community College will host a Mississippi Community Financial Access Coalition (MCFAC) financial education training boot camp on Tuesday, Oct. 4, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Vocational-Technology Building on the Goodman Campus.

Three Holmes Community College instructors will be honored at the prestigious Lamplighters Conference Oct. 6-7 in Brookhaven. Gwen Graham, English instructor on the Grenada Campus; NaTunya Johnson, district department chair of the Business and Office Technology (BOT) Department and BOT instructor on the Ridgeland Campus, and Heather Jones, chemistry instructor and head cheerleading coach on the Goodman Campus will attend the three-day professional development conference hosted by Copiah-Lincoln Community College.

Holmes Community College was recently ranked as the No. 2 college in the state of Mississippi by OnlineColleges.com. The rankings are based on a variety of factors, including affordability, student services and the availability of online programs.

Director of Career-Technical Education (CTE) at the Ridgeland Campus Amy Whittington has been promoted to District Director of Career-Technical Education. In addition to her new role, she will continue her duties as director of CTE for the Ridgeland Campus specifically.