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The Holmes Community College Development Foundation, Inc. Golf Classic will be held Wednesday, May 10, at Deerfield Golf Club in Madison.

Registration for summer and fall classes 2017 begins April 3 for all campuses.

During their spring break, Marie Holmes and her two daughters – Monica Holmes Allen and Amanda Holmes – did something they had always wanted to do: visit Holmes Community College. Because Holmes is their family name, they had always been curious about the institution and what it was all about.

Six Holmes students represented Holmes Community College at the 2017 O.C. McDavid Journalism Conference held in conjunction with Jackson State University’s School of Journalism and Media Studies on March 30 at JSU’s Mississippi e-Center. Two members of the Growl student newspaper – Mia Jones from the Ridgeland Campus and Ethan Burton from Goodman placed in the McDavid Conference Better Newspaper Contest Student Division. Jones won second place in the Editorial Division and Burton placed third in Editorial Cartoons.

Holmes Community College Goodman Campus had three students named NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) semifinalists at the NATS event March 24-25 in Hattiesburg.

BestColleges.com has selected Holmes Community College as one of the Best Community Colleges in Mississippi for 2017. Holmes was ranked No. 5 out the 15 community colleges in the state.

The Holmes Community College Goodman Campus will hold an Electrical Lineman Program information meeting for those interested in being a part of the fall 2017 cohort on Tuesday, April 18 at 5 p.m. in the Science and Mathematics Building Auditorium. The meeting is mandatory for all potential students who are interested in applying to the 16-week training program.

Holmes Community College students Daphna Jill Allen, Ashley Hatch, Emily Lamkin, Brittany Nicole Moffett, and Aundria Price were honored at the All-Mississippi Community College Academic Team Recognition Luncheon on March 22. Held at the Jackson Convention Center, the luncheon recognized those students named to both the All-Mississippi First Team and Second Team. The program was established by the Mississippi Association for Community and Junior Colleges, the Mississippi Community College Board, and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Nominations are based on outstanding academic performance and service to the college and community.

The SkillsUSA chapters from all three Holmes Community College campuses successfully competed in the annual competition hosted by the Mississippi Department of Education at the Jackson Convention Center Feb. 28-March 1. The first place winners will be traveling to the national competition in Louisville, Kentucky, June 19-23.

Overall Holmes took home 13 awards: seven from the Goodman Campus, four from Grenada, and two from Ridgeland. Goodman SkillsUSA students Jenna Cummings, Kevin Luckett, Lauren Martin, David Orduna, Ann Pohlig, Lakesha Rand, and Hallie Westbrook performed the official closing out of the meeting; an honor bestowed on them for winning first place in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies category. Morgan Lancaster and Ivory Smith also took home a first place win for Esthetics.

Other Goodman students brought home medals, as well. Paige Hitt and Caitlyn Pounders placed third in the Nail Care division, Michelle McMullough placed third in Cosmetology, Todd Ingle placed third in Collision Repair, Josh Saxton placed third in Appliance Repair, and Clark Tyner placed third in Technical Math.

From the Grenada Campus, there were two first place and two second place wins. Brittany Starnes won first place in Medical Terminology, and Meredith Moore brought home first for First Aid/CPR. In the Job Interview category, Angela Stowers won second place, and Marlena Pendleton won second in Extemporaneous Speaking.

Ridgeland Campus students Dmorris Walker and Denzel Thompson both brought home third place wins from the competition. Walker placed third in Job Skill Demonstration, and Thompson in Job Interview.

The Holmes Yazoo Educational Center will offer a Fundamentals of Dry Wall course beginning April 17.