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The SkillsUSA chapters from Holmes Community College’s Goodman and Ridgeland campuses successfully competed in the 2019 SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference held April 8-10. The winners were recognized during a ceremony on April 10 at the Jackson Marriott. Overall, Holmes took home 13 awards: eight from the Goodman Campus and five from Ridgeland.

On Monday, April 15, several students from the Goodman Campus African American Literature class traveled to Millsaps College in Jackson to attend Conversations on Identity, Power and Privilege featuring author, poet and activist Nikki Giovanni.

Creative writing students from across the state gathered on the Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus on Friday, April 12, to receive their accolades as they were announced winners in the 2019 Mississippi Community College Creative Writers Association competition. During the awards ceremony portion of the workshop, Holmes was recognized with seven awards.

Holmes Community College students Courtney Dees, Bradford James, Lake Shipp, Hallie Westbrook, Abigail Wilkerson and Chelsea Williams were honored at the All-Mississippi Community College Academic Team Recognition Luncheon on April 10.

Holmes Community College sophomore Bradford James, son of Tange and Dan James, recently received the prestigious Lyceum Scholarship from the University of Mississippi. The scholarship provides full resident tuition for two years. James will graduate from Holmes on May 10 and will begin his studies at Ole Miss as an accounting major in the fall of 2019.

The Ninety-First Commencement Exercises are set for Friday, May 10 in Frank Branch Coliseum on the Goodman Campus. Goodman and Grenada graduates will take part in the 10 a.m. ceremony while Ridgeland graduates will have a ceremony at 2 p.m.

Holmes Community College was recently ranked third in the 2019 Best Online Community Colleges in Mississippi list provided by SR Education Group. A leading education research publisher, SR Education Group was founded in 2004 with the mission to create authoritative online resources for students seeking an online education program that best suits their budget and career aspirations.

The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus recognized its students’ achievements and honors during the 2019 Honors Day Program held April 9 in the McGowan Workforce Training Center. Representatives from each academic and career-technical program presented awards to students who have shown excellence in their given major, program or extracurricular activity. Other special awards were given, as well, in various categories.

The Holmes Community College Development Foundation, Inc. Golf Classic will be held Wednesday, May 8, at Deerfield Golf Club in Madison.

The Holmes Community College Goodman Campus recognized its students’ achievements and honors during the 2019 Honors Day Program held April 8 in Frank Branch Coliseum.