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The Holmes Community College Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) students recently completed a pediatric day camp for the children at Warren-Yazoo Mental Health (WYMH) on the Yazoo campus. The OTA students led groups of children ranging from ages 5-17 daily in the month of June.
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Holmes Community College’s Goodman/Grenada Campus Trek Coordinator Jonathan Wright received the 2017 Outstanding Career Services Professional of the Year Award during the Mississippi Association of Colleges and Employers (MACE) Annual Summer Conference held July 19-21 in Vicksburg.
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The world of adult education is dramatically changing for the better, and the Pugh family of Yazoo City is happy to be a part of it. Adult education programs, including those offered at Holmes Community College, now have a career pathway/transitional specialist on staff to assists students’ transition into the workforce or education/training once they receive their high school diploma. Through this newly-established position and opportunities it affords, Asher Pugh completed his GED and is now enrolled in the welding program at Holmes to begin this fall. Additionally, Asher’s experiences encouraged his father and brother to enroll at Holmes as well.
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The Holmes Alumni Association is gearing up for their District Dog Lunches in the nine counties supporting Holmes Community College.
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A Holmes Community College student who suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury after a terrible wreck in high school thought he had little to no chance of ever regaining movement below his neck. Nearly five and a half years later, after countless hours at Methodist Rehabilitation Center’s facilities, 23-year-old Stevelyn Robinson accomplished his goal: to walk across the stage to receive his college diploma.
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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 Travia “Shea” Coleman, CST, B.S., teaches in Ridgeland.
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The Ridgeland Campus of Holmes Community College held a Pinning Ceremony for the Surgical Technology Class of 2017 on June 28 at Madison United Methodist Church. Six students were honored.
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All dormitories on the Goodman Campus are completely full at this time, according to Housing Director Terry Fancher.
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The Ridgeland Campus of Holmes Community College held a Pinning Ceremony for the graduating Practical Nursing Class of 2017 on June 22 at Broadmoor Baptist Church of Madison. Twelve students were honored during the ceremony.
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The Holmes Community College Wellness Center is open for summer. The machine weights, free weights, cardiovascular machines and the pool are open for use Monday – Thursday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and Fridays 8 a.m.-noon.