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May-June-July
Thuresday, July 28, 2005
Pearl River’s Artigues
new SELU head baseball coach
Wildcat mentor guided
PRCC to 2002 World Series berth, 2004 MACJC championship during four-year
tenure
POPLARVILLE — Pearl
River Community College head baseball coach Jay Artigues is heading to
Southeastern Louisiana in Hammond to replace Dan Canevari who resigned
his head coaching post June 28 after three seasons with the Lions...more
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
PRCC graduation ceremony
Friday morning
POPLARVILLE - Some
150 Pearl River Community College students will
graduate Friday morning
during commencement exercises on the Poplarville
campus...more
Friday, July 22, 2005
Career-technical conference
July 26 at PRCC
POPLARVILLE - Pearl
River Community College is sponsoring its fifth annual district-wide Career-Technical
Division Conference on Tuesday, July 26, in the Olivia Bender Cafeteria
on the Poplarville campus...more
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
PRCC hosting Adult Education
conference
HATTIESBURG - More
than 350 educators will be on hand this week for the 2005 South Regional
Adult Education Conference, hosted by Pearl River Community College, on
Thursday and Friday at the Lake Terrace Convention Center...more
Friday, July 1, 2005
PRCC hosting lineman
camp July 6-8
POPLARVILLE - Pearl
River Community College is hosting a football
lineman camp July 6-8 on
the PRCC campus. Registration is from 2-4 p.m.
Wednesday. The camp is for
grades 9-12. The cost is $175, which includes
meals and residence fees.
For information, call 601-795-7890 or
601-795-4898...more
Friday, July 1, 2005
Defending national, state
champ Pearl River No. 1 in NJCAA’s 2005 preseason football poll
POPLARVILLE — Defending
national and state champion Pearl River Community College will enter its
2005 football season ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA’s preseason poll released
Thursday...more
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Alsobrooks takes over
Workforce Education at PRCC
HATTIESBURG - Scott
Alsobrooks has been named the new Director of
Workforce Education at Pearl
River Community College, replacing Ed
Felsher, who is retiring
June 30...more
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
New student orientation
set July 19-22 at PRCC
POPLARVILLE - Orientation
and early registration for new students
planning to attend classes
on the Poplarville campus of Pearl River
Community College the 2005
fall semester is set for July 19-22 on the
PRCC campus...more
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Pearl River Community
College Museum wins national award
POPLARVILLE - Pearl
River Community College’s Museum has been
awarded an American Association
of State and Local History (AASLH)
Certificate of Commendation
for “The Pearl River College Story: a
historical documentary,”
a 71-minute history of the school on DVD...more
Thursday, June 16, 2005
PRCC’s Museum extends
hours
POPLARVILLE— Pearl
River Community College’s Museum has extended its
hours it is open. The new
hours are from 9-11 a.m. and from 1-4 p.m., Monday
through Friday...more
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
PRCC board adopts $39.5
million budget
POPLARVILLE - The
Pearl River Community College Board of Trustees approved a budget of $39.5
million for the 2005-06 academic year Tuesday during the regular June meeting
on the Poplarville campus. This marks the 11th time in the school’s history
that the budget is more than $30 million...more
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Pearl River’s Bass inks
with Astros
Wildcat righthander heading
to Greenville, Tenn., minor league squad
POPLARVILLE — Pearl
River Community College pitcher Corey Bass has
signed a baseball contract
with the Houston Astros...more
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
PRCC’s Rodriguez first-team
NJCAA All-American
Ole Miss signee joins
four other MACJC standouts on 2005's listing of baseball elites
POPLARVILLE — Pearl
River Community College pitcher Craig Rodriguez has
been named to the 2005 NJCAA
All-American first-team squad...more
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
PRCC’s Treadaway drafted
by Washington Nationals
Wildcat righthander selected
in 42nd round of MLB lottery
POPLARVILLE — Pearl
River Community College pitcher P.J. Treadaway was
selected in the 42nd round
of the Major League Baseball draft Wednesday
by the Washington Nationals...more
Friday, June 10, 2005
Saturday's ACT test postponed
due to storm
POPLARVILLE--The
June 11, 2005 administration of the ACT Assessment, scheduled to be given
at Pearl River Community College’s Poplarville campus, has been cancelled
due to inclement weather. The rescheduled test date is June 18, 2005.
Registered examinees will receive official notification from ACT.
This announcement is only for those examinees registered at Pearl River
Community College. For more information phone 601-403-1250...more
Tuesday, June 7, 2005
PRCC’s Lovdahl signs
with UAB
Wildcat third baseman
to suit up with Giangrosso’s Blazers in 2006
POPLARVILLE — Pearl
River Community College infielder Ryne Lovdahl has signed with the University
of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers for the 2006 season, says fourth-year Wildcat
head coach Jay Artigues...more
Wednesday, June 1, 2005
PRCC holds 2005 Commencement
POPLARVILLE
- During Pearl River Community College's 95th commencement exercises this
May in M.R. White Coliseum, some 400 students were awarded their degrees
in either Associate in Arts, Applied Science or Certificates of Proficiency...more
Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Ronald Barr Scholarship
established at PRCC
POPLARVILLE - The
family of the late Ronald Tison Barr, a Purvis
native and former student
at Pearl River Community College, has
established a $100,000 scholarship
endowment in his name for nursing
students at PRCC...more
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
PRCC public relations
staff captures 14 awards
POPLARVILLE - Pearl
River Community College’s public relations staff
captured 14 awards, including
four first-place awards, in annual
competition sponsored by
the College Public Relations Association of
Mississippi (CPRAM)...more
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Lady Wildcat softball
camps set for June 6-7, June 27-28
Special all ages pitcher-catcher
camp scheduled for June 8
POPLARVILLE — Pearl
River Community College will host two summer softball camps during June,
according to second-year Lady Wildcat head coach Leigh White...more
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Weathers tells PRCC graduates
to become involved
POPLARVILLE - Jon
Mark Weathers’ message Tuesday to graduates of Pearl
River Community College
in M.R. White Coliseum was, “Reflect on and
thank those people who played
a role in making this possible for you to
be here today.”..more
Thursday, May 12, 2005
PRCC faculty, staff honored
at reception
POPLARVILLE--Retirees,
faculty, and staff of Pearl River Community College were recently honored
with an appreciation dinner, hosted by the PRCC Development Foundation
and PRCC President William Lewis...more
Thursday, May 12, 2005
PRCC baseball camps set
for June
POPLARVILLE — Pearl
River Community College will host three baseball camps in Wildcat Stadium
during June...more
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
PRCC graduation set May
17; Weathers speaker
POPLARVILLE - Pearl
River Community College’s 95th commencement
exercises are set for Tuesday,
May 17, in M.R. White Coliseum on the
Poplarville campus...more
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
PRCC Awards Day program
held in Hattiesburg
Pearl River Community
College's Forrest County Center held its annual
Awards Day program recently
on the Hattiesburg campus.
The award recipients for
the 2004-2005 school year included:..more
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Wildcat Soccer Camp set
June 1-3 at Pearl River
POPLARVILLE — The
2005 Pearl River Community College Wildcat Soccer Camp is set for June
1-3 here at the school’s soccer complex, according to camp coordinator
and PRCC head coach Patrick Hayes...more
Monday, May 9, 2005
Pearl River wraps season
with 10-2 loss to Copiah-Lincoln in regionals
Wildcats finish season
at 45-12 overall; upstart Wolves headed to Super Regionals
POPLARVILLE — Top-ranked
Pearl River wrapped up its 2005 baseball season here Sunday with a heartbreaking
10-2 loss to Copiah-Lincoln in the championship round of the south Region
23 Division II Tournament...more
Monday, May 9, 2005
Pearl River blasts LSU-Eunice
twice; fall to losers' bracket with 10-3 loss to Co-Lin in Region 23 Tourament
POPLARVILLE — Top-ranked
Pearl River eliminated LSU-Eunicce from the south Region 23 Division II
Tournament with 10-2 and 7-1 victories, but fell into the losers' bracket
with a 10-3 setback to Copiah-Lincoln on Saturday...more
Monday, May 9, 2005
PRCC offering EMT, computer
classes
HATTIESBURG - Pearl
River Community College’s Workforce Development
Center is offering Emergency
Medical Technician classes later this year
in Hattiesburg, Poplarville
and Bay St. Louis...more
Thursday, May 5, 2005
PRCC Alumni Golf Tournament
June 11
POPLARVILLE - Pearl
River Community College’s Forrest-Lamar County
Alumni Association is sponsoring
a fund-raising golf tournament
Saturday, June 11, at Pine
Creek Golf Club in Purvis...more
Wednesday, May 4, 2005
Pearl River, Jones split
in softball ’Cat fight finale
Lady Bobcats win opener
7-4; Lady Wildcats wrap season with 12-4, six-inning blowout
POPLARVILLE — Pearl
River’s Lady Wildcats wrapped up their 2005 softball season here Monday
with a 12-4 MACJC South Division blowout victory in six innings over arch-rival
Jones to finish 19-14 overall and 10-7 in league play...more
Sunday, May 4, 2005
Host PRCC back at No.
1 as it sets sights on Region 23 Tournament this weekend
POPLARVILLE — Pearl
River returned to the No. 1 spot in the NJCAA’s Division II baseball poll
this week as it prepares to host one of two 2005 Region 23 Tournaments
in the state Friday through Sunday...more
Sunday, May 1, 2005
Meridian KO's Pearl River
MACJC 'repeat'
Late Eagle scoring surge
can defending champ Wildcats 7-1 in MACJC title bout
SENATOBIA — A late
Meridian scoring rally KO'ed Pearl River's hopes of a state championship
repeat, as the Eagles handed the second-ranked Wildcats a 7-1 thrashing
in the MACJC title bout here Sunday at Northwest Mississippi CC's Ranger
Field...more
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