Wednesday, May 31, 2006
PRCC'S ADN program graduates 37

POPLARVILLE ­ Thirty-seven graduates from Pearl River Community College's Associate Degree Nursing Program gathered at the James Lynn Cartlidge Forrest County Multi Purpose Center Extension Office this May wearing their white uniforms for the first time as graduate nurses. The graduating students participated in a traditional nametag pinning ceremony, lighted their Nightingale Lamps, and recited the Nightingale Nursing Pledge...more

HATTIESBURG - Pearl River Community College’s Physical Therapist Assistant program recently pinned 14 graduates in a ceremony in the Lowery Woodall Advanced Technology Center. PRCC Program Director is Patti Crowson. The students included: Tiffany Thames of Laurel, Courtney Williams of Laurel, Kristin Sharpe of Petal, Lydia McAnally of Burnsville, Melissa Dunnam of Tylertown, and Katherine Murphy of Diamondhead, Tamekia Sutton of Hattiesburg, Tracy Thurmond of Hattiesburg, Mia Luter of Columbia, Tammie Simmons of Purvis, Mickey Goff of Liberty, Mallory Boozer of Hattiesburg, Danae Wise of Picayune, Instructor Karinna Lee and Crowson.

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College has released its President’s list for the 2006 Spring...more

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College has released its Dean’s lists for the 2006 Spring Semester. Students making the Dean’s list achieved a 3.4 GPA or higher...more

Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Four students honored as top scholars at PRCC

POPLARVILLE - Four Pearl River Community College students were recently selected to the  2006 All-Mississippi Academic Team...more

Pearl River Community College’s Forrest County Center held its annual Awards Day program recently on the Hattiesburg campus...more

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College has been chosen to participate in the 2006 Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) by Heritage Preservation...more

HATTIESBURG - Pearl River Community College’s Dental Hygiene program recently pinned 15 graduates in a ceremony in the Lowery Woodall Advanced Technology Center. PRCC Program Director is Dr. Stan Hill. The program is accredited by the American Dental Association. The students included: Jennifer Self of Saucier, Wendy Monroe of Biloxi, Elisha Prisk of Columbia, Emily Lochner of Biloxi, Norma Allen of Long Beach, Cristal Bean of Bay St. Louis and Ashlie Smith of Picayune. Standing - Instructors Michelle Giles and Donna Lunn, Christa Ellzey of Ellisville, Angie Horton of Moss Point, Jaclyn Goar of Hattiesburg, Cynthia Latham of Carriere, Andrea Dedeaux of Pass Christian, Stacy Mathews of Petal, Katie Bringedahl of Gulfport, Carol Leigh Dossett of McNeill, and Dr. Hill.

HATTIESBURG - Pearl River Community College’s Medical Radiogrpahy program recently pinned 18 graduates in a ceremony in the Lowery Woodall Advanced Technology Center. PRCC Program Director is David Armstrong. The students included: Erika McFarland of Petal, Candace Lee of Wiggins, Sabrina Ward of Foxworth, Kristin Thornhill of Hattiesburg, Angela Faia of Picayune, Maryann Sanford of Purvis, Caryn Morgan of Carriere, Fran Keeton of Petal, and Loretta Deakle of Beaumont. Standing - James Miller of Hattiesburg, Bonnie Smith of Sumrall, Lori Smith of Poplarville, Melanie Yasso of Picayune, Kayla Shaw of Ellisville, Mike Clark of Hattiesburg, Clint Lambert of Southaven, Rebecca Stewart of Magee, Samantha Byrd of Richton, Clinical Coordinator Hope Husband and Armstrong.

HATTIESBURG - Pearl River Community College’s Occupational Therapy Assistant program recently pinned 13 graduates in a ceremony in the Lowery Woodall Advanced Technology Center. PRCC Program Director is Tim Pulver. The students included: Chad Atkins of Purvis, Victoria Moffett of Collins, Daniel Thompson of Bassfield, Lacie Speed of Ellisville, Tamara Greer of McComb, Leigh Pearson of Columbia, and Tamekia Pigford of Hattiesburg, Instructor Diane Stringer, Ashley Parker of Purvis, Tabitha Foreman of Hattiesburg, Amber Byrd of Hattiesburg, Crystal Crawford of Columbia, Amy Morgan of Petal, Jan Wilson of Petal, and Pulver.

HATTIESBURG - Tommy Longo’s message Thursday to graduates of Pearl River Community College was, “You have met the challenge. It was a difficult decision for many of you to come back to school after Hurricane Katrina. But you made the sacrifice.”...more

HANCOCK COUNTY - Pearl River Community College is offering an Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) class, starting Tuesday, May 30 at the Hancock County Vo-Tech Center at Stennis International Airport...more

HATTIESBURG - Pearl River Community College will be offering Emergency Medical Technician basic classes later this year at the Woodall Advanced Technology Center in Hattiesburg, the main PRCC campus in Poplarville and in Hancock County...more

POPLARVILLE - Space Day at Pearl River Community College held earler this month was a resounding success with more than 250 high school students in attendance...more

POPLARVILLE — Pearl River Community College baseball standouts Grant Hogue and J.P. Moreaux have signed national letters of intent with the Southeastern Louisiana Lions for the 2006-2007 school year...more

POPLARVILLE — Pearl River Community College will host three baseball camps in Wildcat Stadium during June...more

POPLARVILLE— Masonry is a part of our past that is preserved in the many great wonders around the world and part of the present we admire in the constructions found today in the United States. Masonry promises to be an enduring and rewarding profession far into the future, so Pearl River Community College masonry students feel that they are choosing an excellent trade...more

POPLARVILLE— Pearl River Community College Computer Information Systems Technology students, who are preparing for careers in computer networking and computer programming, learn that they have a responsibility to support their employers, but they also learn that they have a second job. They must continually keep current on the constant flow of new technology entering the workforce. Luckily, students at PRCC are learning how to do their jobs on some of the latest equipment available, thanks to a Carl Perkins Federal grant...more

POPLARVILLE ­Drafting and Design Technology students at Pearl River Community College consider pencils and paper ancient relics, especially now that they are using PRCC’s new 3D Modeling Rapid Prototyping Printer (RP)...more

POPLARVILLE— Competing against community colleges from across the state, Pearl River Community College students recently won first place in four categories, a second place, four honorable mentions, and best cover design at the Mississippi Community College Creative Writing contest. The school also won second place for the school's literary magazine, “Magic River.”...more

POPLARVILLE ­ Students in the Leadership Honors Forum class at Pearl River Community College were recently up to their elbows in catfish and cornmeal at the Poplarville campus...more

HATTIESBURG - Pearl River Community College’s Lowery A. Woodall Advanced Technology Center will be offering classes in Intro to ArcGIS 1, Version 9.1 on June 19-20 at the Woodall Center in the Hattiesburg-Forrest County Industrial Park...more

POPLARVILLE — Members Pearl River Community College’s MACJC state championship football squad were presented with awards at its recent awards banquet held in the Olivia Bender Cafeteria...more

Registration for students attending Pearl River Community College during the 2006 summer semester will be held on both the Hattiesburg and Poplarville campuses...more

POPLARVILLE — Pearl River Community College’s Wildcat tennis team made a good showing at the MACJC Region XXIII Men's Tennis Tournament played recently in Meridian...more

POPLARVILLE — The 2006 Pearl River Community College Wildcat Soccer Camp is set for May 31 through June 2 here at the school’s soccer complex, according to camp coordinator and PRCC head coach Patrick Hayes...more

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College’s Forrest-Lamar County Alumni Association is sponsoring a fund-raising golf tournament Saturday, June 10, at Pine Creek Golf Club in Purvis...more

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College’s 96th commencement exercise is set for Thursday, May 18, at the James Lynn Cartlidge Forrest County Multi Purpose Center in Hattiesburg...more

POPLARVILLE ­ Jaclyn “Jackie” Magee of Poplarville was recognized four times during Pearl River Community College's annual Awards Day program held recently in the Olivia Bender Cafeteria on the Poplarville campus...more

ELLISVILLE — Pearl River’s Wildcats ended its 2006 season of “high hopes” on a very positive note here Saturday, sweeping MACJC South Division rival Jones County 11-1 and 14-6 to wrap up at 38-12 overall and 9-7 in division play...more