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Fall Fest

    POPLARVILLE - A fall festival on Thursday, one-mile fun run on Friday, student government qualifying, and the annual `Cat Fight" with Jones in Ellisville Saturday highlight the week's activities for Pearl River Community College students.
    Students, faculty and staff will enjoy music, food, and special entertainment during C period on Thursday as part of Fall Fest 1999. The next day at 11 a.m. the Wellness Center will sponsor its first Friday "Fun Run" of the semester.
    Students interested in campaigning for a Freshman or Sophomore Class officer position must qualify by Wednesday, the same day the Afro-American Cultural Society is sponsoring  a bake sale in the courtyard adjacent to the cafeteria.
    Every afternoon the PRCC football Wildcats, band, and cheerleaders will be preparing for the Saturday football game against Jones. Are large number of students and Pearl River supporters are expected for the contest which is set for 7 p.m. on the Jones campus in Ellisville. 

September 30 is the deadline for Sports Hall of Fame and Alumnus of the Year Nominations 

     Nominations for the 1999 Alumnus of the Year, Sports Hall of Fame, and Distinguished Service awards at Pearl River Community College are due in the PRCC Development Foundation and Alumni Affairs Office by Thursday, Sept. 30.
    To qualify as an Alumnus of the Year the individual must have been enrolled at Pearl River for at least one semester and be an active PRCC Alumni Association member.
    Nominations for Sports Hall of Fame should include records, honors, and statistics while participating as a Pearl River athlete. The Distinguished Service Award is presented to an outstanding alumnus, entity, or organization that has provided invaluable assistance to the college.
    Scholarship Bingo, Inc. of Picayune was recognized with a Distinguished Service Award in 1998. Last year's Alumnus of the Year was Arthur Moore Gandy of Poplarville. Sports Hall of Fame inductees included Gerge Stevens, Gene Gatwood and Jimmy Gatwood.
    All recipients will be featured during homecoming activities set for Saturday, Oct. 30. 

Marion/Jefferson Davis Alumni Chapter will sponsor  fish fry

    Pearl River Community College's Marion and Jefferson Davis County Alumni Chapter will sponsor its annual fish fry, Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the Columbia Waterpark.
    Pearl River cheerleaders, pep band, and staff members will welcome alumni for the food and fun. The cost is $7.50 per person with  net proceeds used to fund Marion and Jefferson Davis County Alumni scholarships.
    Tickets are available at King Lumber Company  in Bassfield,  Ken's Welding Shop in Columbia and Union Planters Ban in Prentiss. Individuals with tickets include Bill Davis in Columbia and Tony Waits and Cecil Anderson in Prentiss.

PRCC student  awarded $250 National Dean's List Scholarship

    Melinda Ann Spiers, a 31-year old sophomore at Pearl River Community College is a recipient of a $250 National Dean's List Scholarship.
    Spiers, the wife of Mark D. Spiers and a 1987 Sumrall High School graduate,  represents the Phi Theta Kappa Mississippi/Louisiana region. 
    Phi Theta Kappa is the official honor society for two-year colleges, with 29 regions which includes 1,200 chapters located in the United States, U.S. Territories, Canada, Germany and Japan. Phi Theta Kappa inducts 70,000 members annually and is headquartered in Jackson.
    Spiers, an education and math major and work-study student at PRCC, said she was a housewife until she fulfilled her dream of attending college.
    Spiers was inducted into the Pearl River Iota Mu Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa last spring and was automatically nominated for the National Dean's List compilation of honor students.
    One student from each region and one-at-large recipient are chosen for the scholarship.

Pearl River Community College receives COPS grant

    Pearl River Community College has been awarded a $65,727 COPS grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.
    The award will allow Pearl River  to hire an additional full-time security officer. U.S. Representative Gene Taylor announced the award last week.
    "The COPS program helps fight crime because it gives communities more law enforcement officers," said Rep. Taylor. "Security on the campuses of our colleges is important to the young men and women who attend school. I congratulate Pearl River Community College for seeking this grant in order to assure a safe campus learning environment."
    The COPS grants provide funding for 75 percent of the total salary and benefits for each officer hired for three years. Pearl River will provide the remaining funding needed.