News 2017

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Pictured are Holmes OTA students after working at a pediatric day camp for the children at Warren-Yazoo Mental Health.

OTA students serve at pediatric camp in Yazoo City

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. Read more

Wright named Outstanding Career Services Professional of the Year

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. Read more

Pictured are (left to right) Isiah, Aubrey and Asher Pugh.

A family affair for the Pugh’s, thanks to adult education programs

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. Read more

District Dog Lunches start July 11

The Holmes Alumni Association is gearing up for their District Dog Lunches in the nine counties supporting Holmes Community College. Read more

1. Pictured is Winona native Stevelyn Robinson accepting his Associate of Arts diploma from Board of Trustees member General Vann, as his physical therapist Patricia Oyarce looks on, during Holmes Community College’s 2017 Commencement Ceremony.

Formerly paralyzed Holmes student walks across stage at graduation

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. Read more

Pictured is the Grenada Campus Surgical Technology Class of 2017 with (fourth from left) Surgical Technology Program Director Jessica Elliott following graduation on May 12. The graduates are: (left to right) Mary Neill, Jessica Holland, Brittany Starnes, Meredith Moore and Mya Golliday.

Surgical Technology program celebrates 100 percent pass rate