Marion, West Memphis Speakers Win MSCC Speech Contest Titles

Mid-South Community College students Shannon Jordan from Marion and Tristan Vaughn from West Memphis made the best oral presentations to win first-place awards at the Fall 2012 Speech Contest held on Tuesday (Nov. 27).

Jordan captured top honors in the Prepared Speaking competition, and Vaughn prevailed in the Impromptu Speaking division.

MSCC Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Inducts 32 New Members

Mid-South Community College’s Beta Epsilon Psi Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society inducted 32 new members during its fall semester ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 29.

With the second consecutive large induction class, Beta Epsilon Psi earned a Level 5 Pinnacle Award for increasing its membership by 61 percent over 2011. The Pinnacle Award recognizes chapters and regions for successfully enhancing recruitment and orientation strategies.

MSCC Loses Two at Division I Southwest Tennessee Community College

MEMPHIIS – Mid-South Community College men’s and women’s teams started off strong against Division I foe Southwest Tennessee Community College Thursday, but the home teams pulled away for a pair of victories.

Lady Greyhounds
The Lady Greyhounds, looking to get back into the win column, fell short of their goal in a hard-fought 78-57 setback to the Lady Saluqis.

It was a game that started off the way MSCC planned. The Lady Greyhounds had the full-court press working, and it boosted them to an early lead.

However, MSCC players started to run out of steam the last five minutes of the first half, according to head coach Kim Turner.

Greyhounds Extend Win Streak; Lady Greyhounds Fall to Division I Foe

CONWAY – Mid-South Community College’s Greyhounds rolled to a 95-77 victory over Central Baptist College Tuesday night to increase their early-season winning streak to four games.

The Greyhounds dominated the game defensively, and head coach Chris Parker said that was the difference maker. In a previous meeting with CBC, MSCC struggled to rein in the hot-shooting Mustangs despite an 86-81 home victory.

“We did a much better job defensively,” Parker said. “Our defense really helped our offense as we got several transition baskets after steals. That was the main difference in the game.”

The Greyhounds led 51-37 at halftime and never let off of the gas. MSCC opened the second half on an 8-0 run and maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way.

Greyhounds Defeat Champion Baptist College for Third Straight Win

HOT SPRINGS – Freshman Rodney Ollison scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to key Mid-South Community College’s 90-80 win over Champion Baptist College on Monday, Nov. 19.
The victory gave the Greyhounds their third straight decision and moved them within one game of the .500 mark.

“Rodney has been giving some good minutes as a high-energy player,” said MSCC Coach Chris Parker. “He is very active and plays hard, and his energy was a big part of his ability to take advantage of an occasional mismatch. He is also active on the offensive boards, and he did a good job of scoring out of our offense.”

ServiceMaster Establishes Scholarship at MSCC

Pictured, from left, include Mid-South Community College
President Dr. Glen Fenter; Roshell Coleman, MSCC
Director of Workforce Technology; Andre Coleman,
ServiceMaster co-owner, and Patti Coleman,
MSCC Director of Advancement.

ServiceMaster Facilities Maintenance of Memphis has established a Mid-South Community College scholarship program to encourage students in the MSCC Technical Center to pursue additional education after high school graduation.

Administered by the Mid-South Community College Foundation, the ServiceMaster Facilities Maintenance Technical Scholarship fund supports the awarding of two $250 scholarships to graduating high school seniors who have completed one of MSCC’s technical programs.

Lady Greyhounds top Lady Titans for Second Straight Victory

The Mid-South Community College Lady Greyhounds’ home opener Saturday finished just the way they wanted it to – with a win.

MSCC held off a late run by Middle Georgia Technical College to secure a 72-67 victory over the Lady Titans. The win gives the Lady Greyhounds a two-game winning streak and a 2-3 record on the young season.

The Lady Greyhounds jumped out on a 14-2 run to start the game and took a 34-26 lead over the visitors heading into halftime. However, the Lady Titans inched their way back and took their first lead of the game, 57-56, with 6:28 left to play in the second half.

Greyhounds Use Free Throws, Three-Pointers to Hold Off Middle Georgia

Mid-South Community College’s Greyhounds stormed to a 23-7 lead and used solid free-throw shooting and timely three-point buckets in the second half to defeat Middle Georgia Tech 80-71 at Marion Arena on Saturday.

“We came out the way we wanted to come out,” said Greyhounds’ head coach Chris Parker. “But (Middle Georgia Tech) is a good team, and we knew they would make a run. We were fortunate to hold them off at the end.”

MSCC led 39-27 at the intermission, but the Titans battled back to take their first lead of the game, 50-48, with 11:30 left to play in the second half. From there, the Greyhounds rebounded and regained the momentum down the stretch.

MSCC Basketball Players Learn Life Lessons at Ronald McDonald House®

Trevail Lee, Brittany King,
Eugene Palmer, and Jasmine Greer

Mid-South Community College basketball players recently took a break from their study and practice routines to volunteer as cooks at the Ronald McDonald House® in Memphis. They will likely not forget the experience anytime soon.

“As we fed those kids and their families, it helped me look at life in a different perspective,” said second-year Greyhound Trevail Lee. “I realized I don’t need to take anything for granted because it can be taken away from me any moment or any time. Seeing how those kids are not able to lead a normal life helps you realize life is too short to be complaining.”

“Just to see the children still smiling even though they know what they’re going through is something special,” added Brittany King of the Lady Greyhounds. “It just makes me think that when I’m mad or upset, I could be going through that. Those kids seem okay, so I should be okay as well.”

Sophomore Eugene Palmer, who has gone with teammates to the facility on two different occasions, called it “a really good experience. It was great cooking for the kids, and seeing them smiling was priceless. You can’t get that anywhere else. It also made me very thankful that I’m not in that situation.”

MSCC Names Kenneth Cunningham 2012-13 Academic All-Star

Mid-South Community College student Kenneth Cunningham from Marion has earned Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges (AATYC) Academic All-Star recognition for 2012-2013.

The 2010 Marion High School graduate received formal acknowledgment of his accomplishment at the recent AATYC Fall Conference, and he will receive a $500 scholarship for MSCC’s spring semester.

When notified about the honor, “I was a little shocked,” Cunningham said. “I didn’t think I was even in the running. I was really excited when I found out, and I was proud of myself because I didn’t think I would ever reach a stage of being able to be labeled an Academic All-Star. It really made me happy and made me want to push myself more.”

Holly Chevrolet, MSCC Team Up Again to Give Greyhound Fans a Chance to Win Car

Holly Chevrolet and Mid-South Community College are teaming up for the second time to give Greyhound fans a chance to shoot for a new fully-loaded Chevrolet Sonic, valued at $20,635.

MSCC supporters 18 and older who attend home games will be able to register for a chance to compete for an opportunity to ride home in style following the Greyhounds’ home finale on Saturday, Feb. 16.

Greyhounds Defeat Central Baptist JV for First Win

MARION – Trevail Lee scored 26 points, and Berkeley Boston made two momentum-changing blocks to lead Mid-South Community College to an 86-81 win over Central Baptist College’s junior varsity team on Saturday.

The victory is the Greyhounds’ first of the season after opening with four losses, and head Coach Chris Parker said it is nice to get the first one out of the way and be in the win column.

“It is always good to get that monkey off of your back,” Parker said. “Hopefully, our guys will settle down now that they have kind of got a taste of (winning).”

It was a back and forth game on Saturday. Every time the Greyhounds built a lead, the Mustangs managed to get right back in it with the three-point shot. Parker said he was simply happy his team prevailed against the sharp-shooting visitors from Conway.

“I don’t know if they always shoot the ball that way, but I haven’t seen very many teams shoot it like that,” Parker said. “So, we feel very fortunate to get a win against a team that seemed to be having a career night shooting.”

MSCC took a 43-42 lead going into halftime on a pick and roll, buzzer-beater three by Tyrone Willis. Willis knocked down several key threes in the game and finished with 11 points.

The big momentum shift for the Greyhounds came late in the second half, though.