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The student newspaper of Northwest Mississippi Community College

February 16, 2012

Scapin to be performed Feb. 16-18

Senatobia, Miss. VOL. 79 • No. 6

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Biggest loser competition heating up

Students, faculty and staff have their first work-out for the Biggest Loser competition on Feb. 8. The first weigh-in was on Feb. 7. (Photo by Deissac House)

The Biggest Loser contest is starting off as a huge suc-cess. Contestants are eager to start shedding the pounds. Sign-up day brought a diverse crowd. Some came to get a good workout, while oth-ers were there to lose a couple of pounds. When asked why she was joining the contest, contestant Shanquilla Brownlee said she was there to get in shape and lose a few pounds. “This is a great experience and I will probably enjoy the work-outs,” Brownlee said.

Some contestants were not so eager about the diet that they had to follow. Contes-tants are taught what are good and bad calories. Many helping hands are exerting their time and effort to make this contest a suc-cess. Most of the contributors are pleased to construct such a masterpiece of health. “Helping get this together is fun, and I enjoy seeing some of the faces when they see how much they weigh,” Kash-ley Morris said. When the first work-out

came the contestants were like zombies, until Liesl Dav-enport, coordinator of intramu-rals, got them pumped up. She started them out walk-ing a couple laps around the tennis courts. Next, she en-couraged them to do stretches that would get their blood flowing. They did movements from neck rolls to arm rolls. Then, she showed them the exer-cises to do and the proper way to do them. Finally, she broke them up into four groups with different

instructors so they could go to different stations. “I did not want to start them off too hard,” Davenport said. Davenport wanted them to get a feel for how to work-out properly. They had a set time at each station and rotated when told. They also had a set time for their total work out time, and when they fin-ished they had a water break. They then had a cool-down session, where Davenport ended with more stretching. Davenport told the con-testants she wanted to do three rounds, but after they started, she thought one round would be best. Most contestants were exhausted when finished. Some contestants could not make it to the end. “I did this for my health and so I could have a beach body when it is all said and done,” Zandreyia Williams, a contestant, said. There will be a work-out and a weigh-in twice a month. More information about the Biggest Loser can be found on the Northwest web-site.

By: Deissac House

Nine students were inducted into the 2012 Hall of Fame at the Feb. 9 Board of Trustees meeting in the Haraway Center. This is the highest honor a student can receive. From the Senatobia campus, Giovanni Biffle of Marks, Ali Cheatwood of Potts Camp, Logan Dodson of Senatobia and Katie Hardeman of Southaven were chosen to be inducted in the Hall of Fame. From the Lafayette-Ya-lobusha Technical Center, Samantha Allred of Oxford and Terese Adair of Water Valley were chosen, and representing the DeSoto Center was Donna Proc-tor of Hernando, Kayla Peeples of Horn Lake and Chase White of South-aven. The students are

selected based on a minimum GPA of 3.0 and high qualities of leader-ship, character, scholar-ship and participation in college activities. Biffle is a criminal justice major who is a member of Gay/Straight Alliance, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Theta Kappa, Society for Pre- Law Majors, Honor Choir, Student Government As-sociation and President’s List. Cheatwood is an elementary education major and is a member of the Northwest Education Association, Phi Theta Kappa, Ranger Cheerlead-ers and President’s List. “I have always been taught to try my hardest at anything I do,” Cheat-wood said. She has also been recognized as Outstand-ing Student for Elemen-

tary Education and as Rotary Club Student of the Month. “I’m still able to have fun, but I just know what’s important,” Cheatwood said.

Dodson is a second-ary education major who is a member of Mu Alpha Theta Math Society, Phi Theta Kappa, Student Recruiters and is on the President’s List. He has

also been recognized twice as Outstanding Stu-dent and as Rotary Club Student of the Month. Hardeman is a theatre major who is a member of Northwest Players, Phi

Theta Kappa, the Presi-dent’s List, Northwest Singers and Chamber Choir. “I was shocked and honored to be inducted,” Hardeman said.

She has also been recognized for her per-formances in multiple theatre productions with a Northwest Mississippi Theatre Alliance Award, the Irene Ryan Acting Award and a Regional Theater Award. “It is an honor to be a part of such an exclusive group,” Hardeman added. Allred is an elementa-ry major who is a member of Phi Theta Kappa. All-red was also recognized as a member of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Adair is a health-care data technology major who is a member of Phi Theta Kappa. He was also recognized as a member of Who’s Who Among Students in America Universities and Colleges. Proctor is an account-

ing technology major who is a member of Phi Theta Kappa. Peeples is a pre-nurs-ing major and is a mem-ber of Phi Theta Kappa. She was also recognized as the Outstanding Stu-dent in her major last fall. White is an accoun-tancy major who is a member of Phi Theta Kappa. Biffle had encouraging words for those whose goals are to become future Hall of Fame stu-dents. “Plan to earn every-thing you wish to receive and, whenever possible, give back as much as you can,” Biffle said.

Nine students inducted into Hall of FameBy: Shaneka Flowers

“Plan to earn everything you wish to receive and when ever possible, give back as much as you can,” Biffle said.

Ranger on the Spot By: Shelby Louwerens, Brian Lentz & Shaneka Flowers

“Who comes to mind when you think of Black History Month?”

Tamika RobertsBatesville • SophomoreBusiness Administration

“Rosa Parks.”

OPINION A2 • February 16, 2012 Senatobia, Miss.

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Editor..................................Shelby Louwerens

Lifestyle Section Editor........Shaneka Flowers

Sports Section Editor.....................Brian Lentz

Staff Reporters.............Michael Haskins, Stacia Schommer, Brandy Paciorek & Deissac House

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Daniel Jones, a fresh-man theatre major from Kaiserslautern, Germany, was featured in the Janu-ary issue of the Ranger Rocket as the student on the unicycle. Jones is involved in many aspects of student life at Northwest. He performed at Northwest Idol and in the school plays in the fall. You can even find him under the name,” Master P.I.E.C.E.,” as a Christian rapper. This stands for the “Masters Presence In Every Creative Effort.” Jones grew up as a military child raised in the church because both par-ents were pastors. “Whatever I did had to be in the church and for God,” Jones said. He mostly raps about real life issues. He also targets girls when he

writes his songs. He sees so much domestic abuse within relationships be-tween friends and others around him. Jones tries to inspire others through his music by writing songs that they can relate to. “My favorite song that I’ve written is “Lullaby.” It tells a story and brings out emotion,” Jones said. He has performed in different cities around Mis-sissippi including Jackson, Columbus and Cleveland. He also performed his song “Heart of the Solider” on HLN’s Robin Meade Morning show. “I love acting, but mu-sic is first,” Jones said. You can access his mu-sic on his youtube chan-nel at www.youtube.com/apieceofthemaster.

Music Matters with Shaneka Flowers

Daniel Jones, a freshman theatre major from Kai-serslautem, Germany sings during Northwest Idol in August 2011. (Photo by Shaneka Flowers)

Every February, the term ‘Black His-tory Month’ is broadcast throughout schools, on television and in almost every public place imagin-able. The term Black His-tory Month brings to mind figures such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, both prominent fig-ures in African-American history. However, they are not the only figures in history responsible for making Black History Month as

important as it is today. Some of the better-known names in today’s society include Har-riet Tubman, Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver. These people are important. Harriet Tubman es-caped from slavery and led other slaves through the Underground Railroad to freedom. Booker T. Washington was an instructor who believed the best way to fight segregation was to get an education and

become successful. George Washington Carver came up with sev-eral different ways to use a peanut. Students have heard these names from year- to-year, throughout their lives. However, there are other people involved as well, people that most may not have heard of nor remember. Regardless, these people helped shape Af-rican-American history in the same way as Tubman, Washington and Carver.

At one point, every-one has heard the saying “the real McCoy.” Elijah McCoy is to thank for that saying. Ac-cording to www.enchant-edlearning.com, McCoy created a steam engine lubricator that allowed for machines to be lubricated while still in use. Though he was born to former slaves who fled the United States, he re-turned to work in America after being educated in Scotland. When he re-turned, he could only work

as a fireman or an oilman on a steam engine train due to his race. He made the best of his time, and by the end of his life, he had 57 patents for inventions, was known worldwide for his creations and had his own company, the Elijah McCoy Manufacturing Company. He is one of the many who brought about a revolution for machinery. Others throughout African-American history have made a different, more scientific impact. Lewis H. Latimer was the only African-American member of Thomas Edison’s team of scien-tists. Latimer helped in refining the carbon fila-ments in lightbulbs, which allowed better lightbulbs to be made more quickly,

according to www.ideaf-inder.com. Latimer was the only African-American member of the Edison Pioneers, and at the end of his life, had worked with many well-known figures of today’s history, such as Al-exander Bell, Hiram Maxim and Edison. Of course, not all African-Americans who make history live through it. Crispus Attucks was one of the first men to lose his life for African- American independence, when he was killed in the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. All of these people played an important role, and helped to shape the way for not only African- Americans but all people.

By: Shelby Louwerens

A tribute to Black History Month

A2 • February 16, 2012 Senatobia, Miss. NEWS THE RANGER ROCKET B1

Blood drive set for Feb. 21-22By: Shaneka Flowers

Northwest’s Student Government Association will be hosting a blood drive Feb. 21- 22 in the Howard Coliseum parking lot. The Mississippi Blood Services Blood Mobile will be parked in the parking lot from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. The purpose of the blood drive is to get as many students, faculty and staff as possible to donate blood. “We have had the big-gest turnout compared to all of the other com-munity colleges in Missis-sippi,” Jessica Van Dyke,

a sophomore general college major from Olive Branch and a member of Student Government, said. Aime Anderson, direc-tor of Campus Life and Housing, has been spon-soring Student Govern-ment for five years. “The members of Student Government are leaders,” Anderson said. “The Student Govern-ment members have a passion to make the most of their experience at Northwest and hope to make an impact or give back to a college that has given so much

to them.” There is a Student Government organiza-tion on each Northwest campus. The club discusses issues that are important to students and make recommendations to the college administration. The recommenda-tions are reviewed by the administration and incorporated into college planning. For more information regarding SGA, contact Anderson at Campus Life and Housing.

Northwest’s Agricultur-al Technology department hosted their annual open house on Feb. 10. The open house gave high school students and any interested the opportunity to speak to students and faculty and learn more about the programs offered. Over 130 students, parents and John Deere dealers attended the event, most with a positive response to the program and the people involved. “I think for the most part everyone was pleased with everything they saw,” Matt Andrews, a sophomore ag tech major from Grenada, said. “The students showed a lot of interest in the labs and equipment we had displayed.” All students who were

interested in the program received a recruiting packet containing more information about the John Deere program, as well as an itinerary and a name tag. Once everyone was seated, representatives from housing, financial aid, the career center and the instructors from the ag tech program spoke. Lunch was then served, before a meeting was held. “Overall, the open house was a complete success,” Shane Lou-werens, sophomore ag tech instructor, said. “I couldn’t have asked for a better outcome.” Visitors were encour-aged to speak to stu-dents already enrolled in the program to learn more about the program and about life at North-

west. “Most students asked about the labs that we do and the things we learn about,” Andrews said. “While some were interested in the class-room setting, most were curious about what goes on outside of the class-room.” Whatever interests the students showed dur-ing the open house, the outcome was positive for John Deere and for the Northwest ag tech depart-ment. “The open house is a big deal for Northwest and for the John Deere program,” Louwerens said. “It really highlights what we do and gets students interested and involved in our program.”

Kayla Allen Batesville Pre-PharmacyKristen Baddley Nesbit MathematicsRobert Barnes Coldwater Pre-MedicalJohn Biffle Marks Criminal JusticeRoxane Bischofberger Coldwater NursingKyle Blount Coldwater Exercise ScienceDallas Bright Sarah Pre-Radiological ScienceHaley Bryant Hernando ForestryAustin Cain Coldwater Automotive TechnologyBria Carnathan Nesbit PsychologyAlexandria Cheatwood Potts Camp Elementary EducationElliott Cleveland Oxford Practical NursingTamara Cole-Strong Oxford CosmetologyJarah Depriest Byhalia Pre-Nursing Logan Dodson Senatobia Secondary EducationMaria Escamilla Tunica AccountancyMona Foshee Sardis Outdoor Recreation and Management Andrew Frost Hernando MusicGary Gann Water Valley Office Systems TechnologyJoey Gordon Enid Health, Physical Education and RecreationByron Harden Byhalia Industrial Electronics Engineering Tech.John Harris Southaven IST NetworkingCortez Hibbler Walls RecreationMario Hopkins Byhalia Computer ProgrammingTravis Hulette Senatobia ArtKimberly Kaufman Oxford Computer Application TechnologyAdrian Kee Senatobia Office Systems TechnologyKaty Key Collierville Practical NursingBrandy Kirk Hernando Pre-Dental HygieneDustin Lacook Water Valley BiologyKarwanie Lark Como Welding and CuttingBrian Lentz Coldwater JournalismJanice Littlejohn Thaxton Paralegal TechnologyKyle Long Marks Tool and Die Tech.Gerald Lowe Water Valley Civil Engineering TechnologyKevar Maffitt Olive Branch TheatreKyle Mallett Southaven Pre-DentalAnna Martin Senatobia Pre-OptometryCrystal Mcgee Water Valley Health-care Data TechnologyJoy Mcneil Holly Springs Cardiovascular TechnologyJessica Miernik Nesbit SpanishMark Minyard Hernando Pre-EngineeringTravia Moss Pontotoc Surgical TechnologyCrystal Mullins Sarah Office AdministrationKayla Murchison Waterford Vocal MusicMelissa Padron Senatobia Early Childhood Education TechnologyKayla Peeples Southaven Pre-Nursing Annette Perry Senatobia Social WorkDonna Proctor Hernando Accounting TechnologyCorey Reid Tillatoba Pre-Physical TherapyMatthew Rich Senatobia Business AdministrationElizabeth Ross Calhoun City Health Care AssistantJonathan Sexton Senatobia General CollegeLydia Shoto Oxford Graphic Design TechnologyTrevor Skelton Southaven Computer ScienceNathaniel Smith Hernando Computer Information SystemsDeborah Thompson Hernando Hotel and Restaurant Management Tech.Amanda Trest Hernando HistoryRodreicka Turner Dundee Health-care Data TechnologyMary Waller Oxford Pre-Veterinary MedicineThomas Webb Como Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Tech.

John Deere open house a success

By: Shelby Louwerens

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By: Shelby Louwerens

Northwest’s theatre department was nomi-nated for 17 Allie awards and won four at the Allie awards banquet on Feb. 3. The Allie awards were created by Matt Lipscomb to publicize theatre in the area and to recognize the amount of quality theatre that this area contains. The Allies are sepa-rated into two groups—high school theatre and community theatre. To be nominated for an award, Allie award judges come to every play perfor-mance, though no more than two judges come to the same show.

When a judge nomi-nates a person or show for an award, another judge must second it for the nomination to be ap-proved. Before the Allies, all of the judges meet, give nominations and decide on the winners. Northwest was nomi-nated for Best Musical for “Smoke on the Moun-tain;” Best Drama for “The Glass Menagerie;” Best Cast for “The Glass Menagerie” and “Smoke on the Mountain.” Kevar Maffitt was nominated for Best Per-formance by a Leading Actor in a Musical as well as Best Set for his part

in “Smoke on the Moun-tain.” Joseph Kelly was nominated for Best Per-formance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for “Smoke on the Moun-tain.” Camille Bishop and Abi Wiggins were nominat-ed for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for their parts in “Smoke on the Moun-tain.” Jonathan Newcomb was nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for “The Glass Menagerie.” Katie Hardeman was nominated for Best

Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for the Glass Menagerie. Savannah Thompson was nominated for Best Performance by a Fea-tured Actor in a Play for her part in “The Glass Menagerie.” Susanne Spencer Van-Dyke was nominated for Best Orchestral Direction and Best Vocal Direction for “Smoke on the Moun-tain.” Katie Hardeman was nominated for Best Hair and Makeup for “Smoke on the Mountain.” Dalton Russell was a nominee for Best Costum-ing for “Smoke on the

Mountain.” Ashten Cospelich was nominated for Best Light-ing for “The Glass Menag-erie.” Joel King was nominat-ed for Best Director of a Drama for “The Glass Me-nagerie,” and Sadie Shan-non was nominated for Best Director of a Musical for “Smoke on the Water,” which was performed at DeSoto Family Theatre. Of these nominations, King won Best Director of a Drama and Best Drama for”The Glass Menagerie.” “Smoke on the Moun-tain” won the Allie for the Best Cast, and Savannah Thompson won Best Per-

formance by a Featured Actress in a Play. King recognizes that the Allies play an impor-tant role for students in the area and for North-west. “The Allies are impor-tant for Northwest for re-cruiting,” King said. “High school students from around the area are used to seeing the Allies, and when they see us winning Allie awards, it encour-ages them to check out our programs.”

Northwest claims four Allie awards

Northwest’s Theatre department’s latest pro-duction, Scapin, is being performed on Feb. 16-19. “Scapin” will be per-formed at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16-18 and at 2 p.m. on Feb. 19. “Scapin” revolves around two sets of young men who ask a smooth-talking servant to con-vince their fathers that the women they have cho-sen to marry are worthy. This leads to a comedic tale involving mistaken

identity, broad character-ization and physical gags. “My favorite part of the show is how whimsical and over-the-top we get to act,” Nicholas Temple, a sophomore theatre major from Olive Branch, said. “The show is loud and col-orful and fun to watch. It’s emotionally over-the-top.” Nekita Smart, a fresh-man theatre major from Columbus, agreed. “I really like the show,” Smart said. “You get to do a whole lot of creative

things, and really put your-self into the character.”The cast included Daniel

Jones, a freshman theatre major from Kaiserslautern, Germany, as Scapin; Ke-

var Maffitt, a sophomore theatre major from Olive Branch as Sylvestre; Tem-ple as Geronte; Garrett Atkinson, a sophomore theatre major from Olive Branch, as Argante, and Anthony Guy, a sopho-more theatre major from Olive Branch, as Octave. The cast also includes Hayden Montgomery, a freshman theatre ma-jor from Southaven, as Leander; Camille Bishop, a freshman theatre major from Orlando, Fla., as

Hyacinth; Katie Dunaway, a sophomore from South-aven, as Zerbinette; Gab-by D’Arcangelo, a sopho-more theatre major from Southaven, as Nerine; Taylor Conklin, a sopho-more from Olive Branch, as George; Ashley Strawn, from Holly Springs, as Geronte’s servant; and Smart as a servant and a guard. The production was directed by Joel King. “I chose this show because I wanted to do a classical comedy to

compliment the other shows we were looking at for our season,” King said. “‘Scapin’ stood out to me because I wanted something fast-paced, fun and challenging for my students.” Tickets cost $5 for students and seniors and $10 for general admis-sion.

“Scapin” to be performed Feb. 16-19 By: Shelby Louwerens

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Practicing for “Scapin”

Daniel Jones, a freshman theatre major from Kaiserslautern, Germany, and Camille Bishop, a freshman theatre major from Orlando, Fla., practice their scene for “Scapin” that will run Feb. 16-19. (Photo by Shelby Louwerens)

The imagination and creativity of the artists of the Craftsman’s Guild of Mississippi is displayed in the “Mississippi Ex-posed” art show hosted by Northwest in the Art Gallery during the month of February. The Craftsman’s Guild of Mississippi, now entering its 39th year, consists of over 400 members from 17 states. The works of the artists are widely diverse: bead-ing, woodwork, quilting, pottery and blacksmith-ing are just a few of the different mediums the artists work in. “The Craftsman’s Guild is always an excel-lent exhibition which highlights a variety of hand made works cre-ated by a host of talented crafts persons,” Lawayne House, art department

chair, said. “Imaginative and inventive, this exhibi-tion has been a highlight which we look forward to every time they’ve exhib-ited here at Northwest.” The show features three-dimensional works from multiple artists from the Craftsman’s Guild, in-cluding Independence art-ist and Northwest gradu-ate Sharon Williams. “I weave fabric and make different items of clothing,” Williams, a 1978 graduate of North-west, said. “I also make cane chairs. It doesn’t take special equipment or expensive supplies to create works of art. I think everything here shows what you can do with everyday items. You don’t have to have a per-fect canvas. You can be creative with anything.” Williams’s work has

been featured in many Northwest art exhibitions over the years. “I’ve done about 20 different exhibits,” she said. “It’s my way of giv-ing back to the commu-nity and to Northwest.” “These artists re-ally bring themselves out with materials just found around the house,” Travis Hullette, a sophomore art major from Senato-bia, said. “The pieces are incredible, and it’s interesting to see what Mississippi artists have to offer.” For more informa-tion on the show, or the Northwest art depart-ment, contact House by phone at (662) 562-3399 or by e-mail at lhouse@northwestms.edu. For more on the Craftsman’s Guild, visit www.mscrafts.org.

“Mississippi Exposed” a must-seeBy: Mike Haskins

Northwest’s Theatre department attended the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival during the first week of February. The festival nominates students to attend to compete for scholarships in different categories, such as playwriting, act-ing, criticism, directing and design. The winners of the regional festival win a trip to the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. to compete at the national level. To nominate students, the Kennedy Center sends a respondent to a performance. The respon-dents stay roughly an hour to ask questions and give feedback and will later give nominations in the different categories. Eight students went to the festival, includ-ing Camille Bishop and Abi Wiggins, who both received the Irene Ryan Acting nomination. Garrett Atkinson received the Irene Ryan Acting nomination and is also a One-Act Play semi-finalist. Katie Hardeman received the Irene Ryan Acting nomination, as well as the Alcone Makeup Design nomination. Kevar Maffitt was nominated as an Irene Ryan partner and in Barbi-zon Scenic Design. Gabby D’Arcangelo was also nominated as an Irene Ryan partner, and received a National Stage Management nomi-nation. Daniel Jones and Anthony Guy were both nominated as Irene Ryan partners. During the conference,

workshops for different categories were held every day from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Actors were put into pairs of two, and 250 pairs participated in the first round. Of the 250 pairs, 32 pairs continued to the second round. The final round consisted of 16 pairs of two actors. Garrett Atkinson was a semi-finalist and No. 6 in the district for the playwright division for his show, “Shoulder Men.” Though no one else moved on from Northwest, the students learned something new through the experience they received at the con-ference. Gabby D’Arcangelo, a sophomore theatre major from Southaven, was involved in the stage management workshop during the conference. “I had the honor of being stage manager for a 10-minute play called ‘Bullets’ by Cara Beth Heath, who won in her di-vision,” D’Arcangelo said. “I was part of the rehears-al process throughout the week, as well as the performance of the play.” D’Arcangelo was also interested in the stage management “round table,” where judges who watched the play gave ad-vice and critiques about the show. “I learned that I have a 100 percent positive attitude about my ca-reer choice and what I want to do with my life,” D’Arcangelo said. “It’s comforting to know I’m doing it right.” Wiggins, a sophomore theatre major from South-aven, also learned new things while at the con-

ference. Wiggins was a part of the model-building workshop. The workshop taught students to make model sets to help de-signers show directorswhat the set they have in mind will look like. For Wiggins, her fa-vorite part was watching everyone’s work and hear-ing the critiques to see what directors and judges were looking for. “I learned what people in theatre are looking for,” Wiggins said. “There is a certain way to posi-tion everything from the set, to the movements, to the way words are said to make everything flow together in a show.” Sadie Shannon, the-atre instructor, said that the conference allowed students to learn many new things about their field, and about other universities that were participating. “The students learned a lot about professional-ism, but this was also a major networking oppor-tunity for them as well,” Shannon said. “It allowed them to open doors to other colleges beyond Northwest.”

Northwest theatre students compete at regional festival

Northwest recently announced its 2012 HEADWAE honorees. Sophomore pre-med ma-jor Benjamin Lambert of Como was selected as the HEADWAE student, while criminal justice instructor Robert Cox of Senato-bia was selected as this year’s HEADWAE faculty honoree. HEADWAE stands for “Higher Education Appre-ciation Day—Working for Academic Excellence.” It was established by the Mississippi Legisla-tive Resolution #88 in 1987 to annually honor the academically talented students and faculty members of Mississippi’s higher education institu-tions who have made outstanding contributions in promoting academic excellence.

Cox and Lambert will be honored at the 25th annual HEADWAE pro-gram in Jackson on Feb. 28. Having graduated as valedictorian from Magnolia Heights School, Lambert currently has a 4.0 grade point average at Northwest. Currently on the President’s List for his academic excel-lence and a Mississippi Eminent Scholar, Lambert is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and the 2012 Northwest Hall of Fame. Lambert is also a Missis-sippi Council on Economic Education InvestWrite essay winner. “After completing my associate degree at North-west, I plan to further my education at Delta State University and receive a biology degree with a minor in chemistry,” said

Lambert. “After DSU, I hope to attend the Univer-sity of Mississippi Medical Center to become a family physician.” Cox is in his 39th year at Northwest. Currently serving on their Legal Studies Advisory Board, Cox earned his bachelor’s and a master’s of criminal justice from The University of Mississippi. He was selected to attend the Lamplighter’s Conference in 1992 and received the Sandy Grisham Excel-lence in Teaching award in 2007. “I consider it a spe-cial honor to be chosen from a group of the finest educators in the state,” said Cox. “I appreciate being chosen to represent Northwest.”

Headwae honorees announcedBy: Ranger Rocket Staff

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SPORTS D1 • February 16, 2012 Senatobia, Miss.

By: Deissac House

The Northwest men’s and women’s teams have been on a rollercoaster ride this season. The men have been on the rise, while the women have been on a slope. On Jan. 19, the Lady Rangers had their hands full against 12-2 Itawam-ba. The Lady Rangers were looking to end a four-game losing streak. The Lady Rangers’ defense came out of the gate a little sluggish. Itawamba controlled the pace of the game as they held a lead that won the

game. Throughout the game, the most shocking statis-tic of all was that there were no lead changes. Even with the career-high night for freshman Tie-sha Tunstall, it was not enough. The Lady Rangers allowed 38 rebounds but also were strong on the glass as they wrangled in 37 points of their own. Finding any luck behind the arc was very hard for the Lady Rangers as they shot a lowly 25 percent. The Lady Rang-

ers’ best two stats were 17 forced turnovers, and a 61 percent free throw total. In all, the Lady Rang-

ers efforts were not enough as they were routed by Itawamba 70-

58. Tunstall lead the Lady Rangers’ with a career-high 21 points. Also, adding to the effort was

freshman Monique Big-gins with 12 points and 10 blocks.

After that match-up, the Rangers were looking to add to their win col-umn. It was a tug-of-war in the beginning, until the Rangers put it together with 10 minutes to take the lead into halftime 41-34. The Rangers took over and never let up as they held the lead until the end. The Rangers played a great game as they shot 50 percent from the field. The Rangers were strong in the paint as they out scored their oppo-

nents 48-20. Throughout the game, the score was only tied once and the lead changed once. Leading the Rangers was sopho-more A.J. Cunningham with 23 points and 7 re-bounds. Also, contributing to the win were red-shirt freshman Jordan Hulsey with 19 points and 10 rebounds and sophomore Everick Morris with 6 points and 9 assists.

Basketball teams fighting for wins

The Lady Rangers show support for breast cancer awareness by wearing pink during their game on Feb. 6. The Lady Rangers won against East Mississippi Community College 70-66. (Photo by Deissac House)

DeMarcus McVay goes up for a jump shot against East Mississippi Community College on Feb. 6. The Rangers lost 65-61. (Photo by Deissac House)

D1 • February 16, 2012 Senatobia, Miss. THE RANGER ROCKET D2SPORTS

After finishing the 2011 regular season with a final record of 23-17 overall and 14-8 in the MACJC North Division, the Northwest Ranger softball team got an early exit from the playoffs, falling 4-0 to East Central in the first round. This season,

the Rangers return some heavy hitters and intro-duce some new impact players, all in hopes of making another run at the North Division title. Pitching Although the Rang-ers return sophomores Stormy Robison and Casey Gibson, the Rang-ers also lost Magen Fullwood and Candice Brasher. Both of their departures will certainly be felt, as Fullwood re-corded a team best 1.84 ERA and a 10-8 overall record. However, Robison and Gibson are two play-ers that ninth year head coach Mike Rowan feels will make a significant impact this season in the pitching rotation. Adding to the rotation will be some key fresh-men, including Casey Baddley (DeSoto Central HS), who is a transfer from Ole Miss. “She origi-

nally signed with Ole Miss out of high school,” said Rowan. “(But) she wound up going as just a student and transferred back here to play softball.” True freshmen Emily Hatcher (Cleveland HS) and Jamie Kilpatric (Cordova, Ala.) will also join in the rota-tion. Infielders The Ranger infield consists of two returning All-State members, Hillari Plummer and Linsey Hebert, both of whom finished in the top five team hitting category, with Plummer hitting .431 and Hebert hitting .333. In addition to their hitting skills, both players are expected to be leaders in the infield and of the team. One area still uncer-tain is in the infield cor-ners. “We lost our main first and third basemen from last season,” said

Rowan. “So this year we will have young talent fill-ing in those spots. Right now, both are wide open.” Some names that might find themselves battling for the first and third base positions include fresh-men infielders Marlena Ray (Strayhorn HS) and Anna Barham (Indepen-dence HS). Additionally, some members of the pitching rotation, such as Hatcher and Baddley, could find themselves also seeing action in the infield. Outfielders The outfield is an area full of returning sopho-mores. Cheryl Holcomb, Amanda Bies, and Robi-son could return to their roles from last season. “I expect all three to play important roles in the out-field,” said Rowan. Howev-er, Rowan also cautioned that “each player is being pushed by freshmen, in

hopes of taking their posi-tions.” Some of the new freshman faces include freshman left fielder Lauren Riley (Lake Cor-morant HS), centerfielder Vicki Johnson (North Delta), and right fielder Codie Jones (Southaven HS). Sophomores Casey Gibson and Courtney Clay could also see action in the outfield. Schedule The 2012 schedule includes 22 home games, including 12 consecutive from March 24 to April 9. As they have in five of the last six years, Northwest will play in the Northeast TigerFest in Booneville Feb. 24-25, matching up against several tough NJCAA Division I oppo-nents. Northwest will play five games in two days against Lane College, Three Rivers, Indian Hills, Calhoun and Jefferson College.

Northwest will also face non-conference foes Southwest Tennessee, Hinds, Arkansas Bap-tist, North Arkansas and Jackson State during the season. Itawamba opens up the Rangers’ conference schedule on March 3 in Fulton, the first of 24 scheduled games in the north division. Northwest will throw out the first pitch of its 12th season of fastpitch softball on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at Southwest Tennessee. The doubleheader starts at 1 p.m. Fans can follow along with Ranger softball all year long with live stats and live streaming audio/video on the school’s UStream channel and the Northwest athletics website at www.nwccrang-ers.com.

Head coach Mike Rowan is looking for his Ranger softball team to make a return to the MACJC State Tournament this season. The Ranger softball team opens play on the road at Southwest Tennessee on Feb. 22.

Softball season opens Feb. 22 on the roadBy: Brian Lentz

Over Christmas break, three members of the Northwest Ranger football team signed their letters of intent to play college football in the NCAA.

Since then, the Rangers have had five more play-ers sign letters of intent to play at various schools, including three Sun Belt schools.

Leading the rest of the Ranger signing class was quarterback Ryan Mossakowski, who signed with Division 1-AA school Lamar University. Lamar,

a school based out of Beaumont, Texas and a member of the Southland Conference, picks up Mossakowski, who threw for 2,422 yards and 26

touchdowns in his only season in a Ranger uni-form. Mossakowski will play at Lamar under the leadership of head coach Ray Woodard. Wide receiver Lance Ray signed with East Carolina, a Division 1-A school and member of Conference USA. Ray finished the 2011 sea-son with 37 receptions for 704 yards and 12 touchdowns for the Rang-ers. Ray also totaled 524 all-purpose yards as a kick return specialist as a member of the University of Arkansas, where he attended prior to North-west. Ray will play at East Carolina for head coach Ruffin McNeill. Defensive end Bran-don Timmons signed with Troy University, a Division 1-A school and member of the Sun Belt Confer-ence. Timmons finished his playing career at Northwest with a com-

bined total of 37 tackles and 4.5 sacks. Timmons will play at Troy University under head coach Larry Blakeney. Wide receiver Marcus Henry signed with Middle Tennessee State Univer-sity, a Division 1-A school and member of the Sun Belt Conference. Henry led all receivers with 46 receptions for 745 yards and nine touchdowns during the 2011 season. Henry will play at Middle Tennessee State under head coach Rick Stock-still. Closing out the departing class of 2011 was offensive lineman Terry Johnson, who signed to play with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, a Division 1-A school and member of the Sun Belt Confer-ence. Johnson will play at Louisiana-Lafayette under head coach Mark Hudspeth.

Ranger football sends five more to next levelBy: Brian Lentz

NEWSB2 • February 16, 2012 Senatobia, Miss.

Numerous FiNaNcial aid opportuNities For NWcc Graduates!

ScholarShipS include:• DeSoto Center 2+2 Scholarships (Exclusively for NWCC transfers)

• Ole Miss-DeSoto Outreach Academic Leadership Scholarships (Exclusively for NWCC transfers, 1/2 tuition scholarship)

• Ole Miss Academic Excellence Scholarships for Community College Transfers ($750 per semester)

• Phi Theta Kappa Members ($1,500 per semester)

• MTAG: Miss. Tuition Assistance Grants ($500 per semester Jr. & Sr. years)

• UM Luckyday Scholarships for Community College Transfers (Up to $2,300)

$250 ScholarShipS available for:• UM-DeSoto Student Ambassadors• Selected Business Majors/ Phi Beta Lambda Business Organization members

find out more about these and other funding options at:

www.olemiss.edu/desotoor call 662-342-4765 or 1-888-343-4765 (toll-free)

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Henson Anderson of HernandoUM-DeSoto 2011 Accountancy Graduatetransferred from NWCC receiving the DeSoto Center 2+2 Scholarship

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Andrew Myers, a former Northwest DeSoto Center student, was one of the regular attendees of the Math Lab who found working prob-lems on the board a practice beneficial to learning Intermediate Algebra. (Submitted photo)

Northwest cheerleaders show their school spirit by wearing pink for breast cancer awareness at the basketball game against East Mississippi Community College on Feb. 6. (Photo by Deissac House)

Alex Gardner, a sophomore ag tech major from Santa Fe, Tenn., works on a John Deere tractor in class on Feb. 6. (Photo by Shelby Louwerens)

Joel King, a fine arts instructor, won two awards for Best Director of a Drama and Best Drama for “The Glass Menagerie” at the Allie awards recognizing theatrical excellence. (Photo by Shelby Louwe-rens)

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