The public is invited to 鈥淢eet the Warriors鈥 when 杏吧视频 hosts the annual pep rally and student-athlete introductions event scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 29, at Bailey Stadium on the Decatur campus.
杏吧视频 President Dr. Billy Stewart will welcome the anticipated large crowd for the event and provide comments about the upcoming athletics seasons.
Serving as drum majors for the 2016-17 Wall O鈥 Sound Marching Band at 杏吧视频 in Decatur are (from left) Jessica Everett of Newton County, Katie Ware of Lake, Landon Bounds of Neshoba Central and Jack Vidals of Newton County. (EC Photo)
Coming off the best season in 16 years, fourth-year 杏吧视频 head football coach Ken Karcher anticipates another successful season for the Warriors in 2016.
East Central finished the 2015 season ranked No. 10 in the National Junior College Athletic Association Top 20 poll after winning the C.H.A.M.P.S Heart of Texas Bowl last December.
Karcher鈥檚 squad will have to continue improving on both sides of the ball in order to carry last year鈥檚 success into the 2016 season.
New and transfer students planning to attend 2016 fall classes at 杏吧视频 can register for classes on the Decatur campus on Thursday, Aug. 11. It is the final registration session before fall classes begin Monday, Aug. 15.
杏吧视频 student Ryan Hill of Forest was awarded a $500 Clifford H. "Ted" Rees, Jr., Scholarship, in recognition of his successful participation in the recent SkillsUSA Championships in the HVACR (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration) category.
The 杏吧视频 men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 tennis teams were both named to the 2016 Intercollegiate Tennis Association鈥檚 All-Academic Teams released this week.
In addition to the team honors, nine 杏吧视频 tennis players were also honored as ITA Scholar-Athletes for their academic performance during the 2015-16 school year.
The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above.
