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• ICC schedules Small Ensembles Concert, Apr. 13

  Itawamba Community College’s Small Ensembles will perform in concert at 6:30 p.m., Apr. 13, at the Crane Pavilion on the Fulton Campus. The groups include Mixed Woodwind Ensemble, Rush Hour Saxophone Quartet, Brass Ensemble and Steel Band. Members of the Brass Ensemble include Jaden Buchanan of Aberdeen; Madeline Martin of Amory; Kindal Gammill of Ackerman; Preston Cox of Fulton; Taya Baggett of Hamilton; Perashia Dunlap of Hatley; Mason Ruffin of Mantachie;  Tyjey Arnold, Marissa Johnson, Ella Kate Nichols, Lillian Angle, Isaac Williams, Brannon Wilder, Emma Carwile, Austin Stokes, all of Pontotoc; Mitchell Bennett of Saltillo; and Michael Smith of Smithville. The ICC Mixed Woodwind Ensemble members are Perla Diaz of Houlka; Cheyanne Cassler of Marietta; Britney Tzib of Pontotoc; Kathleen Fletcher of Randolph and Maggie Hardin of Union. The Rush Hour Saxophone Quartet includes Christy Colburn of Amory, Clay Tyson of Hernando, Gaib VanNostrand of Lewisburg and Nathaniel Hawkins of Randolph. Members of the Steel Band are Eliseo Fernandez of Algoma; Shemar Jones of Hamilton; Annaka Langley of Houston; Katlyn Raley, Lanna Dozier, both of Nettleton; Ruth Montgomery of New Albany; Jeffrey Wells of ...
• ICC Small Ensembles concert set for Apr. 12

              Itawamba Community College’s Small Ensembles will perform in concert at 7 p.m., Apr. 12, in the Band Hall on the Fulton Campus.             The groups include Mixed Woodwind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Rush Hour Saxophone Quartet, Brass Ensemble and Steel Band.             Members of the Mixed Woodwind Ensemble include Gracie Whitt of Fulton; Jared Brownlee of Mooreville; Kinley Lindsay of Oxford; Max Wright of Randolph; and Cheyanne Cassler of Saltillo.             The Percussion Ensemble members are Eliseo Fernandez of Algoma; David Sloan of Columbus; Caleb Murrell, Mason Ruffin, both of Mantachie; Emma Worsham of Mooreville; Mikey Coleman, Leslie Torres, Elizabeth Willis, all of Pontotoc; Jeffrey Wells of Taylor; Sam Young of Vernon, Ala.; and Taylor Doss of Winfield, Ala.             The Rush Hour Saxophone Quartet includes Eliseo Fernandez of Algoma; Clay Tyson of Lake Cormorant; Jared Brownlee of Mooreville; Nathaniel Hawkins of Pontotoc; and Max Wright of Randolph.             Members of the Brass Ensemble are Madeline Martin of Amory; Alyssa Pankow of Ecru; Destiny Holmes, Jordan Laney, Preston Cox, all of Fulton; Taya Baggett of Hamilton; Mason Ruffin of ...
• CenterStage to perform Nov. 15 concert

  Itawamba Community College’s CenterStage, contemporary music group, has scheduled a Nov. 15 concert at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium on the Fulton Campus.             “Oh the Places I’ll Go,” which will begin at 7 p.m., will feature selections that are associated with the theme.             The cast include Lera Winders of Amory; Hilary Little of Collierville, Tenn.; Brady Peacock of French Camp; Laura Leigh Johnson, Lauren Johnson, Zayda Patterson, all of Fulton; Lindy Monts of Mooreville; Joshua Coker of Pontotoc; Maggie Smith of Tremont; and Rodney Simpson of Tupelo.             Members of the band are Jared Brownlee, Tucker Hicks, both of Mooreville; Jesse Pettigrew, Noah Wade, both of Philadelphia; Bryan Valentin, Eliseo Fernandez, Max Wright, Michael Franklin, Juan Ramirez, all of Pontotoc; and Aubrey Meredith of Tupelo.             The crew includes Kiara Gaunt of Brandon; Jordan Laney, Lia Darracott, both of Fulton; Bryce Weaver of Tupelo; and Kenna Stockman of Vernon, Ala.             Directors are Kyle Davis of Fulton, Christy Colburn of Amory and Mandy Eaton of Booneville.             The event is free and open to the public.
• ICC small ensembles schedule Apr. 25 concert

              Itawamba Community College will present a small ensemble concert at 6:30 p.m., Apr. 25, at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium on the Fulton Campus.             The concert will feature the clarinet quartet, Rush Hour saxophone quartet, brass ensemble, trombone quartet and the steel band.             Members of the clarinet quartet are Ryann Smith of Hernando; Erica Carrisoza of Nettleton; Ciera Hansen of Tupelo; and director Christy Colburn of Amory.             The Rush Hour saxophone quartet in addition to director Colburn includes Dillan Gibson of Pontotoc; Eli Buse of Saltillo and Reed Goodson of Tupelo.             Members of the brass ensemble, which is directed by Eric Simmons of Saltillo, are Staci Fox, Max Smaglick, both of Amory; Corey Spellins of Blue Springs; John Buchman of Caledonia; Wayne Clunan of Carrollton; Avery Head of Haleyville, Ala.; Zack Hedleston of Hernando; Anna Bailey, Alex Barron, both of Pontotoc; Christian Gann of Randolph; and Rain Burt of Tupelo.             The trombone quartet includes in addition to director Eric Simmons, John Buchman of Caledonia; Avery Head of Haleyville, Ala. and Max ...
• ICC pathway programs set to begin in November

              Registration is underway at the Itawamba Community College Belden Center for several pathway programs that are scheduled to begin in November.             They include Basic Construction, Certified Nursing Assistant, Commercial Truck Driving and Food Service Pathway.             The Basic Construction class will meet Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. from Nov. 9-20. It is a nationally-recognized certification for Construction Core designed by the National Center for Construction Education and Research. The curriculum includes construction math, power and hand tools, construction site safety, construction drawings, employability, communication skills and introduction to material handling. Successful participants who pass the NCCER examination will be eligible for entry-level construction jobs.             Certified Nursing Assistant will meet Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. from Nov. 2-17. The program prepares participants to take the exam to become a Certified Nursing Assistant. Upon successful program and examination completion, employment could be available in nursing homes, medical centers, home healthcare providers and clinics.             Commercial Truck Driving begins Nov. 16 and will meet Monday through Friday from 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. through Dec. 18. ...
• ICC formally opens newly-renovated Student Activities Center at the Fulton Campus

  Itawamba Community College reopened its Student Activities Center with a formal ribbon cutting ceremony, Aug. 14, at the Fulton Campus.             “It is with great pride and excitement that we gather to celebrate the opening of the newly renovated Student Activities Center,” said ICC President Dr. Jay Allen.  “Just as with our recent residence hall ribbon cuttings at Monroe and Sheffield Halls, this is not just a physical transformation but a renewal of our commitment to providing a vibrant and supportive campus environment for our students.”  ICC’s approximately 13,000-square-foot Student Activities Center, which opened in 1961 and the oldest building on the Fulton Campus, has had numerous facelifts over the years, but this renovation touched every aspect of the building, including a completely redesigned interior to maximize open space for seating and the addition of a new covered space on the back to provide students a place to dine in the event of inclement weather. Allen said that the new space will be called “The Yard.” The outdoor furniture will arrive soon and be installed with outdoor TVs. “Our ...