High school seniors and their parents are invited to get a taste of what ÐÔÀÖÔ° is all about at Thursday Night Lights on Sept. 28 at the Raymond Campus.
The Thursday Night Lights tailgating recruiting event will be in conjunction with the ÐÔÀÖÔ° Eagles football game against Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College at Gene Murphy Field at Joe Renfroe Stadium. The game begins at 6:30 p.m.
Students and their parents will be treated to a free tailgate meal, see the ÐÔÀÖÔ° Eagle band and Hi-Steppers and learn about scholarships, enrolling, residence halls and programs running the gamut of academic and career-technical as well as opportunities for student involvement.
Tailgating begins at 4:30 p.m. at Eagles’ Landing next to Renfroe Stadium. To rsvp, see the ÐÔÀÖÔ° website at .
ÐÔÀÖÔ° is celebrating its 100th year of Community Inspired Service in 2017. ÐÔÀÖÔ° opened in September 1917 first as an agricultural high school and admitted college students for the first time in 1922, with the first class graduating in 1927. In 1982 ÐÔÀÖÔ° Junior College and Utica Junior College merged, creating the ÐÔÀÖÔ° District. Today, as Mississippi’s largest community college, ÐÔÀÖÔ° is a comprehensive institution with six locations. ÐÔÀÖÔ° offers quality, affordable educational opportunities with academic programs of study leading to seamless university transfer and career and technical programs teaching job-ready skills. To learn more, visit or call 1.800.ÐÔÀÖÔ°CC.
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