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By Shelby Louwerens, De’Issac House & Mike Haskins

Nursing endowment establishedBy Mike Haskins

The Northwest Foun-dation announced theestablishment of the Keith Wilson Endowment at the Shoot for the Heart awards banquet on April 18. Wilson is the founder of the annual “Shoot for the Heart” sporting clay tournament fun-draiser which benefi ts St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. He later added Northwest nursing students, who have been participating in the event for two years. The schol-arship was established by the Northwest Nursing Division. “Shoot for the Heart became associated with the Division of Nursing three years ago when Keith Wilson decided to

work with an organiza-tion on a local level and the Community Founda-tion of North Mississippi was contacted,” Dr. Ellen Williams, dean of Nurs-ing, said. “At that time, it was suggested that Keith may like to partner with the Division of Nursing, so Keith and I talked it over and came to an agreement to try to work together,” Williams said. “We have had a great re-lationship. Our students and faculty members provide all the volunteers for the event, serving as trappers on the shoot-ing clays course, serving food, assisting with regis-tration and so on.” Williams said that the fi rst two years of par-

ticipation provided the Division of Nursing with $70,000 and $6,000 in nursing scholarships to outstanding student volunteers at the event. Wilson was presented with a plaque in com-memoration of theendowment at the ban-quet. For more information on Shoot for the Heart, visit their website at www.shootfortheheart.com. For more information about the Division of Nursing, contact Williams by phone at 662-562-3453, or by email at [email protected].

Nursing students give to Soles4SoulsBy Mike Haskins

The Northwest Stu-dent Nurses Association participated in theSoles4Souls drive, col-lecting new and used shoes to be sent tothe Soles4Souls organi-zation. The drive produced over 775 pairs ofshoes–25 pairs over the goal of 750. Soles4Souls is an international organization that collects old and newshoes and distributes them worldwide to give relief to victims ofnatural disasters and to those in poverty interna-tionally and domestically. In the wake of Hur-ricane Katrina in 2005, over a million pairs of

shoes were sent to the Gulf Coast by Soles-4Souls, as well as many other disasters since. “One of the main pur-poses of SNA at North-west is to give back, and as nurses individually, our goal is to help peo-ple,” Brittany Miller, SNAactivities chairman and sophomore nursing major from Hernando, said. “The shoe drive is something so easy to take part in, but the blessings it provides to others are incredible. The shoes can go to people that have never had a pair of shoes on all their life,” Miller con-tinued. “It is a huge thing to be able to bless

someone with something we have but never use. We take so many thingsfor granted, and the abil-ity to have not only one pair of shoes but acloset full is one of them. This shoe drive re-ally humbles me.” For more information on the Student Nurses Association, contact Monica Williams by phone at 562-3289 or by email [email protected]. For more information on Soles4Souls, visit their website at www.soles4souls.org.

As the semester winds down and students begin taking their fi nal exams, graduation be-comes the focus across the Northwest campus. With “Crossing the Finish Line” again being proclaimed campuswide, over 700 students will graduate from Northwest on May 17 in Howard Coliseum. Three ceremonies will be held for graduates who choose to walk. At 8:30 a.m., stu-dents receiving an Asso-ciate of Applied Science degree will be recog-nized. Those who will be awarded a Career Certifi -cate will be recognized at 11 a.m., followed by students receiving an

Associate of Arts degree at 2 p.m. A total of 1,027 students have applied for graduation; of those, 720 are walking, includ-ing 311 who will be awarded an Associate of Arts degree, 185 who will be awarded an Asso-ciate of Applied Science degree and 224 who will receive a Career Certifi -cate. Though these num-bers are high, they are slightly lower than the number of students who participated in last year’s graduation ceremonies. “Numbers are down a little bit from last year,” Kelly Stull, Regis-trar’s offi ce clerk, said. “Last year’s graduation

number was 1,075. Of those,799 students walked.” Stull added that stu-dents could be added to the walking and gradu-ation lists up to the day before graduation. In order for a student to “Cross the Finish Line” and graduate from Northwest with an asso-ciate degree, the qualifi -cations consist of meet-ing the curriculum and number of credit hours in one or more majors listed in the Northwest Bulletin. Those who grad-uate are not required to walk in the graduation ceremony. Northwest’s “Cross-ing the Finish Line” campaign was put in

place to focus on the importance of graduation and completion of stud-ies at a two-year college before continuing on to a four-year university or to the workforce. “It’s incredibly im-portant for students to fi nish their degree and graduate,” Sarah Sapp, director of Communica-tions, said. “To some four-year colleges, it shows them that you can fi nish what you’ve start-ed. In addition, most four-year colleges are only going to give schol-arships to true transfer students. When you simply leave Northwest and only take credits to another institution, there are very few scholarships

available.” Sapp also said that graduating with an asso-ciate degree would give students the assurance that their credits would transfer. “The only way North-west can guarantee that all your classes will transfer is if you fi nish your associate degree,” Sapp continued. “We have an articulation agreement with all of the four-year institutions in the state that ensures that if you have an As-sociate of Arts from an accredited community college in Mississippi that all of your classes transfer. It’s ultimately up to the colleges to de-termine how they count,

but they will be on your records.” Sapp also said that graduating was equally important for Career-Tech students. “Applying for a job with some college ver-sus a degree is a huge difference. Students who graduate Northwest with their degree can make up to three times as much as someone who does not,” Sapp said. “It makes a huge difference on the application for employers for job place-ment.” For more information on graduation, contact the Registrar’s Offi ce by phone at (662) 562-3219/3220.

OPINION A2 • May 9, 2013 Senatobia, Miss.

STAFFEditorShelby Louwerens

Sports Section EditorDe’Issac House

Lifestyle Section EditorMike Haskins

Staff ReportersShawna DavisCheyenne Fair

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Ranger Rocket

“What would you like to see more of in the Ranger Rocket?” ”What would you like to see more of in the Ranger Rocket?”

By Shelby Louwerens, De’Issac House & Mike Haskins

“What are your plans for the summer?”

By Shelby Louwerens, De’Issac House & Mike Haskins

“I’m taking summer school.”

Chris JoinerFreshman • Pre-Engineering

Batesville

“I’m working with my dad and taking classes at the DeSoto Center.”

Robert KaufmanFreshman • Pre-Engineering

Horn Lake

“I’m working and taking summer school.”

Ijeland NewsomFreshman • General College

Senatobia

“I’m going to relax. I’m going to the beach and laying in the

sun.”

Victoria GrantSophomore • Pre-Physical

TherapyGrenada

The editors share their experiences at Northwest

Delayva RobinsonDeantae Smith

Over the last two years, the editors of The Ranger Rocket have experienced many things from the stress of a last-minute article, encroach-ing deadlines and having to deal with people who are not always the most forthcoming for inter-views. However, these things pale in compari-son to what we really learned from our time at Northwest. As all three of us—the managing edi-tor, sports section editor and lifestyle section editor, leave for different universities, we decided

to share our experiences with everyone as we say our goodbyes. Everyone in the news-room has learned one very critical rule—never leave your Facebook open in the newsroom. Many reporters have logged on to their ac-counts to fi nd statuses and pictures of ponies, with a message from “the editor” on their profi le. The same goes for Twitter, but as an unspoken rule, no one will mess with an email account. Though we do mess with Facebook and Twit-

ter profi les, we have a closeness with each other that can only come from many editor meet-ings and after class edit-ing sessions. We have found each other’s mis-takes, laughed with each other over interviews and trials and worked together under immense stress the week before every paper. Ranger on the Spot was where most of our time was spent together. We spent many hours laughing at the absurd faces that were made as we tried to gather people for an interview, or the ri-

diculous poses students made when we attempt-ed to take pictures. It was always a laugh. The long hours we spent just thinking about what question to ask was so irritating, but we always got through it. We always enjoyed the people trying to pose while we were trying to take serious pic-tures. At the end of the day we have all enjoyed our time with each other, and it will be painful to leave true friends. Whether it was learn-ing about turtles from Ike, watching Sports In-formation Director, Kevin

Maloney, jump around like an excited kid over cupcakes or arguing about college rivalries, it has been quite the experience. The best part of this two-year experience is this—regardless of background, religion, race, gender or anything else, we have become very close friends. We have all been through high school and rarely keep up with anyone we graduated with after at least four years together. But after two years, it will be incredibly hard to say goodbye to the peo-

ple who have become our friends, and to those who have spent so much time with us to help us prepare for the next step in our lives. Leaving will be a bittersweet moment for the three of us, but we hope to keep in touch with each other, learn from what we have ac-complished at Northwest and to make the people who have invested in our lives and education very proud of us.

Talking fashion with Ike House Fashion is every-where, and with gradua-tion around the corner, I thought that I would inform you of how to dress for the event. I know what you are thinking, how can there be fashion at gradua-tion? There is not just a trend of fashion, but a specifi c and profes-sional look for the event. Graduation is a time for remembrance and hap-piness, because you are moving on and moving closer to success. At graduation, there is an appropriate dress code. It is not written, but it is something that is known. First of all and most

importantly, be fully dressed under your robe. Secondly, for the guys, you should wear a nice pair of slacks or khakis, no cargos or jeans guys. You have to be sharp. Next, should be the shoes. Even though everyone may not be able to see the pants or shirt, the shoes should stand out. A nice pair of polished and clean-cut pair of shoes brings out anything. Do not wear tank tops or T-shirts on top be-cause you can still see under the robe. Wear a nice button down or collared shirt, with a nice spic and span tie. My previous read-

ers know that I would recommend a bowtie. Do not give the usual excuse of, “I do not have

a tie.” There is a group of friends that you hang with everyday. Ask them. Trust me, they will loan it to you.

Ladies do not think you have avoided my wrath. I see a lot of ladies overdressed more

than underdressed. Let’s clear up what is appro-priate. First, why do you wear ponytails and

weaves that do not look right? I think ladies should wear their natural hair, and if you can not do anything to your hair, you should just wear it down. Second, what’s up with all of the make-up and fake accessories? Just lay a simple founda-tion and a little blush is just fi ne. I do not know much about make-up, but I do know too much is too much. Next, why wear the fake eyelashes that make you look bad? Ladies, you should make yourself feel better, but those are just overboard. Abandon ship with those eyelashes, please. You should wear a

nice dress or pencil skirt under your robe and cross your legs. You want to appear put-together and professional at all times. Heels are the usual for graduation, but some fl ats are acceptable. Now for the shirt, you should wear a nice blouse that brings out your skin tone. A few accessories to match with your outfi t should fi nish it off, but be sure to keep it simple and classy. This is the last im-pression graduates will make at Northwest, so leave a good one and dress the part.

Sports editor and fashion columnist, Ike House, shows a sample of his fashion wear. (Photo by Shelby Louwe-rens)

A2 • May 9, 2013 Senatobia, Miss. NEWS B1 • May 9, 2013 Senatobia, Miss.

By Shelby Louwerens

The Welding and Cutting Department created and donated a bottle tree that was raf-fled off at the Northwest BBQ cook off on May 8. The raffle was created to help curb the cost of the SkillsUSA Nationals for Amanda Bies, who won first place at the state level for Nail Care. Raffle tickets were one for $1 or six for $5. SkillsUSA, a well-known competition for career-technical majors, holds separate competi-tions for each category. In state level competi-tion, Bies, a sophomore cosmetology major from Senatobia, had to do several things related to cosmetology, focusing on the nails. Bies said that for state, she had to put acrylic sculpted nails on one hand of her mannequin, on the other hand she had to do gel overlay, she had to do a pedicure and also had to show mastery of nail art. Nationals, Bies said, would be much like state, but more in-depth. SkillsUSA Nationals will be held June 24-29 in Kansas City, Mo., where Bies will compete in Nail Care against win-ners from all 50 states. Students have to pay dues and registration fees to enter the com-petition. Regardless of

the cost, Bies is excited about her win at state and looks forward to the national level. “It’s exciting, re-ally. I’m excited I won at state; I didn’t expect it,” Bies said. “I’m excited to see what people can do at Nationals.” Though she is excited now, she was not always so willing to participate in SkillsUSA. “Mrs. Newsom made me compete, and even signed me up,” Bies said. “But now I’m very glad I went.” Corine Newsom, cos-metology instructor, was just as excited to see Bies succeed at state. “Now I can push her to do even better,” Newsom said. “This is the opportunity of a lifetime.” Regina Luellen, also a cosmetology instruc-tor, agreed. “We had a student compete in the culinary field in Nationals once, and Kraft hired her on the spot,” Luellen said. “There is definite poten-tial to find a job while at Nationals.” While looking forward to Nationals, Bies is already thinking ahead. “If I win Nationals, I can compete in Inter-nationals in Germany,” Bies said.

Raffle held for SkillsUSA

Phi Theta Kappa holds car wash for LoveWorks25:40

By Mike Haskins

Clearance set for May 8-10 Spring has finally arrived on the Northwest campus. Jackets and jeans have been put away, shorts and san-dals have come back out and classes arewrapping up for the se-mester. For Northwest stu-dents, that alsomeans that final exams are fast approaching. Before students taketheir finals, they must first go through a pro-cess called clearance.In the clearance process, students must settle any

debt they owe tothe college for the se-mester and clear their account in preparationfor the fall semester. Outstanding tick-ets issued by Campus Police, library fines and unreturned books and remaining debt on tuition and fees are just some of the items checked by the Business Office in clearance. In addition to fees, any unreturned college-owned materials, such as athletic jerseys and band uniforms, must be

returned before a stu-dent can be cleared. “There are a few pen-alties if you don’t com-plete the process.” Gary Mosley, vice president for Fiscal Affairs, said. “Instructors will not allow students to take exams without a clearance slip from the Business Of-fice.” Mosley also said that the Registrar’s Office will not send transcripts to other schools or employ-ers until the balance is paid. Clearance begins

Wednesday, May 8, and ends Friday, May 10, on the second floor of the McCormick Administra-tion Building. Hours for clearance are 8:30-11:45 a.m. and 1-3:15 p.m. A valid Northwest student identification card or driver’s license must be presented be-fore a clearance slip will be issued. Students may con-tact the Northwest Busi-ness Office for questions at (662) 562-3216.

By Shelby Louwerens

Phi Theta Kappa members held a car wash on April 30 in the John Deere Ag Tech parking lot to raise mon-ey for LoveWorks25:40, a homeless shelter centered in Hernando. The car wash was held from noon to 3 p.m., and raised $215. Phi Theta Kappa members charged $5 per car, and donations were also accepted. The Phi Theta Kappa officers and members

Northwest has ex-panded its curriculum by adding, Leadership Organization Skills. The administration has given the student body a voice. “The objective of the class is to develop emerging student lead-ers.” Director of Cam-pus Life and Housing Aime Anderson said. “ As leaders are called to solve problems and

execute a plan, students are broken into groups to put forth a proposal that they believe would benefit the Northwest community.” Over the course of the semester, students are taught the history of Northwest, the unique-ness of community colleges and their mis-sion in higher education and their communities, leadership theories and

personality styles. Depending on the idea, students can see their ideas in action within the following se-mester to a year later. Students are typi-cally recommended by a faculty member, have at least a 2.0 grade point average, and have shown some inclination of holding a leadership position.

Leadership organization skills class establishedBy Delayva Robinson

who volunteered were very happy with the car wash and the amount of money that was raised. “The car wash was amazing,” Cassie Marsh, a music education major from Olive Branch and Phi Theta Kappa presi-dent, said. “I consider it a huge success. I ex-pected a good turnout, but it exceeded my expectations.” Other members agreed, saying that the car wash was fun, and a good way to raise

money. “It was really fun, and we made a lot more money than I thought we would,” Emily Hatcher, a sophomore elementary education major from Cleveland and Phi Theta Kappa officer, said. Phi Theta Kappa advisers were also sup-portive of the car wash, and two of the three advisers had their own cars washed. “I think it was very successful,” Carroll Huebner, journalism

instructor and Phi Theta Kappa adviser, said. “I was surprised to see how many cars showed up. I was also impressed with how many Phi Theta Kappa members showed up to help each other.” LoveWorks was ap-preciative of the dona-tion and are planning to use the money to help fund a Vacation Bible School for inner city chil-dren this summer.

Phi Theta Kappa officer Summer Steakley rinses off a truck at the Phi Theta Kappa car wash on April 30. (Photo by Deantae Smith)

ARTS & LIFE C1 • May 9, 2013 Senatobia, Miss.

Mike vs. Ike: the candy aisle

Aubrey McCrady, a freshman music major from Southaven, is this month’s music highlight. When McCrady is not studying hard at North-west, he is tearing it up on the electric guitar with his band of four years, Two Dollar Gen-eral. McCrady played at The Spot in Hernando on April 28, with songs from the Allman Brothers Band, Grateful Dead and Waylon Jennings. Two Dollar General also plays in other local venues such as Cedar

Bar, Poplar Lounge and Windy City Grille. The other band mem-bers are Charlie Wool-folk, lead vocalist/guitar player, Tony Chance on percussion, Matt Mc-Crady on bass and Justin Web on drums. McCrady fi rst started playing when he was 15. Music has always been a part of his life. His dad, Matt McCrady, was already playing bass around Memphis when Aubrey was born. “I really became inspired around the age of 8’,” McCrady said. “I

heard Jimi Hendrix play-ing “Voodoo Child” on the radio one day while I was racing BMX bikes, and I knew then I wanted to be a musician.” Although McCrady is a music major, he at-tends Northwest aspir-ing to become a music teacher. He wants a ca-reer that he can fall back on if the music industry doesn’t pan out for him. Becoming a teacher is also another opportunity to share his music with other people. “I just love to play,” said McCrady. “I love

when the band plays together, seeing how far we can go and not hold-ing ourselves back.” McCrady also offers electric guitar lessons. More information about the lessons and the band can be found on their Facebook page un-der Two Dollar General. After Northwest, Mc-Crady plans on attending The University of Mem-phis, earning his bach-elor’s degree in music performance.

Aubrey McCrady, a freshman music major from Southav-en, plays electric guitar for the band Two Dollar General. (Photo by Shawn Davis)

McCrady’s guitar inspired by Hendrix

Everyone knows Mike and Ike. The famous candies seem to pop up endlessly between gro-cery stores, gas stations and sometimes in be-tween the seats of cars. However, many have noticed the scuffl e go-ing on between us, the candy creators Mike and Ike. Our names have been scratched off boxes from store to store, and we are here to set the record straight on why. Everyone knows that we, Mike and Ike, love sports, but we also love candy. So aside from our Mike and Ike sports article, we also make the world-renowned Mike

and Ike candy. In the last year, though, things have gotten dicey between the two of us. Customers may have even noticed one of our names crossed off our boxes. Many wild theo-ries have been thrown about, but we wanted to set the record straight, once and for all. Mike’s side of the story goes like this. “Between the two of us, we have made a lot of profi t over the years. However, because the partnership was Ike’s idea, he got more mon-ey. Now, I wanted my due; my name is fi rst, and Mike and Ike does not exist without it. I

wanted more money. Ike said he under-stood, but it was still his idea and refused. One day, in the midst of a heated argument, I took a Sharpie, went down to the box-printing area, and started scratching his name off every box. He didn’t notice for a little while, but soon enough, he found out. He took up his own Sharpie and began scratching my name off the box. Eventually, customers began noticing this, and pointing it out to their friends. Even Shelby, our editor, saw it one day on her way through Wal-Mart. Oddly enough, due to the fi ghting, people noticed more, and began

buying more of our candy to show off.” “Eventually, we real-ized that the fi ghting was pointless, and that we were acting like a box of Zours. I apologized to Ike for scratching his name off the boxes, and he apologized to me for scratching my name off as well.” Ike’s side of the story is not quite the same. “If Mike told you anything about me, he is pulling your leg. This is how it really went down. We were becoming very profi table and we sat down one day for lunch and talked about all of the good days. How we struggled with our experiments of

Mike and Ike’s and how everything eventually turned around. Somehow we came to the point in the conversation where the idea came up. I was talking about how great of an idea I had come up with and how I made more money because of it. So, Mike got upset and threw the old ‘My name comes fi rst’ thing. I told him that I made the most because it was my idea. Then I said you can’t Mike without Ike. He got more up-set and went down scratched my name off the boxes one by one. That was crazy and took too much effort. Once I fi nally realized

what had happened I just took the box design where the bright ideas come. Then, he was upset and said what we were doing was point-less. He apologized, but I did not. Since I loved money, I just agreed to stop arguing. We came up with a new idea for a great candy. The name came from how we were acting. ‘Zours’ were becoming a hit and we decided since no one’s name was on the candy that we would make equal pay. This is thereal story of Mike and Ike. *This story is a fi c-tional representation of the candy Mike and Ike.

By Shawn Davis

C1 • May 9, 2013 Senatobia, Miss. ARTS & LIFEC2 • May 9, 2013 Senatobia, Miss.

As a community college transfer, your move to The University of Mississippi will be one of the most important in your life—and also one of the smoothest. Here are just a few of

the reasons why transferring to Ole Miss is the right move:

•Youracademiccourseworkduringyourfirsttwoyearswill plug right into our bachelor’s degree programsandletyoustayontrack.

•Averagejunior-andsenior-levelclasses at Ole Miss have 20-30 students and are probably smaller than some of the classes you are takingnow.

•OurFinancial Aid Office works hard to help you receive the combination of grants, scholarships, loans and employment you willneedtofinanceyoureducation.

•OurPhi Theta Kappa scholarship is worth $6,000 ($3,000 per yearfortwoyears)!Transferstudentswitha3.5GPAonatleast48 transferable community college credit hours and membership in Phi Theta Kappa are encouraged to apply for this scholarship. PleasecontactJasonMcCormickorTyAllushuskiintheOfficeofEnrollmentServicesat800-OLE-MISS(inMississippi)or662-915-7226formoredetails.

•OurCommunityCollegeExcellenceScholarshipisworth1,000ayear(atotalof2,000overyourlasttwoyears).CommunityCollegestudentswitha3.0GPAon48transferablehourswillbeeligibleforthisscholarship.ContactJasonMcCormickorTyAllushuskiintheOfficeofEnrollmentServicesat662-915-7226for more details.

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Art Matters with Delayva Robinson Octavia Robinson is a freshman graphic design student from Mayersville. Robinson fi rst became interested in art when she attended a Senato-bia High School senior art show in 2012. She was particularly inspired by one student, John Haskins. His unique work and ability to produce it into art was

great. “It inspired me to educate myself in art. It changed my whole per-spective of art and my goals,” Robinson said. Robinson said that art is a way to express one’s self, and the freedom of it is the main reason she decided on the major. She said majors like law and pre-

med never held any real interest for her. Artists such as Andy Warhol and Françoise Nielly inspire Robinson when she works. Robin-son says their style of work inspires her own. “I feel that at this stage, I’ve developed my own signature,” Robin-son said. Robinson said she

enjoys the art depart-ment at Northwest, saying that they provide a lot of variety. Robinson says that her drawing teacher is very inspira-tional to her, and that he gives all the students variety and freedom in their work. She also likes how the art majors have ac-cess to the art lab after

class to catch up on their work, and that it is very convenient. “Right now we are working in InDesign and Photoshop,” Robinson said. “In our graphic design class, we are creating our own hybrid animals.” After graduating from Northwest, Robinson plans to attend the Art

Institute of California and graduate with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design. Robinson hopes to have her own art studio and do some photography work on the side. “Photography was my fi rst choice as a career, but with some thought I thought to make it a hobby,” Robinson said.

Les Fauves Art Club brought an end to the spring semester with their fi nal art sale on May 3. Northwest students and faculty had their fi nal chance to show off their talents to the public at the Art Gallery. As this semester comes to a

close, the aspiring artists brought together pieces such as paintings, ce-ramics, pottery, drawings and photographs. “Most people don’t realize all the hard work that goes into art when they choose it as their major,” Art Department Chair Lawayne House

said. “Sometimes a per-son’s artistic abilities go unnoticed while they are in school, working at a job or even after they are deceased. It’s dedication and perseverance that makes a good artist.” As students and faculty wrap things up to prepare for summer

vacation, many are look-ing forward to this break after having worked so hard to help others succeed. “I am looking forward to laying in the sun, taking long walks, making my own art work and eating lots of ice cream,” House said. House thinks that

this will be just the break everyone needs in order to regroup, enjoy life and become inspired once more for the upcoming semester. All proceeds and contributions from the sale of each piece went straight to the artists with the exception of 10

percent. That percentage went back into the Les Fauves Art Club account for future events. For more information about upcoming events, contact House at (662) 562-3399 or email [email protected].

Les Fauves art sale ends semesterBy Shawn Davis

Northwest yearbooks now available

The 2013 Rocketeer yearbooks will be avail-able to students during Clearance Week in the Ranger conference room in the Administration Building. This year’s theme “Connected,” centered

on how all of the stu-dents and staff at North-west are connected by one common interest: social media. The book focuses mainly around Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and contains actual social media

posts from students at Northwest. The fi rst Rocketeer yearbook was created in 1928 and the 2013 yearbook marks the 74th anniversary of the Rocketeer. This year’s yearbook staff consisted

only of two members, Delayva Robinson, a freshman journalism ma-jor from Mayersville, and editor Cheyenne Fair, a freshman journalism ma-jor from Potts Camp. The 2013 Rock-eteer will be available,

to students only, May 6 through May 10. Stu-dents must present their student I.D. in order to obtain a yearbook. Yearbooks will be avail-able after clearance to students who did not receive a book during

clearance week, and to faculty and staff begin-ning June 3. For more information about the 2013 Rocke-teer, please contact the communications offi ce.

By Cheyenne Fair

D1 • May 9, 2013 Senatobia, Miss.SPORTSSports, a year in reviewBy Mike Haskins, De’Issac House & Deantae Smith

In the sports world, the season is full of ups, downs, success and failures. In the Northwest sports world there has been all of the above from rival’s losses to bowl champions. The Ranger football team had its mind set to make it to a bowl game, and they achieved it. Their season started out well winning their fi rst six games. All of the games were 40 point blowouts. The only close game came against rival Northeast that was only a six-point win. After that streak, the Rangers lost their fi rst game against East Mississippi, which came down to only seven points. The last game of the regular season was homecoming. The Rang-ers faced off against Jones County, and it was a very intense game. The game was close the whole way until the Rangers put together a run to win the game. When the playoffs rolled around the Rangers could not handle the pressure, losing to Gulf Coast. The Rangers went to College Station, Texas, and handled business. The Rangers had suc-cessfully broken a streak. The Rangers had not been to a bowl game in over 20 years. They ended their season as Brazos Valley Bowl Champions. For the Rangers, sophomore Do-monique Harris led the team at quarterback. He had 2,361 pass-ing yards and 18 touch-down passes. Outstand-ing running back Damian Baker led the rushing unit with 1,181 yards on the ground and 10 touchdowns. Leading the receiv-ing corps was Darreall Joyner, with 619 yards

and only three touch-downs. On defense Ty Northern led the team in tackles. Aaron Thompson had seven interceptions. The

sack monster went to Byron Scott with six and a half sacks. Randolph Williams also wreaked havoc in the backfi eld with 16 tackles for loss. Lawon Debardelaben took back the only spe-cial teams touchdown of the season, which was a punt return. Soccer was another fall sport. The North-west men’s soccer team wrapped up their season with a 5-7-1 record, fi n-ishing 5th in the MACJC North division, and fi nished 1-6-1 in division play. Freshman Gnande Zleh of Memphis led the Rangers with 21 points on the season, followed by freshman Aaron Ter-razas of Horn Lake with 17 points. The women’s soc-

cer team fi nished the 2012 season with a 5-8 record, going 2-6 in division play. The Lady Rangers fi nished fi fth in the MACJC North divi-

sion. Leading the Lady Rangers in points was sophomore Allie Hodges of Olive Branch with nine points, followed by fresh-man Emily Williams of Pontotoc with seveb. “We always like to do better and make play-offs, but we came short of that,” Peter Jarjoura, head coach of men’s and women’s soccer, said. “Both of our teams worked hard and played hard this season. We are returning nine players on the men’s side and 11 players on the women’s side; therefore, we will have a good solid core to build around on both teams for next season as we have recruited a good class of freshmen. We are, coaches and play-ers, excited and ready

to kick-off the 2013-14 season, and we will have very competitive squads. To our fans, come and watch great soccer next season!”

Basketball was the next fall sport. Both teams had great sea-sons, but saw a different ending. The Lady Rang-ers captured the North division title and equaled their highest win total since the 2004-2005 season. When healthy the Lady Rangers looked poised and were ready for anything that came their way. The Lady Rangers started out the season in great fashion, winning eight of their fi rst 10. After that they had a stumble going 1-1 for the next two games. They turned it up when it counted the most. They made a great push toward the end of the season. The team only lost three for the rest of

the season. When it came down to it though, they were not clutch. They loss fi rst round openers in both the MACJC State Tour-

nament and the Region XXIII Tournament. Shaquilla Isom led the team in scoring, scoring average and blocks. Carshava Sutton had the best fi eld goal percentage. Nikki McChristian helped the team by lead-ing them in rebounds and steals, a great de-fensive presence on the fl oor. Monique Biggins was also a great part of the team. She led the Lady Rangers in offen-sive rebounds. Bethany Lytle had the best three-point percentage and free throw percentage. Halle Knowles was the assist leader. For their counter-parts things were a little different. In the return season of Head Coach Don

“Bubba' Skelton, the Rangers reached the most wins in a season since 2005-2006. The return of Skelton meant the return of "Bubba Ball". The Rangers started out of the gate slow win-ning only three of their fi rst fi ve. After that they won their next two out of three. From then on it was “Bubba’s Ball.” The guys went on a seven game winning streak. The Rangers put to-gether the streak at the right time of the season. From then the Rangers were trying to fi nd them-selves, by going only one game above .500 for the last seven games of the season. Going into the MACJC State Tournament the Rangers were the under-dogs. They won the fi rst game, which put them up against their fi rst ranked opponent of the season. They lost to Pearl River 65-62. Still having a chance in the Region XXIII Tournament, the Rangers won their fi rst two and got themselves into the championship game. They went by Jones County and got their revenge on Pearl River to get there. They lost in the fi nal seconds in the championship game to East Mississippi. The Rangers were dis-appointed, but showed the rest of JUCO that they were not the under-dogs anymore. DeMarcus McVay led the team in many ways. He led them in points, scoring average, fi eld goal percentage, rebounds and blocks. Tristan Moore had the best three-point per-centage. Bernard Jones had the best free throw percentage. D.J. Biggs led the team in assists and See sports pg. D2

Northwest had a succesful year in sports with a bowl champhionship, playoffs and state championship apper-ances. The Ranger Rocket would like to congratulate all participating sports. (Staff Photo)

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The Northwest Rang-erette and Ranger cheer-leading teams have been named. The Rangerettes have five returning from this year's squad. The returning Ranger-ettes are: Elainna Ferrell, Samantha Staggs, Sa-vannah Mask, Straunje' Jackson, Lindsay Abston, Shelbi Dunlap, Lauren Carson and Fenisha Chatmon. Sophomore Ferrell will have the duties of team captain. "Her role is to assist in choreography of danc-es," Rangerette sponsor Aime Anderson said. "She will teach the tech-nical aspects of dance,

critique dance, and run effective rehearsals." The new female members for next year's squad will be Alicia Lem-mons, Brittany Burns, Shanda Cunningham, Carolin Ouch, Allie Ma-honey, and Heather Pate. The Ranger cheer-leading team has also been announced. The team will have eight males as part of the team, including Gregory Traylor, Chance Simmons, Jameko Trimble, Brandon Casey, Gerald Johnson and Lee Williams. Casey will serve as manager. The returning male members are Nolan

Shackleford and John Cotton. The females of the team will be Celest Ramanoli, Kaylan Wil-liams, Katelyn McClusky, Breanna Bess, Kayla Lunamand, Nicole Nor-man, Amanda Rayburn, Georgia Dulin, Kayla Witt, Courtney Mitchell, Me-gan Wootten and Madi-son Morgan. Returning females members are Lindsay Abston, Shelbi Dunlap and Lauren Car-son.

Rangerette,cheer squads announcedBy: Deantae Smith

The Rangerettes perform at halftime during a football game. (Photo by De’Issac House)

Northwest’s baseball field has been named after former head coach and athletic director Jim Miles. The Board of Trustees approved a

proposal from Niles Nor-ris at the March board meeting. “It’s a top honor for me,” Miles said. “Northwest means a lot to me and my family. I attended school here, all three of our children graduated here and my sister graduated here. So this place has been a part of me for almost all of my life.” From 1976-1997, Miles was head coach at Northwest and led the Rangers to numerous championships and divi-sion titles, including five region championships, six state championships and 10 north division titles. He ended his career with a total record of 556-304-3. He also led the Rangers to two NJCAA World Series ap-pearances in 1996 and 1997.Miles, a five-time NJCAA

and three-time MAC Coach of the Year selec-tion, was also named NJCAA Region 23 Coach of the Year in 1988 and ABCA Division II Region

COTY in 1996. Miles has many fond memories from Northwest and during his short professional career. Miles played the 1962-63 seasons at Northwest and ended his college career at Delta State University where he played the 1964-65 seasons. He was later inducted into the North-west Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and Delta State Alumni Coaches Hall of Fame in 1998. Miles signed with the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1966. He made his major league debut on September 7, 1968. The highlight of his two-year major league career and his personal claim to fame came during his first road trip to New York and old Yankee Stadium. “When I was grow-ing up, my favorite team

was the Yankees for two reasons; they were winning all the time and Mickey Mantle was my boyhood idol,” Miles said. “I was called in to pitch in the first game of the trip in the 6th inning, and before I knew it the bases were loaded and none other than Number 7 himself, Mickey Man-tle, due up next. I had a sneaky little fast ball that tailed away from left-handed hitters and was able to strike him out on three pitches.” Miles played in 13 career games for the Senators. He played his last game on Sept. 9, 1969. He went 0-1 with a 7.30 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 24.2 in-nings of work. Miles was named head coach at Northwest in 1976 and had just two losing seasons in 22 years. “Before I came to coach at Northwest, Gulf Coast had won the state championship 10 years in a row and no one had even challenged them,” Miles said. “When I got here my first year, we won it two years straight to knock them out of it. That is one of the great-est memories I had at Northwest in addition to the numerous state championships and other fond moments.” The field will be called Jim Miles Field, and a formal dedication will be held in conjunc-tion with 2013 Home-coming activities on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the baseball field.

Board of Trustees names baseball field for MilesBy De’Issac House

Domonique Harris led it in steals. Next, were softball and baseball. The Rang-ers put together a suc-cessful season going 29-14. The Rangers started the season in a good fashion. They won 13 of their first 17 games. The Rangers pushed them-selves into the playoffs. The best game for the Rangers was their last home game. Fac-ing East Mississippi the Rangers were in trouble in the first game, but found a way to rally. The next game was possibly one of the best games in Ranger history. Late in the innings, the Rangers were down 12-1. The game seemed to be lost and all hope was lost. The Rangers still played their hearts out. Late in the last two innings the Rangers put together the most in-credible come back. The game ended in a walk-off grand slam to bring the score to 13-12.

The Rangers are headed to the MACJC State Tournament May 9-11 in Poplarville. Following the 2012 season, where the Lady Rangers won 30 games, expectations for the 2013 season were high. The Lady Rangers won 27 games, while only losing 13. They end-ed the season with two doubleheader sweeps against Coahoma and Mississippi Delta. Sophomore Casey Baddley was bad news for opposing hitters and had 11 complete games and struck out 105 bat-ters in 113 innings. Baddley went 12-6 this season. Fast starts were key for the Lady Rangers as they went 23-3 when they scored first. The Northwest Rang-er golf team wrapped up their season with a fourth place finish at the NJCAA Region 23 cham-pionship. The Rangers had a number of successful outings, finishing first at

the Copiah-Lincoln invi-tational, second at the Northwest Invitational, and third place at the East Mississippi Invita-tional. The Rangers then moved on to the MACJC State Championship, where they finished third. Returning next sea-son are freshmen Levi Garner of Batesville and Chris Samuel of Olive Branch. This season was historic for the men’s and women’s Rodeo teams. Two members of the rodeo team will be competing in the Rodeo Nationals. Kindyl Scruggs will rep-resent Northwest in the barrel racing event. Michael Crenshaw will be competing in the bull riding event. The College National Fi-nals Rodeo will be taking place in Casper, Wyo., June 9-15. Crenshaw and Scruggs become the fourth riders in three years to make the finals.

Sports continued from pg. D1

The Northwest Board of Trustees has approved the naming of the baseball field in honor of legendary head coach Jim Miles. (Staff Photo)

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Entertainers hold spring concert The Northwest Enter-tainers held their annual spring concert on May 2 in the Fine Arts Audito-rium on the Senatobia campus. This year’s concert was titled “Bright Lights, Bigger City” and included music from the movie “Pitch Perfect,” as well

as music by F.U.N., CeeLo Green, Richard Marx and several other artists. The auditorium was fi lled to standing room only with students, facul-ty and the general public. Northwest President Dr. Gary Lee Spears and his wife Marilyn were also in

attendance. “The concert was so great. I think with Dr. Spears being in the audience they wanted to make their performance a hit and it defi nitely was,” Octavia Robinson, a freshman graphic de-sign major from Mayers-ville, said.

According to Direc-tor of Choral Activities Susanne VanDyke, many of the Entertainers include singers from the Northwest Singers and the Northwest Chamber Choir. VanDyke thinks that their yearly spring concert is a great way to end the semester.

“Their music is enthu-siastic, it is popular, it is exciting and it is enter-taining,” VanDyke said. “It is a great way for our singers and dancers to expand their experience and it is why many of them transfer so suc-cessfully to performance groups in senior col-

leges.” The Northwest En-tertainers are under the direction of Dr. Saun-dra Bishop. For more information about the Northwest Entertainers, contact Dr. Bishop at [email protected].

By Cheyenne Fair

The Northwest Entertainers perform, “Bright Lights, Bigger City” May 2 in the Fine Arts Auditorium. (Photo by Cheyenne Fair)

The Entertainers are under the direction of Dr. Saundra Bishop. (Photo by Cheyenne Fair)