Volume 47, No. 6 - Angelina College

Happy Holidays
Student
Publication for
Angelina College
Lufkin, Texas
THE PACER
www.angelina.edu
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015
Member: Texas
Intercollegiate Press
Association
and
Texas Community College
Journalism Association
Vol. 47, No. 6
ABG inducts 30
Photo by Devan Hadnot
Two Angelina College students – Ian Cox, a political science major, and Katlynn Oleinik, a
sound recording major – protested on campus in front of the Science and Math Building on
Thursday, Nov. 12. They were protesting for free tuition, cancellation of all student debt and
a pay raise of $15 an hour for all classified staff and student workers. Rain stopped several
other students from participating, but their actions were a part of a nationwide march brought
together by an online movement titled Million Student March.
Angelina College thanks the following
students for participating during the SACSCOC On-Site Reaffirmation Committee visit
Business Division Students:
Joseph Afolabi
Eva Picoraro Girod
Umeko Rodriguez
Fine Arts Division Students:
Bethany Baldwin
Andy Landeros
Jordan Buckley
Omar Al-Mahmeed
Lottie Nolan
Technology and Workforce
Division Students:
Wesley Garcia
Minnie Martin
Elizabeth DeLaCruz
Steve Olivarez
Eddy C. Rown
Liberal Arts Division Students:
Christina Johnson
Robert Hurt
Deana Jones
Shane Tolmasoff
Jasmine Gonzales
Angelina College’s Rho Alpha Chapter of Alpha Beta
Gamma, business honor society, inducted 30 new members
into its ranks on Sunday, Nov.
15.
The fall inductees include
Ana Acosta, Frank Emerson
Alamo, Debbie Barlow, Twanisha Bennett, Cody Bynog,
Martin Chavez, Darrel Degraw, Darlene Fike, Jamie Fuller, Robbin Gibson, Brandley
Henly, Timorthy Hollis, Chris
Inman, Daniel Jaramillo and
William Shane Kolb.
Also inducted were Paul
Lane, Aldo Carlos Luna, Leslie Morales, Kay Moye, Jessica Musick, Mahir Patrel, Eva
Girod-Pecoraro, Sofia Reyes,
Umeko Rodriguez, Britney
Ross, Guadalupe Sandoval, Pedro Tinajero-Ayala, Benjamin
Williams and Stacey Woods.
Keith New, AC business instructor and faculty adviser for
ABG, welcomed attendees and
introduced the speaker, Gene
Lee, CEO of Lee Transervices,
a local finance and risk man-
agement business for transportation.
Lee told the inductees they
will learn much information
vital to business through their
education.
The two most important
business principles to learn to
be successful, according to Lee,
are people matter more than
money and character counts.
“Integrity is a marketable
quality on the streets,” Lee
said, that became a quality for
success after the collapse of
Enron in 2001.
He also told the inductees
they are the kind of people his
company hires – driven, determined over-achievers.
Steve Hudman, AC dean of
student services, charged the
inductees to continue their
standard of excellence.
Rho Alpha Chapter President Christina Miller and
member Micaela Chehade
participated in the ceremony.
The ideals of Alpha Beta
Gamma include scholarship,
leadership and cooperation.
Science & Mathematics Division Students:
Daisha Brown
James Parry
Ford Jakob Sprinkle
Daniel Paul Stringer
Health Careers Division Students:
Nikki Birdwell
Reshonda Keys
Tiara Johnson
James McCain
Clarisa Venegas
Mihir Patel, a newly inducted member of Alpha Beta Gamma,
lights a candle during the induction ceremony on Sunday,
Nov. 9.
Photo by Devan Hadnot
Angelina College Lady Roadrunner basketball team members from 2003-2004 were inducted
Nov. 7 into the new Hall of Fame with current head coach Byron Coleman, left, and former
head coach Dwan Coleman, right.
AC establishes Hall of Fame
AC business major Felicia Spikes looks at the “Missing Man”
veterans’ display in the Student Center on Veterans Day. The
display is in remembrance of those soldiers missing in action
or prisoners of war signifying that there will always be a place
for them. The manner the table is set has special meaning.
Some of those include: the round table showing our everlasting concern for our missing soldiers, a slice of lemon on the
bread plate to remind us of the bitter fate of those captured
and missing in a foreign land, a pinch of salt to symbolize
the tears endured by those missing and their families who
seek answers and the Bible representing the strength gained
through faith to sustain those lost from our country, founded
as one nation under God.
They have resided in the
memories of anyone who saw
those men and women play,
but now groups of former
Roadrunners and Lady Roadrunners will have a permanent
presence on the campus where
they began their collegiate careers.
Angelina College on Saturday, Nov. 7 inducted several
teams and players into the college’s new Hall of Fame now in
place inside Shands Gymnasium.
In addition to the HOF inductions, AC recognized two
long-standing members of the
athletic programs, including
Cecil Ferguson, the first basketball coach at AC, and Ken
Roland, who was the team’s
official bus driver, scorebook
keeper and scoreboard operator for more than 20 years.
With ceremonies taking
place throughout the entire
Roadrunner Reunion/Alumni
Day, the inaugural inductees
included the following:
Kassie James, Lady Roadrunner softball (2014-2015)
– James was a two-time National Fastball Coaches Association All-American who
led the AC softball team to the
2014 National Junior College
Athletic Association Division I
National Championship, AC’s
first national title in any sport.
James also ended her AC career having set six school records for batting.
See Hall of Fame p. 5
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The Pacer
Angelina College
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015
News
Off-campus
Happenings
Angelina
College
Connections
Every MondayBible study at the
BSM, 7 p.m.
Crockett Center
Every TuesdayFree lunch at BSM
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
November
Photo by Devan Hadnot
Dr. Scott Sosebee, executive director of the East Texas Historical Society and assistant professor of history at SFASU,
presented a lecture titled “Why History Matters: How Texas
History Tells Us about Ourselves.” The lecture was sponsored
by the AC Library and Instructional Media Committee.
24 - Thanksgiving
holiday
27 - Roadrunner
basketball vs. Tomball, 7 p.m.
28 - Roadrunner
basketball vs. Cedar
Valley, 4 p.m.
30 - Classes resume
December
3 - 2nd Annual
“Holiday, Hope and
Honor,” 7:30 p.m.,
Temple Theater
Photo by Cheyenne Wilson
Justice Lockett, sophomore, gives blood during the Gulf Coast
Regional Blood Center’s drive on the AC campus Nov. 18 and
19. Veronica Rincones, phlebotomy supervisor for the blood
center takes the blood.
By Jennifer Harvey
Reporter
Angelina College’s Crockett
Teaching Center announced
Tamika Franklin as the Student of the Month for November.
Franklin, 31, from Kingsville, Texas, is a registered
nursing major and says family
is the most important influence in her life.
“My two sons,” she said,
“are the driving force to be the
best I can be. As a role model
for my sons, I need to teach
them the importance of always finishing what you start.”
Franklin thanks her mother
for being her biggest supporter and teaching her the
importance of a college education.
Franklin started AC in
2012 and will graduate in May
2016 with an associate degree
in applied science and plans to
continue her education at the
University of Texas–Tyler.
“Don’t let anyone discourage you and tell you it can’t
be done,” she said. “As long as
you want it, you can accomplish your goals. Just believe
in yourself.”
Tamika Franklin
5 - Lady Roadrunner
Basketball vs.
Panola, 2 p.m.
Roadrunner
basketball vs. Panola,
4 p.m.
6 - “A Winter Concert
with a Taste of
Christmas,” 2:30
p.m., Temple Theater
9 - Final exams
12 - Lady Roadrunner
Basketball vs. Trinity
Valley, 4 p.m.
AC Press photo
Senior radiography program students celebrated National
Radiologic Technology week Nov. 8-14. The week-long celebration calls attention to the important role medical imaging
and radiation therapy professionals play in patient care and
health care safety.
21 - The Texas Tenors,
Temple Theater
30 - Roadrunner
Basketball vs
McLennan, 7 p.m.
January
2 - Roadrunner
Basketball vs. Tyler,
4 p.m.
6 - Lady Roadrunner
Basketball vs. Paris,
6 p.m.
9 - Lady Roadrunner
Basketball vs.
Bossier Parish,
2 p.m.
Roadrunner
Basketball vs.
Bossier Parish,
4 p.m.
13 - Lady Roadrunner
basketball vs.
Coastal Bend, 5:30
p.m.
Roadrunner
basketball vs.
Coastal Bend, 7:30
p.m.
18 - Martin Luther
King, Jr. Holiday
19 - First class day for
spring semester
Photo by Cheyenne Wilson
Taylor LaGrange, AC softball team member, plays dodge ball
during the tournament sponsored by AC S.P.E.A.K.S. Thursday, Nov. 12 in Shands Gymnasion.
Photo by Cheyenne Wilson
Two SFASU graduate students share their dissertation study
at the psychology mini conference Nov. 12.
Psyche club hosts seminar
By Nolan Greer
Reporter
The intolerance of uncertainty, consent forms and
transgender were discussed
at a psychology mini conference held Nov. 12 on the
Angelina College campus by
the psychology club, along
with students from Stephen F.
Austin State University.
The first segment of the
conference discussed a possible link between uncertainty
and suicide and was lead by
Michael Cortez and Brooke
Bugni, SFASU graduate students.
The second segment, presented by Kyle Ripley and
Margaret Hance, SFASU
graduate students, covered
issues with participant understanding of informed consent
forms for studies.
Ripley and Hance used
several examples from a
study to illustrate their point.
The study presented a test
group with a slightly altered
consent form to see who was
actually reading the form.
Only one participant in this
study actually caught the
mistakes in the form.
The third and final segment was an audience discussion covering the broad topic
transgender led by Robert
Hurt and Deana Jones, AC
students. The discussion followed the viewing of an episode of “Steven Universe”
and covered the prominent
transgender issue.
All research was performed on the SFASU campus.
Sponsor of the psychology
club at AC is Benetha Jackson.
Photo by Cheyenne Wilson
Dean of Student Services Steve Hudman, right, accepts a
check for the student organizations from Dr. Robert Kistler,
left, for $5 for every flu shot Kistler’s In and Out Clinic gave to
AC students, faculty members and staff members. Helping to
accept the check are Robert Hurt, member of the AC Psychology Club and Bethany Baldwin, member of Phi Theta Kappa
and the AC Press Club.
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Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015
Angelina College
The Pacer
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Opinions
What news is
good news?
Holiday Crossword
By Nolan Greer
Reporter
Cartoon by Dakotah Crocker
Pray for Parisiennes
Illustration by Devan Hadnot
The Pacer
Founded in 1968
Co-Editors:
Jennifer Harvey and
Cheyenne Wilson
Photographers:
Devan Hadnot, Cheyenne
Wilson, Shelby Norman
When was the last time you
went to an actual news website?
Yahoo, Washington Post,
CNN, Fox, etc. are probably
what comes to mind, but you
would be wrong. When you go
to a site, or a television channel for that matter, that claims
to report the news, you should
be able to expect a few things:
that the information is reliable;
that what has been reported
has not been skewed by politics; and that information has
been gathered to tell the story
of all parties involved. That is
what you should be able to expect.
What you can actually expect is that the source of the
information is probably never
mentioned, that everything
you are reading is the work
of a political mouthpiece and
that the only side of a story you
will read about is the one with
which the author sympathizes.
Now, there is a time and a
place for that kind of writing.
It is called an opinion piece.
The thing about an opinion
piece is that it is supposed to
be properly labeled so that nobody confuses it with fact.
If you will glance at the top
of this page, you will notice the
word opinion in large letter
sitting above this article. That
exists to let you know that this
story exists solely to tell you
how I feel about whatever topic is being discussed.
The issue I take with basically every major news outlet
is that every story they put up
needs to have the word opinion above it in large letter like
this one does because that is
exactly what they are—how
the writer feels about the topic.
If you want accurate information minus all the political
nonsense, just use AFP, Agence
France-Presse or Reuters, the
only major ones that come to
mind.
Happy Holidays
from
The Pacer Staff
IF YOU
ASK ME
Across
1. A circle to bring us together and shiny things to look
pretty
3. Whether given or received, almost always welcome
6. Color of October and Thanksgiving
10. You use me when your lights go out and when you
sing your carols
12. Use me to feel rich or blessed; on holidays and the
olden days, I will adorn many
Down
2. That feeling you get when you find your presents in
your mother's closet
4. Pioneers of a new world and a new holiday
5. There are _____ days and principles of Kwanzaa
7. I am good for your sleigh, bad for your car, and do not
even mention me to Grandma.
8. An American food type needed for every holiday
9. The percentage of use of this word spikes on a certain Thursday
11. A turkey simply cannot go without its insides
13. That time on Christmas day when the children attack
you and disturb your delightful sleep
Answers to riddles
in last issue
1. A deck, desk.
2. He was the coach of a professional ball team. The
team's owner fired him because he was sick and tired
of the team's dismal performance.
3. Ill, a hill
4. Tricky problems
What do you think about the new speed
bumps and stop signs on campus?
Cartoonists:
Dakotah Crocker and
Devan Hadnot
Layout Artists:
Devan Hadnot, Cheyenne
Wilson, Dakotah Crocker
Reporters:
Nolan Greer, Bethany Baldwin,
Jennifer Harvey
Photography Adviser:
Jan Anderson-Paxson
Coordinator of
Student Publications:
Libby Stapleton
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semester and six times during the spring semester.
Unsigned editorials are the opinion of The
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opinions of individual students, advisers or college
administrators.
The staff encourages readers to write letters to
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Permit No. 23
"They are inconvenient
for some but good for
overall. But I don't care."
Roy Spotts
General curriculum
Jasper
"It makes the parking lot
safer because there are
some people who speed
through here."
Tyanna Barlow
General business
Leggett
"They have their benefits.
They give a rhythm to
traffic that encourages
cars to wait for people
instead of people waiting
for cars."
Judah Juarez
General curriculum
Hudson
"I think the speed bumps
and stop signs prevent us
from getting run over. I
get scared crossing the
street if there is no way
to slow down oncoming
traffic. It's a good thing."
Katie Simpers
General curriculum
Lufkin
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The Pacer
Angelina College
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015
Arts and Entertainment
Art students visit galleries
Photo by Cheyenne Wilson
The Swingin' Roadrunner Jazz Band practices for its performance on Tuesday, Nov. 17.
Jumping jazz rocks
in Hudgins Hall
The Angelina College Swingin’ Roadrunner Jazz Band and
the ACC Big Band brought
their swinging, rocking sounds
to AC’s Hudgins Hall for the
annual fall festival of American
music Tuesday, Nov. 17.
Director Larry Greer led
the program with his musicians resurrecting selections
from contemporary music and
jazz standards. Greer, a music
instructor for AC’s Fine Arts
Division, assembles his unique
blend of college musicians
as each semester progresses,
measuring their talents to see
just where they fit into the
Swingin’ Roadrunner Combo.
He then showcases those talents in fall and spring concerts
that have become one of the
area’s most popular musical
attractions.
The jazz combo played classic jazz standards arranged by
Greer for a small group setting.
The set list included “Song for
My Father” by H. Silver; “Killer
Joe” by B. Golson; “Softly as a
Morning Sunrise” by S. Romberg; “Autumn Leaves” by J.
Kosma; “Tenor Madness” by S.
Rollins; and “Samba de Orfeu”
by L. Bonfa.
Combo performers include Max Vallejo from Lufkin
on tenor saxophone; Jordan
Linstrom from Huntington on
bass; Stewart Haas from Hudson on guitar; Ethan Landrum
from Hudson on drum set;
and Greer, AC music instructor, on piano.
Greer also directed the ACC
Big Band, featuring guest vocalist Valencia Edner, with the
program including some of
the following selections: “Blues
Walk” by S. Stitt and arranged
by Murtha; “In the Mood” by
J. Garland and arranged by J.
Tyzik; “Bags Groove” by M.
Jackson and arranged by J.
Clayton; “Do Nothin’ Til You
Hear from Me” by D. Ellington and arranged by D. Wolpe;
and “Stormy Monday” by T.B.
Walker and arranged by D. Holt.
Performing members of
the ACC Big Band included
Michael Parris and Corey
House on alto saxophone;
Dixon Shanks and Carly
Hood on tenor saxophone;
Bethe Girardi on baritone
saxophone; Jeff Sorey, Robert
Shanks and Lavan Watts on
trombone; Jimmy Battle on
bass trombone; Dwain Forsythe, Ricky Gay, Mel Miller
and Justin Wood on trumpet; Eric Chinn on piano; J.D.
Salas on bass; Mark Saldana on
drum set; and Greer on guitar.
For more information, contact the AC Fine Arts Division
at 936-633-5233.
Photos by Cheyenne Wilson
AC students Katrina Adkinson, above, and Keith Spencer look
at artwork in the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth during
a school trip Nov. 5.
Visual arts student exhibition
Photo by Devan Hadnot
The ACC Big Band performs for the annual fall festival of American music Tuesday, Nov. 17 in
Hudgins Hall Auditorium.
Chorale concert to honor veterans
The Angelina College Chorale, along with friends and the
East Texas Praise Symphony,
will perform a concert titled
“Holiday, Hope and Honor”
on Thursday, Dec. 3 at 7:30
p.m. in Temple Theater.
The event will open with
the East Texas Praise Symphony playing “Joy to the
World Overture” arranged by
Michael Lawrence.
The symphony will also play
“Deck the Halls” arranged by
Jeff Anderson, which includes
a trumpet trio of Scott Williams, Steven Brown and Stacy
Perkins, and “Here’s to the
Military” arranged by Russell
Mauldin and Ana Watts.
The AC Chorale will sing
“Christmas Kum Ba Ya” by
Jay Althouse, “A Merry Carol
of the Bells” arranged by Jay
Rouse and “Sleep in Heavenly Peace” arranged by Ruth
Elaine Schram.
The East Texas Praise Symphony will accompany the
AC Chorale on “Do You Hear
What I Hear?” arranged by
Robert Sterling, “Salute to our
Fallen Heroes” arranged by Jay
Rouse and Camp Kirkland,
“God Bless America” arranged
by Keith Christopher,” “Go Tell
It on the Mountain” arranged
by Dan Goeller and “O Holy
Night” by Adolphe Adam
with a solo by soprano Carli
Bynum,.
Also, “Jesus, Oh What a
Wonderful Child” arranged by
Mark Hayes and including a
solo by soprano Keren Debose
and “Have Yourself a Merry
Little Christmas” arranged by
Mark Hayes with a solo by alto
Reshonda Keys.
Dr. Karen McBee, associate
dean of the Fine Arts Division,
along with Anna Harbuck, former AC music student, will
play the piano duet of “Sleigh
Ride” arranged by Michael
Edwards.
Billy and Dana Forrest,
Micah and Sarah Shaffer, Irv
and Jan Blackmon, Michael
and Kelly Chissus and Bryan
and Beckie Compton will sing
“Holiday Romance” by Jay Althouse.
Belinda Ross will play on
the accordion a “Christmas
Medley” arranged by her followed by “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” by Frank Loesser sung as
a duet by Haley Holcombe and
Joshua Robinson.
A quartet of Sarah Shaffer,
Kelly Chissus, Keren Debose
and Bethany Perez will sing
“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”
arranged by Don Raye and
Hughie Prince, and the local
singing group Maranatha will
sing the Christmas carol “O
Come, O Come Emmanuel.”
Also, during the performance will be a presentation to
veterans by AC speech instructor Sabrina Collins.
The AC Chorale soprano
section includes Sarah Barton,
Carli Bynum, Mattie Fontenberry, Christina Johnson, Jazai
Lee, Shelby Perkinson, Kelly
Chissus, Jan Blackmon, Keren
Dubose, Tammy Oliver and
Evelyn Walker.
The alto section includes
Sarah Shaffer, LaQuisha Da-vis,
Haley Holcomb, Justice Irvine,
Tiara Powell, Reshonda Keys,
Sandy Roberts, Alexia MoronesSekino, Bethany Perez and Dana
Forrest.
The tenor section includes
Micah Shaffer, Joe Jones, Billy
Forrest, Omar Al-Mahmeed,
Matthew Oliver, Colin Wise,
Michael Mendoza and Stacy
Perkins.
The bass section includeBryan Compton, Herb Blackmon, Jad O'Connor, Joshua
Robinson and Ryan Harjo.
Photo by Cheyenne Wilson
Tim Stanley, left, and his son Tyler Stanley, sound recording
technology major, view art at the Visual Arts Student Exhibit.
Angelina College
Final Examination Schedule
Dec. 9, 10, 11, 14, 15
Classes that Meet
Wednesday, Dec. 9
9:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. MW
1:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. MW
4:10 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
5:30 p.m. or 6 p.m. Wednesday
6:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. Wednesday
9:30
1:10
4:10
5:30
6:30
Thursday, Dec. 10
a.m. - 10:50 a.m. TR
p.m.- 2:30 p.m. TR
p.m. or 4:30 p.m. Thursday
p.m. or 6 p.m. Thursday
p.m. or 7 p.m. Thursday
Time of Examination
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
4:10 p.m. or 4:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. or 6 p.m.
6:30 p.m. or 7 p.m
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
4:10 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. or 6 p.m.
6:30 p.m. or 7 p.m
Friday, Dec. 11
All Friday Classes
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 14
8 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. MW
11:25 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. MW
2:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. MW
4:10 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. Monday
5:30 p.m. or 6 p.m. Monday
6:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. Monday
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
2 p.m. or 4 p.m.
4:10 p.m. or 4:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. or 6 p.m.
6:30 p.m. or 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 15
8 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. TR
11:25 a.m.- 12:45 p.m. TR
2:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. TR
4:10 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. Tuesday
5:30 p.m. or 6 p.m. Tuesday
6:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. Tuesday
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
4:10 p.m. or 4:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. or 6 p.m.
6:30 p.m. or 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015
Angelina College
The Pacer
5
Sports
HALL OF FAME, continued
Lesa Jones, Lady Roadrunner basketball (1979-1981) –
An NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American, Jones still
holds the school record for the
most points scored in a season
(666) and most points during a
two-year career (1,267). Jones
continued her career at the
University of Texas.
Mozell Brooks, Lady Roadrunner basketball (1985-1986)
– Named to the Kodak AllAmerican First Team, which
then encompassed both twoand four-year collegiate programs, and the NJCAA First
Team All-American lists.
Brooks holds the school record for most points in a single game (48) and most free
throws in a game (17). Brooks
continued her collegiate career at Stephen F. Austin State
University, where she is also
a member of the Lumberjack
Hall of Fame.
The Lady Roadrunners
2003-2004 basketball team –
Under then-head coach Dwan
Coleman, the team advanced
to the conference championship game in 2004. The team
holds the school record for
most three pointers in a game
with 15. Team member Trish
Phillips that year established
a school record with 12 three
pointers in a single game. The
team finished with a record of
22-9, the school record until
2009. Members of the team
were Dustin Jones, Katrina
Hackett, Trish Phillips, Crystal
Rome, Cassidy Chretien, Alicia Hawkins, Brandi Ross, Andrea Lewis, Aishie Banks, Ebony Williams, LaToya Levine
and Ashley Robertson.
The Lady Roadrunner softball 2014 National Championship team – The team became
the first AC team to win a national title in any sport and the
first team from Texas to win
the NJCAA Division I World
Series in St. George, Utah.
The team featured two NFCA
All-Americans (Gia Johns and
Kassie James) and holds a permanent place in the Congressional Record of the United
States. Member of the team
were Sage Martinez, Madalyn Sumrall (the World Series
MVP), Tessa Thomas, Melissa Boland, Kaylon Morvant,
Sidney Allen, Shelby Bruner,
Kristen Boulware, Trina Deyo,
Meranda Rodriquez, Kassie
James, Samantha Moore (the
Most Outstanding Pitcher of
the World Series), Gia Johns,
Katelyn Barker, Taylor Harper,
Kayleigh Roy, Ashley Ingle and
coaches Barbi and Mark Mattson.
Andrew Cashner, Roadrunner baseball (2006,2007)
– Cashner, who continued his
collegiate career at TCU following his time with AC, was
the 19th overall pick (Chicago
Cubs) in the 2008 major league
baseball draft. Casher is currently a member of MLB’s San
Diego Padres, where he was
a unanimous winner of the
Clyde McCullough Pitcher of
the Year Award from the San
Diego chapter of the Baseball
Writers’ Association of America.
Josh Tomlin, Roadrunner
baseball (2004, 2005) – Tomlin,
who continued his collegiate
career at Texas Tech University, was a Cleveland Indians
draft pick in 2006 and is still
a member of the Tribe’s pitching staff. In his major-league
debut, Tomlin outdueled C.C.
Sabathia and the New York
Yankees in a 4-1 win. In 2014,
Tomlin just missed tossing
a perfect games, striking out
11 and allowing just one hit
against the Seattle Mariners.
Chip Cartwright, Roadrunner basketball (2005-2006)
– An NJCAA All-American
Honorable Mention in 2006,
Cartwright was a vital component of the Roadrunner basketball team that advanced to
the finals of the Region XIV
Conference tournament that
year. The team finished the
season with an overall record
of 26-6, and Cartwright continued his collegiate career
with the University of Central
Florida.
Roderick Anderson, Roadrunner basketball (1991-1993)
– Anderson was the school’s
first All-American and only
two-time First Team AllAmerican, winning the honors
in 1992 and 1993. Anderson
holds individual school records for points in a game with
47, and the single-game record
for free throws in a game (25).
Anderson continued his collegiate career at the University of
Texas where he is still ranked
among the Top 50 Longhorn
basketball players of all time.
J.J. Montgomery, Roadrunner basketball (2002-2003)
– Montgomery, who played
at Lufkin High School, was
a First Team All- American
for the Roadrunners in 2003.
Montgomery holds the school
records for most points in a
single season (897) and most
points over a two-year career
(1799). Montgomery continued his collegiate career with
the University of Arkansas–
Little Rock.
Eric Chatfield, Roadrunner
basketball (1997-1999) – A
First Team All-American selection in 1999, Chatfield was a
key member of the 1997-1998
team, the first AC team to qualify for a national tournament.
Chatfield was named to the
national All-Tournament team
following his performances in
Hutchinson, Kan. He continued his collegiate career at the
University of New Mexico.
The Roadrunner 1997-1998
basketball team – The first Angelina College team to qualify
for a national tournament
with the Roadrunners under
head coach Guy Davis earning a trip to the national tournament in Hutchinson, Kan.,
where the team went 3-1. That
team consisted of Antareous
Thornton, Harland Burgess,
Donald Hamilton, Andre Jackson, Robin Sneed, Eric Chatfield, Damon Green, Dedrick
McGee, Larry Beard, Kareem
Bartlett, Julius Renfro, Brandon Bailey, Sean Wade and
Oskar Skaer.
Photo by Devan Hadnot
Lady Roadrunner Ebony Story, No. 13, makes the layup against McLennan College on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Shands Gymnasium.
Lady Roadrunners defeat
McLennan College
After grinding through the
first two quarters just trying
to keep pace, Angelina College’s Lady Roadrunner basketball team got lifts from a
third-quarter surge and a big
night from freshman Tyanna
Barlow to beat McLennan
College 73-65 Saturday, Nov.
7 at Shands Gymnasium in
the final day of the Angelina
Classic.
AC’s Mikayla Crockett hit
a three pointer at the 6:49
mark of the third quarter to
put the Lady Runners up 3433, and AC would not trail
again, leading by as many as
19 points by game’s end.
Barlow hit six of her nine
field-goal attempts, including
a 2-for-2 effort from threepoint range, to lead the Lady
Roadrunners with 18 points.
LaNeique Nealey added 12
points and eight rebounds,
and Ebony Story and Ashley
Cherry added nine points
each, with Story pulling down
eight rebounds as well.
Runners win against Greater Houston Prep
Corinthian Ramsey scored
25 points and swiped four
steal; Shane Temara added 21
points, seven rebounds and
a pair of blocked shots; and
the Angelina College Roadrunner basketball team beat
Greater Houston Prep on
the road Tuesday, Nov. 10 in
Houston.
Gary Blackston and Kahari Beaufort added 13 points
each to help boost the Roadrunners to 3-2 on the young
season with just two games
remaining before conference
play begins.
While lauding the efforts
of Temara and Zach Shepherd, who scored 11 points
off the bench, head coach
Todd Neighbors said he is
seeing improvement in a
lineup that before October
had never before played together.
“I thought we grew some
today,” Neighbors said. “We
still have to get much better
defensively, but I saw a more
focused group intensity and
toughness wise. We definitely
did a much better job attacking the zone. Shane Temara
had a big night, and I thought
Zach Shepherd came off the
bench and had some very
productive minutes.
“These
pre-conference
games are preparing us for
a very competitive and difficult conference. Our focus
right now is getting better
each and every day so we can
be ready for our conference
opener against an extremely
talented team of TVCC on
the 21st.”
Photo by Devan Hadnot
AC Roadrunner Shane Temara, No. 41, gets the tipoff during the game against Greater
Houston Prep on Nov. 7.
AC Press photos
Photo by Devan Hadnot
Former Roadrunner basketball player Hall Henderson goes
up for a shot on Nov. 7 during the Old-Timers Reunion game.
Pitchers tossed out prizes; a shortstop flung beads and candy; and a catcher and third baseman handled nail polish and little hands instead of fastballs and line drives. Angelina College’s
Lady Roadrunner softball team recently lent some helping hands at Trout Elementary School’s
Fall Festival with every Lady Runner positioned at various stations around the campus. The
event was part of the team’s annual community-service participation, which in the past has
included various events such as the Lufkin Cattle Barons Gala, the Lufkin Bistro and others.
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Angelina College
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015
Photos of Interest
Long Live Charlie Brown
By Brianna Cryan
Contributing Writer
Peanuts fans enjoyed “You’re a Good Man, Charlie
Brown” while gearing up for turkey season.
Charlie Brown obviously had a rough year! From
lunch time to Valentine’s Day, he just could not seem
to catch a break.
Nevertheless, time continued to pass no matter how
much he may have wished that the world stopped moving for just one instant.
The crew captured the audience’s attention with the
same remarkable timeless characters that so many people love and have grown up with.
They even included the community in the show and
added a spectacular heart-warming glow to Pea-nuts’
stories that have and will continue to touch people’s
lives.
Omar Al-Mahmeed, above, a.k.a Snoopy, is
ready to look for rabbits during the production
of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”
Some of the cast of Charlie Brown, left, celebrate
Beethoven ‘s Day.
Shelby Perkinson, above right, a.k.a Lucy Van Pelt, tells Joshua Robinson,
a.k.a Charlie Brown, the hard truth during the production of “You’re a Good
Man, Charlie Brown.”
Michael Mendoza, left, a.k.a Linus Van Pelt, is happy to get his blanket back.
Joshua Robinson, below, a.k.a Charlie Brown, has a very long lunch.
Photos by Roger Servin