Head football coach Buddy Stephens will host a lineman camp July 8-10 at East Mississippi Community College’s Scooba campus. The camp is open to students in grades 9-12. The three-day camp is designed to help players develop their skills. Each camper will learn the proper techniques and fundamentals of dominant line play through intensive individual coaching, as well as group work.

The fee for overnight campers is $200, which includes dorm accommodations and three meals a day. The fee for day campers is $150, which includes lunch. Space is limited and early registration is recommended. Participating athletes should arrive on July 8 between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the Student Activities Center, across the street from the Sullivan-Windham Field.

For details, call assistant football coach Clifton Collins at (662) 476-5129 or (601) 934-5120 or e-mail ccollins@eastms.edu This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

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Dr. Raj Shaunak, East Mississippi Community College’s vice president of Workforce and Community Services, presents Codi Bridges of Starkville with the award for the highest average on the 7.5-hour GED exam. The award came June 5 during graduation ceremonies for GED students at EMCC. About 100 people graduate every year from EMCC’s General Education Development program and earn high school equivalency diplomas. The GED program includes preparation and testing in five areas – reading, math, social studies, science and writing. For more information about EMCC’s GED program, call Karen Quarrels, adult education coordinator, at (662) 243-2627.

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Capt. Russell Knight, commanding officer of Naval Air Station Meridian, hosted a luncheon June 10 honoring military students on base. “There’s one thing that no one can take away from you and that’s education,” Knight said, “Your education will be with you for life.” Among the honorees were five graduates of East Mississippi Community College’s extension campus at NAS Meridian – and Senior Chief Chris Fitzgerald, EMCC’s Navy Student of the Year. Pictured from left are: Dr. Rick Young, EMCC president; Fitzgerald, who is still taking classes toward his associate’s degree; Gunnery Sgt. Kelvin Thornton, EMCC’s Marine Student of the Year; Cpl. Kayla Martindale; James McMullan, EMCC extension director; and Knight. Not pictured are Petty Officer 3^rd Class Jenilie Hiatt, Aisha Williams and Petty Officer 3^rd Class Kelsey Woodard. For more information about EMCC classes at Naval Air Station Meridian, call (601) 679-3570.

Kottia White of East Mississippi Community College drives past defenders from Meridian Community College during the 2007-08 season. EMCC will host a week-long basketball camp June 23-27 at Keyes Currie Coliseum, on the college’s Scooba campus. Sessions for players in kindergarten through eighth grade will be from 9 a.m. until noon; the registration fee is $50. Sessions for players in ninth through 12^th grades will be from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.; the registration fee is $75. EMCC’s Scooba campus is on Highway 16 in Kemper County, about a mile west of Highway 45.

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Program organizers ask that forms and payments be submitted by June 16, but walk-ups are also welcome. For more information, call head coach Sharon Thompson at (662) 476-5140 or e-mail her at sthompson@eastms.edu.