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Category Archives: Club activities

Upcoming golf tournament

By Jacob Haskew
The Pellissippi State golf tournament will swing into action at the Centennial Golf Course on April 23.
The tournament will be a four person best ball scramble tournament said Dan Jones, director of Recreational and Intramural Sports.
Arrive no later than 12:30 p.m. to register the day of the tournament. Preregistration is available by signing [...]

“Connect the Pieces”

By: Chance Collins
Student Life and Recreation will be sponsoring its annual “Connect the Pieces” Contest at the end of the fall semester.
“Connect the Pieces”, which was once the passport program of years ago, is designed to keep students connected and promote campus activity,” said Gwen Miller of SLR. Miller went on to say, “It’s an [...]

“I’m Coming Out” fashion show and award program

by Shani Hammonds
The Active Black Students Association Club presents “I’m Coming Out” fashion show and award program on April 17 in the Magnolia Avenue Campus’ Community Room.
The fashion show and award program is free and will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
There will be 8 to 10 models consisting of Pellissippi State students, [...]

Blount County Fall Festivus

by Douglas Hensley
On Wednesday the annual Fall Festival was held.

The Counsel of Student Advocates gave away free popcorn and provided entertainment featuring a DJ.  Hot dogs with chili were served.  Other activities included air brush tattoos, caricatures,and a picture booth.
The Drama Club organized a pie throw, with students attempting to hit Dr. Milne [...]

Blount Drama Club Reaches for the Stars, and Makes It Big!

by Leah Hall
Eight members of the Drama Club of the Blount County campus are going to New York.
They raised $4,000 to pay for tickets to the Broadway show “Wicked,” hotel rooms for four nights, bus fare and other touring expenses.
In New York, members will see a Broadway play as well as visit the Museum [...]

Festival Of Cultures Turnout “Great”

by Danny Butler
“The turn out has been great!” said Lee Baker, commenting on the community, faculty , and student support for the Festival of Cultures on April 18.
The night had performances by Hindustani classical musicians Indrajit Banerjee and Gourisankar Karmakar, and the East Tennessee Chinese School Dancers performed as well. The event also featured booths [...]

Magnolia Drama Club to do Shakespeare

by Leah Hall
The Magnolia Drama club is alive and well and working on Shakespeare.
This semester, the group performed “Cowboys Don’t Look Down” by John Briggs with a cast of four.
With a larger cast they will be performing “Shakespeare Night” on April 24 and 25 in the campus courtyard at 7pm. The show features pieces [...]

Pellessippi Pride sees increase in membership

by Rochelle Williams
Pellissppi Pride, Pellissippi’s LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) organization, is being revamped from the inside by increased leadership.
Travis McMurray, the new club vice president, hopes for continued growth in membership and funds in the future. This semester has been marked by a turnaround in the level of activity the group has [...]

Pellissippi choir invited to sing in Poland

by Lara Russell
Next semester, Variations,The Pellissippi State Choir, will be venturing off to somewhere most college students could never say they have been.The choir and its directors are planning a trip to Poland over spring break.
President Edwards received an invitation from Dr. Marek Pienkowski asking Variations to perform a concert tour in Poland. Pienkowski [...]

Science Club plans rocky trip

by Tara Bell
Pellissippi State’s Science Club is heading to Tennessee Valley Marble Inc. in April to get a glimpse of how the mining industry operates. The exact date has yet to be set but deadline to sign up for the event is March 30.
Club participants will take part in testing rocks being quarried with weak [...]