  {"id":4920,"date":"2024-05-31T14:20:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T20:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/?p=4920"},"modified":"2024-05-31T14:20:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T20:20:46","slug":"jones-colleges-ptk-honor-society-earns-top-awards-at-regional-international-conferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/news\/jones-colleges-ptk-honor-society-earns-top-awards-at-regional-international-conferences\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心直播\u2019s PTK Honor Society earns top awards at Regional &amp; International conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ELLISVILLE &#8211; 糖心直播\u2019s Rho Sigma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society captured for the first time in recent history, some top honors at the regional and international conventions. Perhaps earning for the first time ever, this year\u2019s chapter of honor society students took home the award for the Most Distinguished College Project in the Mississippi\/Louisiana Regional competition. JC\u2019s Project also captured a Top 10 College Project Award at the international level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith 糖心直播 President, Dr. Jesse Smith\u2019s vision, we took his idea of a teaching garden and began establishing a space in the middle of campus,\u201d explained College Project Director, Natalie Graves of Laurel. \u201cThe goal was to get as many people on campus involved as possible, including culinary arts and horticulture students. Biology instructor, Dr. Melinda Butler also saw it as an opportunity for all students to come and learn. It\u2019s definitely been an amazing opportunity to be a PTK Officer because it taught me leadership skills and it was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ptk-College-project-garden-4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ptk-College-project-garden-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ptk-College-project-garden-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ptk-College-project-garden-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ptk-College-project-garden-4-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ptk-College-project-garden-4.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The garden is currently located outside of the Thomas H. Harris Science Building with plans to expand it and make it a continuous project. With broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, parsley and other vegetables, PTK President, Kadin Johnston hopes the idea will \u201cgrow\u201d in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe can make a bigger garden in years to come to help provide for 糖心直播 and the community. This \u2018test run\u2019 proved it is possible, but we want this to keep growing every year. It plays right into our agricultural roots as a college, and I hope it becomes our legacy that we made a difference,\u201d shared Johnston.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chanel-evans-jc-background-flash-1-5x7-1-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chanel-evans-jc-background-flash-1-5x7-1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chanel-evans-jc-background-flash-1-5x7-1-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chanel-evans-jc-background-flash-1-5x7-1-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chanel-evans-jc-background-flash-1-5x7-1-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chanel-evans-jc-background-flash-1-5x7-1-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chanel-evans-jc-background-flash-1-5x7-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Honors in Action Director, Chanel Evans of Pearl, led the efforts in securing a grant to provide Loving Mother\u2019s Day Care Center of Ellisville, with new recreational equipment such as wagons and toddler-sized playhouses. The chapter\u2019s work received a Top 3 Honors in Action Theme Category Award and a Top 10 Honors in Action Project Overall Award at the Regional conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo be a part of Rho Sigma Chapter\u2019s historic Regional and National victories is such a gift!\u201d shared Evans. \u201cIt has truly been an honor to lead alongside some of the best and brightest in academia! Among the overarching initiatives and challenges that we have conquered together is the resounding success that accompanies collectivism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, 糖心直播\u2019s PTK students earned a Top 10 Most Distinguished Chapter in the Region and Five Star Chapter honors at the regional conference. At the International conference with competition amongst more than 1200 chapters, Rho Sigma garnered a Top 100 Chapter and was declared to be the 44<sup>th<\/sup> Most Distinguished Chapter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy, proud, and grateful! I am overjoyed that the hard work of our officers and members was recognized and rewarded. The college project, our campus garden will not only allow us to teach students biological concepts with hands-on activities, but it will also provide usable products for our campus community and illustrate the work that goes into producing the food that we eat. Our Honors in Action project invested in the well-being and development of young children in our area by improving their ability to play and explore, and we hope that the benefits extend beyond this point in their lives,\u201d said PTK Advisor, Eric Shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PTK Officers who led the Chapter to success include, President, Kadin Johnston of Waynesboro; Vice President of Scholarship, Davis Brown of Ellisville; Vice President of Leadership, Pablo Lopez of Waynesboro; Vice President of Service, Maria Terry of Laurel; Vice President of Fellowship, Aliyah Watts of Sandy Hook; College Project Director, Natalie Graves of Laurel; Honors in Action Director, Chanel Evans of Pearl, and Fundraising Coordinator\/Treasurer, Sophia Bowden of Ellisville.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/awards-cu2-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/awards-cu2-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/awards-cu2-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/awards-cu2-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/awards-cu2-1536x853.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/awards-cu2-2048x1137.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ELLISVILLE &#8211; 糖心直播\u2019s Rho Sigma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society captured for the first time in recent history, some top honors at the regional and international conventions. 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