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Pearl student overcomes visual impairment to graduate

Pearl student overcomes visual impairment to graduate

Above: Whitney Jones of Pearl, center, earned a certificate in medical data technology from Hinds Community College on May 12. A visually impaired student, she drew on support from friends and instructors to master her program. From left are her best friend Susan...
Jackson man, 72, among more than 1,300 spring graduates

Jackson man, 72, among more than 1,300 spring graduates

Freddie Thompson wore a gold suit under his graduation gown for a special day he had always planned to spend in style. “I’ve always liked to dress,” Thompson said. “In the new millennium, dressing is a lost art.” Using his walker only for basic support, Thompson, 72,...
Hinds CC graduates nearly 1,300 in spring ceremonies

Hinds CC graduates nearly 1,300 in spring ceremonies

Above: David Green, left, and his mother, Sharon, following graduation ceremonies at Hinds Community College. David Green had walked across a graduation stage just once before this week – back in high school. “My mom has never seen me graduate,” he said. “It’s why I...
Utica Campus graduation speakers have perfect GPAs

Utica Campus graduation speakers have perfect GPAs

Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus will graduate 84 students in a ceremony that begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 14. Addressing their classmates and guests are students Hannah Bonner of Brandon and Jacksonian Joseph Anthony. Both students have perfect 4.0 grade...
Activities kept graduate busy, connected at Hinds

Activities kept graduate busy, connected at Hinds

Dakota Ashby enjoys the face-to-face college experience he’s had at Hinds Community College and has done so in the company of fellow “people persons” like himself. “I think of myself as a good people person,” Ashby said. “So I’d like to interact with people and sell...
Campus involvement helps student grow, achieve

Campus involvement helps student grow, achieve

Abby Granberry, 21, of Terry, has grown in too many ways to count during her time as a student at Hinds Community College. “I was super-quiet and didn’t talk much at all,” Granberry said. “I hung in the back and didn’t want to step up.” Attending Hinds and joining...
Hinds helps allied health student on career path

Hinds helps allied health student on career path

Chloe Bolton, 19, of Brandon, has enjoyed all things science all through her school-age years, with her choice of a college major being no different. “I chose Medical Laboratory Technology because it is a little bit more behind-the-scenes than nursing,” Bolton said....
Hinds CC not grad’s first choice, but best choice

Hinds CC not grad’s first choice, but best choice

Hinds Community College wasn’t Camden Traweek’s first choice but as he graduated on Wednesday, Dec. 15 he reflected that it turned out to be his best choice. Traweek was the speaker for one of three graduation ceremonies at Hinds Community College at the Muse Center...