Education News

Earlene Martz, Ozarka College Finance technician, retired recently after twenty-six years of service. Martz was recently honored at a retirement celebration. Colleagues were in attendance and shared stories, voiced their sincere appreciation, and wished her many happy years of retirement.Beginning work at Ozarka in 1996, Martz began serving in the finance department where she has worked tirelessly these many years to help Ozarka students and her colleagues. Earlene announced her upcoming retirement…

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BRTC Student Affairs hosted drop-ins in Pocahontas and Paragould for the grand opening of the eSports areas. In Paragould, the area is located inside the new Coffee Shop featuring Starbucks coffee.In Pocahontas, the arena and practice room are located in Farmers and Merchants Lounge near the new Coffee Shop featuring Starbucks coffee inside the Richard Gaines Technology Center.Both rooms feature Lenovo Legion gaming computers specifically built for online and local gaming. Students…

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Owl Prowl7:30 p.m. at PavilionJoin a park interpreter at the pavilion to prowl for owls. Several species of owls reside in the forests of Lake Charles State Park. Learn about a few species of owls and their awesome adaptations that make them efficient nocturnal predators. Once we learn about owls, we’ll attempt to call some in and hear them call back.October 22CSI: Campsite Investigation10 a.m. at PlaygroundTake on the role of a…

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BRTC science instructor Justin Stewart used the BRTC fire tower to engage students in practical experiments and demonstrate Italian scientist Galileo Galilei’s terminal velocity, the four forces of flight, and the three laws of motion equations.Utilizing the BRTC fire tower on the Pocahontas campus, Instructor Stewart and his students dropped various objects from the three exterior platforms to obtain measurements. They discussed how to use time to calculate the actual acceleration of…

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The Curtis Humes Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Bryson Johnson of Jonesboro. Each fall, the scholarship will be awarded to a student enrolled in a computer technology course. Students may apply for the scholarship at https://blackrivertech.org/financial-aid/scholarship-opportunties.The Curtis Humes Memorial Scholarship was created in memory of Curtis by his family. Curtis was a graduate of Sloan Hendrix High School and began attending BRTC in Fall 2016. During his tenure at BRTC, he completed…

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