Faculty Voices

The annual spring indoor volleyball intramural was held over the last 2 weeks here on the Raymond Campus.  This year we had 8 teams competing for the championship, and title of best volleyball team 2012!  The regular season featured many great games with the top 2 teams quickly seperating themselves from the rest and claiming [...]

The first ever Rollin Tigers vs Hinds Intramural 5 on 5 wheel chair basketball game was held Wednesday Feb 22nd at Mayo Field House on the Raymond Campus.  This game was the brain child of Antonio Wright (former football player at Hinds Community College) and Mark Stanton (District Director of Student Activities).  Antonio and Mark [...]

The 3rd annual all-star game and dunk contest was held on Thursday the 16th of Feb with the top players from the Eagle division facing off againist the top players from the Maroon division. In true tradition of the All-Star game the term “defense” was not applied, with the final score being 141 to 139 [...]

The spring leadin intramural 5 on 5 Basketball has ended with the 3rd Annual Maroon vs Eagle All-Star Game! The basketball season was marked with different teams going on runs to win when it counted, and others losing when they didnt need to. The top 3 teams out of the Eagle and Maroon Divisions advanced [...]

The first ever “Fat Tuesday @ Hinds” event was held this past Tuesday Feb 21st from 10 to 4 pm. There were several events going on at the Raymond Campus for this first ever party! Those included: American Popstar (where students could make their own music videos and get DVD copies of them), Video Game [...]

The annual Madden Challenge was held on the Raymond Campus Jan 24th and 25th in Bee Hall. This year’s event was one of the largest attended event so far with 17 teams coming out to challenge for the championship. The rules were the same as the past 3 years, 4 min quarters with any team [...]

This past Tuesday night the annual NCAA football Xbox tournament was held in Bee Hall on the Raymond Campus. Normally we try to have our game before the actual championship, however this year we were unable to do so, with our tournament the next night. This year we had one of our largest turnouts for [...]

The Fall Edition of the Student Activities Challenges Halo Reach Tournament was held last night on the Raymond Campus at Bee Hall. This semesters tournament featured the the largest turnout of “master chiefs” for several tournaments. It also featured the returning champion from the spring edition, looking to continue his dominance. This time the brackets [...]

The 2nd Annual Maroon vs Eagle Pro-Bowl hosted by the Student Activities Department featured the “pros” from the Eagle and Maroon division facing off in a grudge match to see who would be the best conference.  This year’s team featured players from almost every team from each conference making up the defensive and offensive sides [...]

This year’s fall dodgeball tournament was just as exciting as every other dodgeball tournament that has been hosted by the Student Activities Departmant. This year’s format was different that the last with actually having a “double elimination” format with winners advancing and losers falling into the loser bracket. The games started with Jalapeno’s 1 winning [...]

The long flag football season has finally come to an end, with the Championship games held yesterday at the Intramural Fields on the Raymond Campus. This year’s season was nothing like last year’s when so many games were lost to rain and mud…however as the season progressed instead of a mud bowl, we played our [...]

Along with the heat of the summer comes the annual beach volleyball intramural, however this year we were blessed with a week of cooler temperatures during the regular season.  As nice as the break was, it didn’t last and the heat returned with the playoffs.  This intramural event also had one of it’s highest participation [...]

The Fall 2011 Edition of the Raymond Welcome Week has come and gone with some great fun for all those in attendance!  This year saw the return of the Watermelon Fest on the courtyard, with hundreds of students getting their fill of free watermelon!  As well as the annual Activity Fair which was held on [...]

This year the Student Activities Dept has undergone some changes, and the most major one was the decision to move the dept from the Raymond Campus, but to now being the District Student Activities and Intramurals Dept.  Meaning that we will go to the other campuses and take Student Activities to them!  This year has [...]

The intramural season has started with a bang, with the annual intramural Fun Run starting out the year.  This  year’s event was the largest ever attended with the most male and female participants in the history of the event! This event continued it’s constant change with a new champion crowned again in both divisions.  There [...]

Code BLUE – is the shelter-in-place code that will be used if there is an incident where there is an active shooter or a similar threat to the college community. This code will be sent via the EagleOne Alert Network. Ex. CODE BLUE – HARDY HALL – RY CAMPUS Emergency Management will be providing in-depth [...]

SpringFever 2011 has come and gone! This year’s edition was postponed by one day due to lack of power and the rain storm that knocked down several trees on the Raymond Campus. However, the event was worth the wait! Crawfish was back again this year with over 600 students, faculty and staff getting in the [...]

The 3rd annual swimming intramural was held at the pool at Mayo Fieldhouse on Raymond Campus. This year had the largest turnout in the history of the event, with numerous new swimmers facing off to claim the championships. In the men’s 50 individual the winner was William, he also won the 100 individual. On the [...]

The annual softball intramural which has been one of the biggest intramurals on the Raymond Campus was held over the last two weeks. The top teams from the last two years quickly seperated themselves from the rest of the league, Hinds Connection, and the 2 time defending champs C.S.I. After the regular season which saw [...]

Spring is in the air and so were frisbees with the ultimate frisbee intramural kicking off the week after spring break.  With intramurals finally getting back outside after spending the entire first part of the spring semester indoors.  Ultimate frisbee had 5 teams participate this year, with a couple new ones to join the usual [...]

The first ever NBA 2K basketball challenge was held last week at the Raymond Campus. It was a smashing success with 12 teams coming out to face off in a single elimination tournament. The games were setup by random and the teams were chosen by draw. The top team out of TV#1 bracket was the [...]

The 3rd annual coed/men’s golf scramble was held at the Eagle Ridge Golf Course on the Raymond Campus with the largest turnout in event history yesterday March 24th.  The 2 person teams played 9 holes in best ball stroke play.  The major question coming into the event was did the returning champions Leon Jackson and [...]

This week in intramurals we had our disc golf tournaments both individual and 2 person scramble. In the individual tournament the wind played with all the emotions of the players blowing at just the wrong time and pushing many out of bounds. The top men’s score this semester was several throws off of last semester’s [...]

Indoor volleyball has come and gone and this year’s teams did not disappoint. There were 6 teams again this year (same as last), with teams coming from the Rankin Campus, as well as the CSI team of faculty/staff from Raymond. The defending champions from last year, “Side Out” was back to defend it’s title as [...]

The basketball season has come and gone, and along with it the 2nd annual Maroon vs Eagle All-Star game and the 1st ever All-Star Dunk Contest Challenge.  This year’s basketball had several teams that were all capable of winning the championship, it just depended on who got “hot” at the right time. On the men’s [...]

The next Student Activities Challenge on the Xbox platform is coming up, this one however is not football…it is Halo. The last several Halo tournaments have been very well attended, with the last two being won by the same man, Greg. Come out and participate in the first one sponsored by Blockbuster in Bryam. The [...]

This is a loaded question!  What do you think?  How could we improve our processes and educational delivery to equip our students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes they need for success in a world that is changing faster than our grandparents could ever imagine? I am currently reading A New Culture of Learning by [...]

Today starts the beginning of the 2011 5 on 5 basketball playoffs at the Mayo Field House on the Raymond Campus. The first round will start at 3:00 pm with a match up of Legions vs Taylor Gang, at 4:00 Dynasty will face off againist BWI. The winners of these games will advance to play [...]

The college will participate again this spring in the statewide tornado drill on   Wednesday, February 23, at 9:15 a.m., according to Joey Jamison, Hinds CC District Emergency Management Coordinator. All campus locations should prepare to participate. Tornado Safety Tips: Take cover in an interior room on the ground level, away from windows, doors and outside [...]

Last night was the 3rd annual Madden Challenge which was held in the Reserve Lounge on the Raymond Campus. The tournament featured some great games, as well as some blow outs. The teams were chosen in order of the players signing up with the top team being the Pats, and the last team chosen was [...]

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The first ever Student Activity Challenge NCAA Football was held last week in the Reserve Lounge on the Raymond Campus. Along with pizza and drinks there was some great college football! However, Auburn didn’t win the championship this time. David Paige a student from the Raymond Campus won the championship using Penn State, defeating Texas in [...]

Wax Hands at Hinds Community College presented by Student Activities. A big thanks to Mark Stanton for setting this up for our students and staff. A very cool event where visitors placed their hands in hot wax and made sculptures of unique hand positions. I made two! The event was held at the Troy Ricks [...]

This semester’s edition of Welcome Week is upon us, yesterday featured for the first time on campus, “Wax Hands.” The “wax explosion” was a hugh hit with many students getting wax models of their hands in all types of colors. The week continues on Wednesday night in the Reserve Lounge with NCAA Football tournament. The [...]

Devil’s Food Cupcakes with Almond-Mocha Topping on Raspberry Sauce that won’t break your diet. Whether it’s a special occasion or you just want to make someone feel special, this decadent dessert will bring smiles and compliments!

Can’t you feel it?  I can, it is almost time for the return of the 5 on 5 basketball intramural!  Get your team ready and get practing to see who will win this years championship.  Don’t forget about the Maroon vs Eagle All Star game either, top players out of each of the two divisions will [...]

This year we are having several events to welcome students back onto campus for the Spring 2011 semester.  Included in those events are the “Wax Explosion” which will be Jan 18th in the Mayo Field House Lobby from 10 am to 2 pm.  The following night we will have the first ever Student Activities Challenge [...]

The Xbox challenges will continue next semester with as our first ever NCAA Football championship as soon as school gets back into session. We will follow that up with our annual Madden Tournament in late January early Feburary. Each tournament will feature a double elimination format, and we will play until we have a winner. [...]

We have just finished up the last two intramurals for the fall semester, the Pepsi 3 on 3 Tournament, and Pepsi 3 Point Shootout. This year 3 on 3 tournament was the biggest ever with over 35 teams competing for the tournament championship. The event was spaced out over 4 days with the bracket setup [...]

You are all invited to attend the grand opening of the Vashti Underwood Muse Band Hall, named in memory of our beloved first lady.

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This past week was the fall intramural dodgeball tournament for 2010. This year we had the most teams ever to enter the tournament and had several very good teams this year as well. The top 4 teams met Thursday, Nov. 11 for the 3rd place game and championship match. 3rd place matched up the Res [...]

For the holiday season, the library on the Raymond Campus has added new syrup flavors to their coffee offerings. The new flavors include Almond, Banana, Raspberry, Irish Crème and French Vanilla.  They also added Irish Crème liquid creamer at the main desk. Enjoy a warm cup of Joe this winter!

Five alumni were inducted into the Hinds CC Sports Hall of Fame on Sept. 23: Butch Ard(track and field; football); J.W. Barnes(basketball); Renee Spencer Chastain(basketball and softball); Rick Clarke(baseball player, baseball coach); and Tom Shepherd (soccer coach). We are very proud to have them as members in this elite group.

On Sept. 23, prior to the Sports Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony, the Troy Arlis Ricks Wellness Center was dedicated in memory of our beloved basketball coach. Ricks’ family and former players gathered to remember Ricks’ successful career at Hinds.

On Oct. 22, as part of Homecoming week, the classes of 1960 and prior met at Fountain Hall to reminisce about their time at Hinds. As part of the short program and luncheon, a medal presentation was held for the class of 1960, celebrating their 50-year mark as alumni.

Here are some photos from the Alumni Dinner, on Sept. 21, as part of Homecoming Week. We had a wonderful time honoring two distinguished alumni: Con Maloney as Alumnus of the Year and Rick Trusty with the Alumni Service Award.