Montessori School of Pensacola eighth-grader Liam Nelson recently spent four days interning in various Pensacola State College departments.
Liam, 14, worked in Institutional Research, Workday Solutions, Enterprise Solutions and the Marketing Department’s Web Team.
The Feb. 6-9 internship was part of a Montessori School program where students enter the local workforce for a few days.
Get free, expert help applying, registering, and paying for college at Pensacola State College’s Financial Aid Day from1-3 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at the Student Center, Building 5, on the Pensacola campus, 1000 College Blvd.
Ask questions, use the Computer Lab for online forms, and receive one-on-one assistance. Academic and Financial Aid counselors will be available to help new and returning students and their parents through the admissions and registration steps.
There were calls to tradition and ancestors. But there were also poignant calls for action to forge an even better future.
It was all part of the Pensacola State College Black History Celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the Delaino Student Center on the Pensacola campus. The event was hosted by the PSC African-American Student Association (AASA).
“We’re here to celebrate Black culture and Black History,’’ said Dr. Tonie Anderson-Steele, PSA AASA Faculty Advisor. Moments later, she led the crowd in a traditional libations ceremony, where gatherers called out to the spirits of ancestors. The others offered the ancestral response, “Asé,’’ which is a word of affirmation in the Yoruba language, which originated in Nigeria.
They have personalities. They have skills and talent. What they need and want, though, is your vote.
Twenty-five Pensacola State College students have self-nominated for the 2023 Homecoming Court, a vital feature of the first PSC Homecoming celebration since the 1970s. The nominees include 22 women Pirates. The top five vote-getters will make up the 2023 Homecoming Court. Only three men are self-nominated, so all will be members of the Court.
Voting ends at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17. To cast your ballot, go to https://www.pensacolastate.edu/homecoming/. The poll is open to everyone, whether they’re affiliated with the College or not.
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