Local celebrities to dance for scholarships

Several local celebrities will be strutting their stuff on the dance floor this spring to help raise scholarship money for Montague County students to attend North Central Texas College (NCTC). The Rotary Club of Bowie and the North Central Texas College Montague County Foundation have teamed up to bring back their popular fundraiser, a Dancing to the Stars Competition.

The big event will be held in the spring, on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at 6 p.m. at the Bowie Community Center, located at 413 Pelham Street Bowie, Texas. Area celebrities and partners who have agreed to dance include Dylan Slade & McKinsey Cleveland; Phyllis Matlock & Peter Johnson; Joseph & Shayla Delgado; Jazmin Briza & Frankie Pair; Jill Gardner & Ron Moses; Christie Craddock & Eric Steinkopff; Maddie Ferguson & Kaden Shelton; Dave & Catherine Woodbury; Lauren & Royce Bantham. They will be vying for the prestigious Mirror Ball Trophy and People’s Choice award.

In addition to enjoying fabulous entertainment and a delicious dinner, attendees of this exciting event will be raising scholarship funds for Montague County students attending NCTC, as well as supporting additional charitable activities hosted by the Bowie Rotary Club. General admission ticket sales for the event will open on March 1, 2023, and attendance for this event will be limited so everyone is encouraged to purchase tickets from the dance group you would like to support in advance. Ticket sales do count as votes when purchased from the dance group. Sponsorships for Dancing to the Stars are being accepted now, with various giving options to support this event and the students in Montague County.

NCTC Training Center at Champions Circle

North Central Texas College (NCTC) has expanded its services and outreach to the Denton County Alliance area. The new 25,000 SF NCTC Training Center at Champions Circle will provide hands on training in

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a variety of industrial, applied health and computer fields. Two grants have been awarded to NCTC by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for this new outreach.

High demand programs such as mechatronics, electrical, robotics, plumbing, logistics, construction management and HVAC are being offered. The new training facility will also provide computer and IT options. Allied Health programs such as phlebotomy and clinical medical assistant including medical billing, coding and medical administrative assistant programs are also being offered.

The NCTC Training Center has partially opened for classes as there is still construction going on to finish phase two of the project which includes HVAC and plumbing labs. The college is hopeful that the construction will be completed by mid to late spring 2023. Outreach to businesses, industry, city and local civic groups in the Alliance and Denton County area have been an ongoing process. Developing and identifying business partnerships that include internships, apprenticeships and any current employee and training needs have been the focus.

NCTC is currently working on developing an Alliance business forum with the assistance of the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), the Hillwood Company, and the Metro Port Chamber. This outreach will help connect and build awareness to the services, skilled employee options and reskilling and upskill training programs that NCTC’s Training Center at Champions Circle will and can provide.

Stay tuned as NCTC will be making plans for a grand opening of the training facility in the late spring depending on the construction completion schedule.

During this quarter, the NCTC Foundation received $523,607.64 in contributions.

NCTC Foundation’s total assets are over $15.4 million

Student Emergency Fund – Fall 2022 Students Assisted: 44

Total Disbursed: $16,247

Average Assistance: $ 369

Deposits Received: $ 85,216

Current Balance: $120,501

Emergency Aid Recipients:

“Thank you so much for the help and book scholarship!! I even got a job interview today for a job that starts in August. Today is a good day and I have you to thank for it! “

“I appreciate the staff at NCTC so much and the care they have shown me and my family during this time. I’m so proud to be a part of NCTC!”

“ Thank you all so much your message today – it made my day after a long shift at work. Thank you all for your support and helping me through this emergency.”

Goldsworthy establishes endowed scholarship for NCTC’s

Red River Promise

Jim and Jennifer Goldsworthy, of Gainesville, Texas, have established the Jim & Jennifer Goldsworthy Red River Promise Scholarship fund at North Central Texas College with their donation to the NCTC Foundation this week.

“Serving on the NCTC Foundation Board, I’ve seen firsthand how scholarships can change the lives of students and change the culture in our community,” said Goldsworthy. “My wife and I are excited to endow this scholarship and be a part of shaping the future of our local workforce.”

“Wow!! I am super excited and grateful at the same time. Thank you so much for all the follow-up and assistance.”