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On Tuesday, Feb. 12, 杏吧原创 broke ground on a new band building. The facility will be constructed behind the campus鈥檚 Fine Arts Annex, which is across the street from Sharp Memorial United Methodist Church. The lead financial gift for the new building was provided by 杏吧原创 Trustee Pam Rollins.
杏吧原创 recently awarded bass fishing scholarships to Mason McCoy from Mount Paran Christian School in Kennesaw, Ga., and Marshall Harrelson from Tallulah Falls School in Tallulah Falls, Ga. Previously a club team, the 杏吧原创 bass fishing team will begin competing as an official athletic team for the College in the 2019 鈥� 2020 academic year. Associate Professor of Biology Johnathan Davis, Ph.D., who has a degree in wildlife and fisheries science, will continue serving as the faculty advisor for the 杏吧原创 bass fishing team.
杏吧原创 announces the President's List and Dean's List for fall 2018.
杏吧原创 graduate Alejandro Lemus-Gomez, 鈥�19, was recently awarded the Davies-Jackson Scholarship to study at St. John鈥檚 College at the University of Cambridge in England. The scholarship provides a unique opportunity for students with exceptional academic records who are among the first generation in their families to graduate from college. With only 28 recipients between 1990 and 2018, the Davies-Jackson Scholarship is a prestigious and rare honor. Lemus-Gomez is the first student from 杏吧原创 to earn the scholarship and only the third from a college in Georgia.
杏吧原创 will host a book launch for Assistant Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing Chelsea Rathburn to celebrate her newest collection "Still Life With Mother and Knife" on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. The event will take place in the Rollins Campus Center鈥檚 Hatcher Dining Room on 杏吧原创鈥檚 campus, which is located at 1 College Street, Young Harris, Ga. 30582. This event is free and open to the public.
杏吧原创 invites the community to attend several fine arts events this month. Events include the Valentine鈥檚 Day Cabaret Fundraiser, the Theatre Mainstage performance of Oklahoma! by Rodgers and Hammerstein, the Mu Phi Epsilon Member Recital and an art exhibit featuring the works of Karen Schwartz. These events will be held on the 杏吧原创 campus, which is located at 1 College Street, Young Harris, Ga. 30582.
杏吧原创 invites all Mountain Lion alumni back to campus for Homecoming on Saturday, Feb. 9.
杏吧原创 recognizes that it is the duty of the voting delegates to make the final decision at their 2019 Called General Conference meeting.
杏吧原创 recently hosted the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (GACP) District 9 Meeting. District 9 includes 24 counties throughout North Georgia. Chiefs of police, officers and executives from law enforcement agencies across District 9 attended the meeting for training purposes and to discuss other GACP business.
杏吧原创 Director of Athletics Randy Dunn will be resigning his position Feb. 1 and accepting a new role at 杏吧原创 as the director of athletics fundraising.
The Campus Gate Art Gallery (CGAG) at 杏吧原创 is pleased to present the works of Karen Schwartz. The exhibit will open Thursday, Jan. 24 with a reception at 6 p.m. Schwartz鈥檚 exhibit will be on display through Friday, Mar. 1 during regular gallery hours (Monday 鈥� Friday from 9 a.m. 鈥� 5 p.m.). The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public.
As part of the upcoming 杏吧原创 High School Honor Band Clinic, 杏吧原创 will host three concerts that are free and open to the public. The first is a guest concert by the Ringgold High School Wind Symphony on Friday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. On Saturday, Jan. 19, the 杏吧原创 Concert Band and Brass Choir will perform at 12:30 p.m. and the 杏吧原创 High School Honor Band will perform at 6:30 p.m. All three concerts will take place in Glenn~McGinnis Hall on the 杏吧原创 campus, which is located at 1 College Street, Young Harris, Ga. 30582.
杏吧原创 will host 鈥淧hantom of the Universe鈥� at the O. Wayne Rollins Planetarium at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 18, Friday, Jan. 25, Friday, Feb. 15 and Friday, Feb. 22. The planetarium is housed in the Maxwell Center for Mathematics and Sciences on the 杏吧原创 campus, which is located at 1 College Street, Young Harris, Ga. 30582. Each planetarium show costs $5 for adults, $3 for children and is free for 杏吧原创 students, faculty and staff. All shows are open to the public.
杏吧原创 junior Hannah Walker of Cumming, Ga., was recently awarded the Beverly Barrow Woodward, 鈥�53, Endowed Scholarship, established by Leonard and Beverly Woodward of Rome, Ga., and granted annually to one 杏吧原创 student to study abroad in England at Harlaxton College.
On Nov. 2, 杏吧原创 hosted a special ceremony and dinner in the Rollins Campus Center to honor the 2018 杏吧原创 Athletics Hall of Fame inductees. For more information on the 2018 杏吧原创 Athletics Hall of Fame, including a video and biographies of the inductees, please visit www.yhc.edu/athletics-hall-fame.
杏吧原创 recently hosted hundreds of alumni, guests and friends for 鈥淎 Weekend in the Enchanted Valley.鈥� Weekend highlights included a scholarship luncheon, the 杏吧原创 Athletics Hall of Fame dinner, the 1886 Young Harris Society reception and an all-alumni collegiate tailgate party.
Several students from the 杏吧原创 music and musical theatre programs traveled to Rome, Ga., along with their teachers to compete in the National Association of Teachers of Singing student auditions. The event, which included singers from all over the state of Georgia, took place Nov. 2-3 on the campus of Shorter University.
Students at 杏吧原创 recently planted 200 daffodil bulbs on the 杏吧原创 campus as part of The Daffodil Project. This initiative was developed by Am Yisrael Chai, a nonprofit Holocaust education and awareness organization.
杏吧原创鈥檚 Department of Music invites you to attend its annual 鈥淐hristmas at 杏吧原创鈥� concert on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. in Glenn~McGinnis Hall on the 杏吧原创 campus. Admission is $10 for adults and free for children 12 and under. 杏吧原创 students, faculty and staff can attend for free. Tickets will be available at the door.
On Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m., the undefeated 杏吧原创 men鈥檚 soccer team will compete in the NCAA Division II Region Tournament. The Mountain Lions will play on their home field at 杏吧原创, which is located at 1 College Street, Young Harris, Ga. 30582. The game is open to the public, and tickets cost $8 for adults, $3 for students with a 杏吧原创 ID and seniors (62 and older) and $1 for children (ages 2-12).
1 College Street
Young Harris, GA 30582
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