A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.599.3142. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: July 10 All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be emailed to mrobinson@ccccd.edu or sent on disk. Please submit copy that is proofed, edited and saved in Word format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, director; Mark Robinson, editor; Marcy Cadena-Smith, contributor; Shawn Stewart, special contributor; Cody Lynch, special contributor; Dr. John Glass, special contributor; Amy Lenhart, special contributor; layout and photography by Nick Young.
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Campus Dates
A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be presented by the Quad C Theatre and the City of Plano at the Oak Point Amphitheater on Spring Creek Parkway, Plano 75074. Performances are July 1-2 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 General Admission, $5 for Students (with ID) and Seniors (age 55+) and FREE for children under the age of 12. For tickets, season subscriptions and other information call the Quad C Theatre Hotline at 972.881.5100 or visit us on the web at www.quadctheatre.org. NOTE: A TDD information line for deaf patrons is available at 972.881.5950.
THE ARTS gallery will feature three Collin students during its Student Photography Scholarship Show starting Wednesday, July 5. The Student Photography Scholarship Show will feature Stanislav Komarovski, Jody Wissing and Danny Mulnix, photography scholarship recipients Wednesday, July 5-31. A reception is scheduled for 6 p.m., Friday, July 14. Summer gallery hours are Monday-Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information about this or future exhibits, visit THE ARTS gallery website at www.ccccd.edu/THEARTSgallery or call 972.881.5873.
The 2006 Collin Cougar Volleyball Camp offers girls ages 8-14 instruction from one of the elite volleyball clubs in Texas. The staff of Skyline Juniors Volleyball Club will do both of camps this summer. Each athlete will receive complete instructions in setting, passing, serving, blocking, hitting, defensive skills as well as team offense and defense concepts. To ensure that each athlete is getting as much training as possible, the number of athletes per camp will be limited. Applicants will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Camp II is scheduled from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Monday-Thursday, July 10-13 at the Preston Ridge Campus, 9700 Wade Boulevard in Frisco. The fee for each camp is $120. For camp information, contact Skyline Juniors at 972.675.1448. For payment information, contact Susan Evans at 972.881.5925.
Collin's 12th annual Texas All-Star Jazz Camp will be held Sunday-Friday, July 16-21 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Spring Creek Campus, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano. Taught by top jazz musicians from all over the United States, the camp is open to musicians, both instrumental and vocal, ages 13 and up, who have at least one year of general experience on their instrument. Experience with jazz music is not required. Students will receive instruction on theory, improvisation, arranging and instrumental master classes. This year the camp is featuring guests Jimmy Heath and Matt Harris. The cost to attend camp is $245 for tuition and t-shirt; $285 for tuition, lunch and T-shirt. For more information, call Kris Berg at 972.881.5108. To receive a registration form, attached to a commemorative poster, e-mail kberg@ccccd.edu or call the college’s of Fine Arts Department at 972.881.5108.
This year Cougar Basketball will be hosting the Nancy Lieberman-Cline Basketball Camp, July 18-21. For more information, visit www.nancylieberman.com/camp_dallas.asp .
The Collin Summer Jazz Dance Camp focusing on lyrical jazz and hip-hop will be held from 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Friday, July 24-28. Collin's Dance Department will also be offering an additional dance camp Monday-Friday, July 17-21. Registration costs are to be determined. For more information contact Tiffanee Arnold, director for the Collin Dance Ensemble. Dance camp will be held at the college’s Spring Creek Campus in the Dance Studio. Dancers ages 14-adult are welcome. For more information, call Arnold, 972.881.5830 or tarnold@ccccd.edu.
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