PTK Students Enter National Competition

4/13/06

Amy Poole and Josh Yates were recently recognized as members of the Phi Theta Kappa All-Illinois Academic Team at a conference in Springfield. PTK is the international honor society for two-year colleges. The PTK All-USA Academic Team is sponsored annually by PTK, USA Today, and the American Association of Community Colleges. The All-Illinois Academic Team honors outstanding Illinois community college students.

At SCC, Amy is involved as a Student Ambassador as well as PTK. A native of Tamms, Amy plans to fulfill her dream of working in the medical field, and has recently been accepted into the Surgical Tech program at Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market.

Josh currently serves as the student representative for the SCC Board of Trustees and as the president of the SCC Student Senate. He is the Director of Public Relations for the Alpha Lambda Epsilon chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. Josh is also the executive editor for the SCC student newspaper, the Tempo. Josh will participate in the 2006 Institute on Political Journalism at Georgetown University summer internship program. He is pursuing a career in political science and communications.

Both of these students are very active in their chapter. They participate in several activities such as the SCC Easter Egg Hunt, fundraising activities for PTK and Katrina relief, and many more activities. Both students were awarded this honor because of the numerous activities they do in their communities, their schools and their chapter, as well as the leadership they show through these activities while maintaining good grades.

Pictured left to right , Yates, Poole and Dr. Richard Massie, Vice President of Student Services.