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02/06/2012 —
Forensics Team Held Its Own
02/06/2012 — The Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC) Forensics Team held its own in one of the most competitive tournaments in the United States. Twelve college and university forensics teams competed in the annual Marks Tournament, hosted by the University of West Florida. Tyler Corbin of Niceville was the standout performer for the NWFSC Team by placing second in Dramatic Interpretation, third in Extemporaneous Speaking, and fourth in Impromptu Speaking. Our Forensics Team’s next tournament will be the Florida College Systems Activities Association (FCSAA) Championships at Tallahassee Community College 9, 10, & 11 February 2012. For more information about the NWFSC college Forensics team and the availability of college scholarships for team members, please contact Cecil Scalf, Forensics Coach, at 897-2080 or scalfc@nwfsc.edu or the college's student activities office at 729-5348.
NWFSC Film Club Screening: Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
02/06/2012 — The NWFSC Film Club is pleased to announce their screening of Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993) on Monday, February 20th at 6:30pm in room 328 of the Mattie Kelly Arts Center on the Niceville Campus. Schindler’s List tells the story of Oskar Schindler, a gentile German businessman who, during the horrors of the Holocaust, begins to change his views regarding the value of a human being compared with the value of his own possessions. It is rated R for graphic violence, language, nudity, and sexuality. A discussion will follow the screening. Admission is free and all students, faculty, and staff of NWFSC, as well as members of the community, are welcome to attend.
Black History Month Spotlight
02/06/2012 — Who was Blanche Kelso Bruce? Born into slavery in 1841, Blanche Kelso Bruce became the first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate, as well as the first African American to preside over the Senate. One of 11 children, Bruce was born near Farmville, Virginia, and was taken to Mississippi and Missouri by his owner. Just 20 years old when the Civil War began, Bruce tried to enlist in the Union army. At that time, the army did not accept black recruits, so instead Bruce turned to teaching; he later organized the first school in Missouri for African Americans. He briefly attended college in Ohio but left to work as a porter on a riverboat. In 1869 Bruce moved to Mississippi to become a cotton planter. Active in Mississippi Republican politics, he served as supervisor of elections, tax assessor, sheriff, superintendent of education, and sergeant at arms of the state senate. In 1874 the Mississippi legislature elected him to the U.S. Senate where he served until 1881. Source: http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/artifact/Painting_32_00039.htm
Fitness Center Now Open To Students
12/09/2011 — The new Fitness Center on the Niceville Campus is now available for currently enrolled students to access 24 hours a day/7 days a week. The swipe card machines are activated and fully functional to all students who have a current/valid NWFSC RaiderCard. The swipe card machines have been installed on the east exterior door of the classroom building (entrance that faces the A-Building) and on the door that leads into the Fitness Center. Therefore, you will need to swipe your card twice in order to gain access to the facility.
Jimmy Raider: New NWFSC Raider Official Mascot!
10/31/2011 — What’s in a nickname? Plenty if you know the history behind the Northwest Florida State College school mascot -- "Raiders." It began more than 65 years ago in a secrecy-shrouded mission on an isolated airfield in the Florida panhandle. It would culminate when a band of daring fliers dubbed "Doolittle’s Raiders" soared off the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet and bombed Japan for the first time in World War II. The little-known airstrip was Eglin Field, now Eglin Air Force Base. The leader of the Raiders was then Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, who led the squadron of B-25s on the daring raid -- a feat for which he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. READ MORE…...