To A Degree

There are many opportunities available for individuals to earn a college degree at North Central Missouri College. For some, it can start as early as high school. By participating in NCMC’s Dual Credit Program, a high school student can make substantial progress toward a college degree before finishing their senior year of high school.

The NCMC Dual Credit Program allows qualified high school students, typically juniors and seniors, to enroll in classes at the high school that earn both high school and college credit. Dual credit courses are taught by high school faculty and are designed to enrich rather than replace high school curriculum.

In the 2022-23 academic year, NCMC has 742 high school students taking 4,878 credit hours of college coursework. These students are from 49 different high schools within NCMC’s 17 county service region. A full-range of general education college courses are available as dual credit, including English, Speech, General Biology, American History, College Algebra, General Psychology, National Government, Microcomputer Applications, and many others. In some cases, technical and career courses are offered as dual credit, including Introduction to Agribusiness Systems and Accounting.

NCMC also offers Early College dual enrollment courses on campus, online, and at our Savannah Campus at a reduced tuition rate for high school students. This program provides area students the opportunity to enroll in additional courses that may not currently be available on-site at their high school. Many Early College students take advantage of getting a jump start on pre-requisites for one of NCMC’s many career degrees and certificate programs. There are also many high school students that enroll in online sections reserved only for high school students. Many general education courses are available in this format. For high school students interested in additional courses outside of general education, there are Python Programming, Introduction to Behavioral Health Support, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Foundations of Education in a Diverse Society, and others available.

Dual credit and Early College students can also take advantage of the useful resources and services provided by both the NCMC Library and the Tutoring Center on campus. These services also extend to online students. If a student has a reference question for the library, live chat, texting, email, and telephone support are available. The Library offers online access to research databases, a variety of ebooks, and MOBIUS (interlibrary loan) program. The Library Testing Center is also available for proctored tests of many kinds. The Tutoring Center provides students on on-campus tutoring services as well as online tutoring assistance. Students can submit papers via email, owl@pirates.ncmissouri.edu, to be reviewed by tutors, and online tutoring is available for most subjects by appointment, using the email above.

Whether online, on campus, or in the high school classroom, North Central Missouri College helps equip area high school students with the right tools for academic success.

that are still being fed hay on pasture are starting to turn their noses up at hay and are trying to hunt the green that is starting to peek through.

Beef producers will soon be turning cows for good out and now is a good time to consider rotational grazing. I think many producers are hesitant to implement rotational grazing because they think it has to involve large numbers of small grazing paddocks and daily rotation of cattle. While it is true that more paddocks and faster cattle movement does help with grazing efficiency, significant improvements can be made by simply cutting larger pastures into fourths and rotating every few days. When beef cows are allowed continuous access to a pasture the utilization of the forage is only going to be thirty percent. The opposite way to look at it is that in these continuously grazed systems, seventy percent of the forage is not utilized. Another ad- vantage to rotational grazing is that the producer can get a really good look at the cattle as they are moved and the cattle themselves tend to gentle down, making them easier to handle when processing is necessary.

The table below illustrates the benefit of rotational grazing on the cost per cow during the grazing season. The table below assumes forage production per year of 6,000 pounds per acre and forage consumption for a 1,350 pound cow of 30 pounds per head per day. A 275 day grazing season would require 8,250 pounds of forage dry matter per cow.

Ready to get a jump start on your college plans? Contact Whitney Trump, Director of Regional Programs, at 660-3576318 or email wtrump@mail.ncmissouri.edu for more information.

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Submitted Photo Trenton FFA Meats Evaluation Team, from left, Jena Harris, and

During practice contests, this team was third overall at the NCMC Club Contest held March 16, took eighth place at the Savannah MOASK contest held March 20, and took fourth place at the North Shelby contest held March 22. On April 5, they took first place at the Northwest District CDE Contest and will compete at the Missouri State FFA CDE Contest on April 21 in Columbia.

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Zoe Williamson, left, and Sawyer McCallon, right, representing North Central Missouri College, were two of 80 collegiate students nominated to attend the 38th Annual Missouri Governor’s Student Leadership Forum on Faith and Values held February 17-19, 2023, in Jefferson City.

Submitted Photo Trenton FFA Forestry Team, from left, Cade Claycomb, Seth Doolittle, Maverick Sole and Levi Johnson. During practice contests, this team took sixth place at the Brunswick Judging Day on March 3, third place at the NCMC Ag Club Contest held March 16, and third place at the Savannah FFA MOASK contest held March 20. On April 5, they competed at the Northwest District CDE Contest, where they once again took third place, and will compete at the Missouri State FFA CDE Contest on April 21 in Columbia.

The Forum challenges students’ character development by encouraging them to reflect on their own decision-making skills, values, and belief systems. Students learn about how to reconcile relationships, stand for truth, and love others as they love themselves. The Forum’s guiding principle is teaching students to embrace altruism rather than egotism.

The Forum kicked off with an inspirational message from Rebecca Welsh, Founder of Halo, a mission that provides housing, healing, and education to atrisk and homeless children. Students ended the day at the Capitol, touring the House Lounge and hearing from Bob Priddy, retired news director of Missourinet, visiting the Governor’s office for a meet and greet and message from Governor Mike Parson, and finally visiting the House Floor, led by Missouri State Senator Travis Fitzwater, and hearing from Rod Jetton, former Speaker of the House.

Miss Williamson said, “It was truly a one-of-a-kind experience, and I learned lots about being a servant leader. I also met a lot of great people and made

Students also heard from several speakers who lead by example, including Morgan Steward, Business Manager and former Mizzou D1 athlete; Wongani Mtika, consultant and mentor; Bryan Cizek, E3 Ranch Foundation; and Justin

The event started in 1986 under the leadership of former Missouri Governor

Submitted Photo Trenton FFA Soils Team, from left, Gavin Chambers, Milo Simpson, Bradyn Sager and Dylan Smith. During practice contests, this team placed seventh at the NCMC Ag Club Contest held March 16 and took fifth place at the Savannah FFA MOASK CDE contest held March 20. On April 4, they took third place overall at the Northwest District CDE Contest and will compete at the Missouri State FFA CDE Contest to be held April 20 and 21 in Columbia.

Submitted Photo Trenton FFA Food Science Team, from left, Jacey Hudson, Jena Hunter, Baylee McCullough and Abbye Johnson. During practice contests, this team took fourth place at the Archie FFA CDE Day held March 10 and third place at the Savannah FFA MOASK contest held March 20. On April 4, while at the Northwest District CDE Contest, the team placed second and will compete at the Missouri State FFA Contest on April 20 in Columbia.

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Marty the Magician entertained Preschool and Parents as Teachers families during a presentation held March 2 at the THS Performing Arts Center. He performed magic tricks to brighten up everyone’s day with his funny, mixed up magic that included audience participation and surprises. His focus was on how reading can help you learn magic. Children also learned as they practiced counting, naming colors and identifying shapes during the show. This program was sponsored by Grundy County United Way. Pictured with Marty the Magician are preschoolers Emmy Coe (left) and Marjorie Wilson (right).

Trenton FFA Knowledge Team, from left, Lillian Spears, Katy Simpson and Claudia Olivo. This team competed at the Doniphan FFA Virtual 60 MOASK competition held March 15, where they placed 17th, and the NCMC Ag Club Contest held March 16, where they placed 17th. On March 29, they competed at the Northwest District LDE Contest.

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Monday, March 13 @ 11 am

Trenton FFA Conduct of Chapter Meetings Team, from left, front row, Savannah Hughs, Adam Fender and Chylissa Turner; back row, Logan Roberts, Cutler Epperson, Titus Kottwitz and Kale Batson. The team competed at the Area Competition on March 15, placing first and advancing to the Northwest District LDE contest held March 29 where they took second place. The team will compete at the Missouri State FFA Contest April 19 in Columbia.

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Trenton Middle School Students have been honored with the Student of the Month award for March 2023, recognized for demonstrating the character trait of “Fairness”. Those receiving the honor include, from left, front row, fifth grader Alexandria Ely, daughter of Angela Brill-Ely & Bob Ely; sixth grader Israel Prescott, daughter of Shiane Eason & Russell Prescott; seventh grader Lynnzi McCullough, daughter of Lisa and Shaun McCullough; and eighth grader Emilee Zessi, daughter of Amanda and Michel Zessi; back row, fifth grader Chance Golden, son of Jessica and Jason Golden; seventh grader Riley Lebsack, son of Chase and Larissa Lebsack; and eighth grader Jacob White, son of Tracey and Brian White. Not pictured is sixth grader Dru Vandevender, son of Amanda and Paul Vandevender.

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Trenton Ag Sales Team, from left, Katelyn Clark, Kyla White, Makenzee Epperson and Kaylynn Stanton. During practice contests, this team took tenth place at the Paris Aggie Days held March 17 and third place at the Savannah FFA MOASK contest held March 20. On April 5, the team took first place at the Northwest District CDE Contest and will compete at the Missouri State FFA Ag Sales Contest on April 21 in Columbia.

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Open all day on Sundays to receive livestock! Barn: 660-622-4214

Casey Flinn, Owner: 816-769-7532

Field Reps: Dwayne Penny: 816-506-2776 at the Missouri State FFA Contest on April 21 in Columbia.

Utah Stulz: 660-334-0400

Bobby Morrison: 816-345-0518

Ben Peterson: 660-247-2759

Travis Gibson: 660-646-8337

Rick Tate: 660-734-1307

Sheep/Goats/Hog: Clark Allen: 660-973-6826

Find us on Facebook at Tina Livestock Market

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Trenton Middle School Students have been honored with the Student of the Month award for April 2023, recognized for demonstrating the character trait of “Sense of Humor”. Those receiving the honor include, from left, front row, fifth graders Serena Birkhead, daughter of Chris Birkhead and Gabe Harris, son of Elle and Kevin Harris; sixth graders Adilyn Baker, daughter of Kaci and Kaleb Moulin and Zeke Johnson, son of Elizabeth and Christopher Cook; seventh graders Lillyanne Foster, daughter of Cayla Foster and Jeff Foster and Kayden Knapp, son of Monica Proctor and Marshall and Jena Knapp; and eighth graders Zaylea Phillips, daughter of Ashley and Jared Phillips and Nicholas Sosa, son of Megan Sosa and Gerardo Sosa.

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Twenty-six prospective students visited the North Central Missouri College Main Campus in Trenton, MO, on April 4th for the first-ever Pirate Preview Day. Pirate Preview Day allowed high school students to see what a day in the life of an NCMC student is like. During the day, prospective students toured the campus with Student Ambassadors, sat in on a class of their choice from Psychology, Criminal Justice, Education, Ag, or Biology, and ate in the Great Western Dining Hall. While students were in class, parents and guests participated in Pirate Parent Talk, where NCMC staff could answer financial aid and advising questions. NCMC staff that attended the event were also parents of recent and/or current NCMC students and could answer questions about NCMC from a parents' perspective.

"I am very pleased with how the first Pirate Preview Day went," said Amanda Sampsel, Enrollment Marketing Specialist. "With it being a brand-new event, I wasn't sure what to expect, but now I am excited to continue offering this event and allow prospective students to get a feel of what it's like to be a Pirate."

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