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Creative Awards at PJC

The 32nd annual Creative Awards will be held in the J. R. McLemore Student Center Ballroom, 9 April 2008, at 2:30pm.  Something to be proud of in an era when reading and writing, and being creative in the ARTS, tend to be a lesser priority for most people.  This project was the inception of Dr. Tony Clark when he was at PJC back in the 70s.  We are truly indebted to the likes of Dr. Clark for his own creativity, having been a published poet--one particular volume entitled “Fate - One Mile.” A literary club of sorts, of which Dr. Clark was a member/participant, would perform in various venues, PJC being one of them.  We were always entertained by the insightful whimsy employed in many of Dr. Clark’s offerings.  These were not stodgy, weighty evenings; these were moments of fun to be savored through the years with the memories of such occasions.  One of Dr. Clark’s very special poems was based on his emotional youthful dilemma when choosing which movie double-feature to attend, “When Bambi came up against Gene Autry.” For many it was somewhat surprising that such a subject could be the basis of a fairly serious poem. 

There have been numerous speakers at the Creative Awards over the years and many winners who have gone on to what might be considered bigger and better things, but the moment is at hand and I felt a reminder was appropriate that such an occasion has survived and prospered with the passing of time.  One noteworthy relatively new group of participants would be our Dual Credit students from our service area ISDs.  Their instructors encourage these students to be creative to the extent that they are worthy participants in the contest categories, and many of them turn out to be winners.  Congratulations to us all!

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