Student achieving her dream of becoming a successful artist

HOUSTON — San Jacinto College (SJC) is helping Sharla Hammond to achieve her dream of becoming a successful artist.

The North Shore High School graduate has excelled as an art student at SJC’s North campus and recently learned she has qualified to attend Rutgers University-Mason Gross School of Arts. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is one of the oldest and most prestigious colleges in the nation and is known for maintaining high standards in academics and fine arts.

San Jacinto College art students make their ‘mark’ at South

The students spent 10 weeks this semester painting an abstract mural on the wall of the Student Center game room at the South campus, under the direction of their art professor, Mark Schatz (far left), as part of a project for the SJC Art Society.

San Jacinto College Central enjoys performance from Houston Symphony Bass Quartet

Audience members were captivated by renditions of Beatles tunes, jazz and modern contemporary music from performers (left to right) Eric Larson, Donald Howey, Burke Shaw and Mark Shapiro. The quartet also played classical pieces to showcase the rich sounds of two of the bass instruments that date back to the 1700s.

San Jacinto College South to reflect upon 10 years of dance

HOUSTON – San Jacinto College (SJC) South will celebrate 10 years of dance with "Reflections: Looking Back" May 6-7.

The dance concert will begin each evening at 7:30 p.m. at the Marie Spence Flickinger Fine Arts Center. It will include a mix of new and reconstructed pieces set to music by Sigur Ros, Tchaikovsky, The Album Leaf, Yann Tiersen, Suni Paz, Jimi Hendrix, and others.

College’s steel drum band, choir to perform at national music festival

PASADENA, Texas – San Jacinto College (SJC) Central’s steel drum band and choir will travel to Virginia Beach to perform at the Panorama Caribbean Music Festival on May 7.

Central campus to present Spring dance concert

PASADENA, Texas – San Jacinto College (SJC) Central is set to present the 33rd annual Spring Dance Concert “Dance Is…” featuring the department’s favorite styles from the hit Fox Television series “So You Think You Can Dance.”

SJC soccer hosts Kicks for Hunger and FUTBOL FIESTA

HOUSTON–The San Jacinto College (SJC) men’s soccer team will host the Houston Intercollegiate FUTBOL FIESTA and Kicks for Hunger Clinic on Feb. 20 at the South campus.

Players, ages 6-18, may participate in the clinic from 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. by bringing two canned food items or nonperishable goods, which will be donated to a local food pantry. The St. Thomas University soccer team will play against the Houston Leones PDL at 6 p.m., followed by Houston Baptist University vs. SJC at 8 p.m.

San Jacinto College women’s basketball to be in the ‘Pink Zone’ vs. Angelina College

HOUSTON – For the third straight year, the San Jacinto College (SJC) women’s basketball team will join the fight against breast cancer by participating in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s (WBCA) Pink Zone initiative.

Children enjoy a winter treat at SJC South

HOUSTON – With a few more weeks of winter predicted, students at the Children’s Center at San Jacinto College (SJC) South celebrated with heaps of snow brought in by truck on Friday. Matthew Shaw, 2, and his brother, Ethan, 4, made the most of their time by digging through the snow crystals and chasing one another around with snowballs.