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The Butler Community College Foundation selected Junetta French Everett as the 2021 Distinguished Alumna for Butler Community College.
The award identifies and honors alumni who have distinguished themselves in their chosen profession through service to the community, thus bringing prestige to Butler Community College. Nomination criteria include professional, community, and college service categories.
“Junetta is the embodiment of what it means to be a Grizzly,” Vice President of Advancement Tom Borrego said. “It is an honor for us to bestow this honor on her.”
Everett will serve as the speaker for Butler’s commencement exercises on May 14, 6:00 p.m. at the BG Products Veterans Sports Complex in El Dorado. Everett will also present transfer scholarship awards on behalf of the Butler Foundation at the Order of the Purple Academic Honors Ceremony.
Richie Grant No. 40 Overall Atlanta Falcons
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The #Falcons have selected former #UCF safety Richie Grant with the 40th overall pick. pic.twitter.com/6EDapeRoK3 UCF Knight News (@UCFKnightNews) April 30, 2021
The defensive back from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, had an impressive career with the Knights capping off his career ranked fourth in UCF history with seven forced fumbles, fifth with 10 career interceptions, and finished with a total of 291 tackles.
During his final season with the Knights, Grant led the team with 72 tackles and contributed 3.5 tackles for a loss, one sack, and one quarterback hurry. Grant also received a unanimous first-team all-conference selection by The American and was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award.
Former Texas LB Juwan Mitchell commits to Tennessee
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A little more than a month after leaving the Texas Longhorns program during the early part of spring practice, linebacker Juwan Mitchell announced his commitment to the Tennessee Volunteers on Monday.
Get ready for the SEC takeover ! @Vol Football let’s ride. Can’t wait to ball out in front of 103,000 every Saturday pic.twitter.com/sBvZvu26SR JuJu (@juwanmitchell 6) May 3, 2021
Mitchell recently took a visit to Knoxville, but had already made up his mind that he wanted to be at Tennessee.
During the 2020 season, Mitchell started eight of 10 games and led Texas with 62 tackles (32 solo), adding 4.5 tackles for loss, one quarterback hurry, one pass breakup, and one fumble recovery.
That, however, has not affected how she has approached this school year. She’s in her final year of teaching but she brings the excitement of learning to her students that you expect from a first year teacher, said Kristi Knapp, a parent of one of Smith s students. Her personality shines above all else. Always going the extra mile no matter the theme.
Smith sees great responsibility with teaching a call to possibly change lives and set children on the right path for not only academic success, but success in all areas.
When you are a teacher, you really have the power to make things fun in a classroom. You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.
2021/05/02 07:16 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Shortly after selecting Trevor Lawrence to open the NFL draft, Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer turned to general manager Trent Baalke and jokingly asked about making a move for Florida tight end Kyle Pitts. “I said, ‘How do we get him?’” Meyer recalled. “Trent looked at me like I had five heads.” The Jaguars waited nearly two days – 141 picks, to be precise – to finally address the tight end position. They chose Ohio State’s Luke Farrell with the first choice in the fifth round Saturday. But he’s an unlikely answer to the team’s most glaring hole, leaving the Jaguars in the market to make a move for a pass-catching tight end.