Volume 17 Issue 7 Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Page 1 Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Page 2 Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Page 3 African American Scientists featured at Harmon Science Building in honor of Black History Month Thirty African American Scientists are featured on the second floor of the Har- mon Science Building at NOC Enid in a display for Black History Month. Each scientist is featured with a photo and biography describing their contributions to science. Scientist include Patricia Era Bath, Harold Amos, George Washington Carver, St. Elmo Brady, Dr. Bet- ty Wright Harris, Shirley Ann Jackson, Benjamin Banneker, Dr. James Edward Maceo West, Dr. Leonidas Har- ry Berry, Alice Augusta Ball, George Edward Alcorn Jr., Jane C. Wright, Dorothy Vaughan, Ronald McNair, Val- erie Thomas, Katherine Johnson, Warren M. Washington, Annie Easley, Arthur B. C. Walker Jr., Neil deGrasse The Red & Silver Review Tyson, Bettye Washington Greene, Charles Henry Turner, Lloyd Albert Quarterman, Joan Murrell Owens, Marga- Published on Wednesdays during the fall and spring semesters by: ret S. Collins, Ernest Everett Just, James Andrew Harris, Emmett Chappelle, Patricia S. Cowings, and Charles R. Drew. The project was created by Dr. Mary Ann McCoy, Agricultural and Biological Science Instructor at NOC Enid. Northern Oklahoma College 110 South University P.O Box 2300 Enid, OK 73702

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Contributing Editor: Scott Cloud

Writers: Gage Biggers, Raychel Harves, Joshua Hinton, Abbie White, NOC Enid Jets and Hollie Wood The NOC Enid Jets are ranked 8th in the NJCAA Division II pre-season poll. The Jets (1-0) defeated Hutchinson (KS) in their lone game of the season. Photograhers: John Pickard

Member: Oklahoma Collegiate Press Oklahoma Press Association Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Page 4 Wednesday, April 1,2020 Page 5 Deadline for 2021-22 Federal and State Financial Aid High school seniors and current college students look- said Chancellor for the Oklahoma Regents for Higher ing for federal and state financial aid to attend college Education Glen D. Johnson. “It is vitally important that next fall should complete the 2021-22 Free Application high school seniors and our current college students com- for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible. plete the new FAFSA as soon as it becomes available, as “The financial aid staff at Northern Oklahoma College some types of state and federal financial aid are award- is ready to help students and parents fill out the 2021- ed to eligible students on a first-come, first-served basis.” 2022 FASFA,” said NOC Financial Aid Director Holly Students can complete the 2021-22 FAFSA online at FAF- Lee. “Our priority date for consideration for state aid is SA.gov or by using the myStudentAid mobile app. The Dec. 1, 2020. This means students have a two-month win- online FAFSA features skip-logic technology that elim- dow to submit the FAFSA online. It is always better to inates irrelevant questions based on the applicant’s pre- finish the FAFSA early rather than waiting until the last vious answers, and applicants can choose to use the IRS minute. Students and parents may contact the financial Data Retrieval Tool, which will automatically trans- aid office to ask questions or set appointments. Please fer their 2019 tax return information to their FAFSA. To call 580-628-6595 or email us at [email protected].” complete and submit the FAFSA online, students and one Lee added that students can still receive financial aid for the parent will each need to create a Federal Student Aid ID spring and summer semesters by filing a 2020-21 FAFSA form. at FSAID.ed.gov. The FSA ID serves as an electronic sig- The FAFSA is used to determine how much financial aid nature on the FAFSA and certain student loan applica- a student may be able to receive to help pay for college. In tions, and allows students to access other federal student addition to serving as the gateway to apply for all types of aid websites. It is beneficial for families to create FSA IDs federal financial aid, a completed FAFSA is also required before starting the FAFSA to speed up the application for some state aid, including the Oklahoma’s Promise process. The U.S. Department of Education estimates the scholarship and the Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant Pro- form will take most families less than an hour to complete. gram. Many students underestimate their financial need or The Oklahoma College Assistance Program (OCAP), an assume they won’t qualify for financial aid, but every stu- operating division of the Oklahoma State Regents for High- dent should complete the FAFSA as soon as possible after er Education, offers free FAFSA materials, tools, and work- Oct. 1 of the senior year of high school and every subse- shops to support school- and campus-based FAFSA edu- quent year that financial aid will be needed during college. cation for families across the state. For more information “Students who complete the FAFSA have access to nu- about the FAFSA process and to access free educational re- merous state and federal scholarships and grants, work- sources, including tutorial videos in English and Spanish, study programs and, if needed, federal student loans,” visit OCAP’s FAFSA completion website, startwithfafsa.org. Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Page 6 Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Page 7 Important dates to remember

Feb. 24 Red & Silver Review Published Online Board of Regents Meeting, 1 p.m., Renfro Center, Tonkawa BCM Gathering, BCM, 7 p.m., Enid

Feb. 25 Away Jets and Lady Jets Basketball vs. Murray, 5:30 p.m. Home Jets Softball vs. DMACC, 6 p.m.

Feb. 26 Final Day to Drop E8 Courses without Evaluation Home Jets Softball vs. DMACC, 4 p.m. Home Jets Baseball vs. DMACC, 6 p.m.

Feb. 27 Home Jets Baseball vs. DMACC (Iowa), 1 p.m. Away Jets and Lady Jets Basketball vs. NOC Tonkawa, 2 p.m.

Feb. 28 Home Jets Softball vs. Highland (KS), 1 p.m.

March 1 Home Jets and Lady Jets Basketball vs. Western, 5:30 p.m.

March 2 Home Jets Baseball vs. Rose State, 2 p.m.

March 3 Home Jets Softball vs. Seward, 1 p.m.

March 4 Wellness Day, Campus Closed/No Classes Home Jets and Lady Jets Basketball vs. Eastern, 5:30 p.m.

March 5 Final Day to Withdraw from E8 Courses

March 6 Home Jets Baseball vs. Northeast, 1 p.m.

For additional information, visit the following links: NOC Calendar Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Page 8 Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Page 9