Last Day to Enter Week 2 of NPJ Football Pick ‘Em
Natchitoches Parish Journal

Week 2 of the Natchitoches Parish Journal’s High School Football Pick ‘Em contest closes today. Entries must be submitted before kickoff. Each week the contest features 10 selected matchups highlighting Natchitoches Parish high schools and marquee regional games, and the weekly winner takes home $100 and is featured with a photo in the Journal. Entry is free and open to anyone except the publisher, the publisher’s immediate family and regular Journal contributors. Weekly winners are determined by the best record out of 10 games, with ties broken by guessing total points scored in two designated contests — closest without going over wins. Winners are notified Mondays and must agree to have their photo published. Every participant receives a free subscription to the Journal delivered daily at 6:55 a.m.

NSU to Host Free Workforce Development Workshops in October
NSU Department of Engineering Technology

Northwestern State University’s Department of Engineering Technology will host two free workforce development workshops in October, supported by Weyerhaeuser and the department. A high school diploma is the minimum requirement to participate and lunch is provided. Nabin Sapkota will lead Statistical Quality Control from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2-3, covering quality principles, process variation, control charts and process capability applied to real-world problems. Craig Caskey will lead Managing Projects: Structure That Still Flexes from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 8-9, aimed at those who have already run Kaizen events and PDCA cycles. That workshop covers planning tools, control methods and building check-and-adjust cycles into project execution. Participants may attend both days or join the second day if their process is already defined.

NSU Campus Events, Sept. 13-19
Northwestern State University

Northwestern State University’s schedule for the coming week includes the Part-Time Job Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, in the Friedman Student Union Ballroom; volleyball against Louisiana Tech at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at Prather Coliseum; Middle School All-State Day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, in Magale Recital Hall; and All-State Day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, also in Magale Recital Hall.