TVCC has won the award 11 of the last 14 years. The Trinity Valley Community College Student Senate is the best in the state, a distinction the group has held 11 times in the past 14 years. The Student Senate was named Student Government Chapter of the Year at the Texas Junior College Student Government Association convention held in Austin recently. TVCC was selected by other colleges in the East Texas region to compete against student government organizations from the other five regions across the state. The top college is selected by student judges and is based on the organization's activities at its college and in the community.
TVCC students are active in a lot of community efforts, especially in the public schools.
They also organize TVCC events such as homecoming activities, Family Day and the annual Cardinal Beauty Pageant and serve as a link between the college administration and students. This year, the students adopted a new project to help out at the Athens Humane Society, where they work in a variety of areas, including walking dogs, fund raising, or cleaning up around the facility. Peek said the letters of endorsement TVCC received from government officials from the local to national level also helped put TVCC back on top. We appreciate the way our government leaders support us. Their show of support really makes an impression I think.