Graduation 20130609

The Daily Journal proudly presents the best and the brightest of Northeast Mississippi in our 2013 graduation section. The students on these pages have excelled in the classroom and in athletic and artistic endeavors. They have also served selflessly in their communities. Highlighted on the front page are this year’s Daily Journal All Stars, a sampling of the high achievers from area high schools. We congratulate these and all graduates in Northeast Mississippi.

MEGHAN CATHERINE BROWN

PONTOTOC HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN AND STAR STUDENT OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: National Merit finalist; Beta Club; band; drum major; oboe player; jazz band vocalist; private vocal and oboe lessons; Honor Band and Choir; attends The Church of Trace Crossing.

PARENTS: Brad and Susan Brown.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend the University of Mississippi and major in music education.

Meghan Catherine Brown

Prenetia A’Liya Clark

Taide Ding

Rosalie Doerksen

Hannah Farmer

Trey Franklin

Joseph Male

Benjamin Mark Matthews

Antwon Powell

Jenny Kate Smith

Blake Cameron Stacy

Garrett Trautman

PRENETIA A’LIYA CLARK

SHANNON HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN AND STAR STUDENT OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Beta Club; Student Council; Plantersville Youth Council; New Bethel youth department and dance ministry; Tupelo Kiwanis Scholarship; Delta Sigma Theta Scholarship.

PARENTS: Prescilla Adams FUTURE PLANS: Attend University of Alabama in Birmingham and become an OB-GYN.

TAIDE DING

OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL TOP FOUR STUDENTS AND STAR STUDENT (BARBARA LOWE) OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: ISEF Category Award; Intel and Siemens Science Talent Search semifinalist; represented Society for Science and the Public at White House Science Fair; RSI alumnus classical piano; MTNA-Yamaha Competition national finalist, 2012 American prize; swimming team boys captain; state 5A swim champion; opinions editor for The Charger student newspaper; Student Body secretary; HOBY State Leadership Conference; National Merit finalist; AP Scholar with Distinction; alternate state delegate to U.S. Senate Youth program.

PARENTS: Dr. Yan Ding and Ping Li. FUTURE PLANS: Attend college and major in neurobiology or biomedical engineering.

ROSALIE DOERKSEN

OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL TOP FOUR STUDENTS AND STAR STUDENT (MARY STONE) OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: National Merit finalist; three time Intel International Science and Engineering Fair finalist; Intel ISEF Special Award recipient; multiple violin and piano state championships and 2012 Carnegie Hall performance on piano; varsity swim team; business manager/news editor of The Charge student newspaper; Student Body vice president; Key Club president; Science Olympiad team captain.

PARENTS: Yu-Chu and Robert Doerksen.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend college and major in biochemistry/molecular biology.

HANNAH FARMER

TUPELO HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: 100.6667 GPA; Advanced Placement courses; Student Council; archery team captain; Student Council treasurer; volleyball team captain; National Honor Society

president; First United Methodist Church youth council; Academic Competition team captain; Volleyball Rookie of the Year, Hitter of the Year; Rotary Scholarship; ACT Scholar; Gum Tree Judges Choice Art Award; Outstanding Junior; Archery Award; Outstanding Volleyball Player; Highest Average Award in precalculus, AP U.S. History, Junior Class; MAC North Half All-Star volleyball team; Wendy’s High School Heisman Award school winner and state finalist; Class III Division Volleyball Co-MVP; Cum Laude Society; Hall of Fame.

PARENTS: Stephen and Susan Farmer.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend the Ole Miss Honors College and major in accounting, then go to UAB.

literacy; United States Achievement Academy.

PARENTS: Hank and Michele Franklin.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Mississippi State University and major in engineering.

PARENTS: Dr. Mark and Sheila Matthews.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Mississippi State University and major in political science.

JOSEPH MALE

TISHOMINGO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: 26 ACT; 97.8302 GPA; all A’s honor roll; several accelerated and advanced placement courses; FCA; Beta Club treasurer; Young Democrats Club; FBLA, second place district competition in Word Processing I, fifth place district competition in Introduction to Business; Student Council; Foreign Language Club; NAACP; band drum major, first chair Corinth Area Junior High Honor Band; participant in Ole Miss Honor Band Clinic, Northeast Mississippi Community College Summer Band Cap, Northeast Mississippi Band Directors Honor Band Clinic, ICC Summer Band Camp; Most Outstanding Band Member Award in Tishomingo County High School Band; superior drum major rating at the Aberdeen Tenn-Tom Marching Classic; Best Drum Major Class 4A at the Northeast Dixie Marching Competition; tennis; pianist and assistant choir director at First Missionary Baptist Church; Student of the Month; Academic All-Star; highest average in Mississippi studies; Honor Guard; Most Talented Male in Who’s Who.

NEW ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN AND STAR STUDENT OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Speech and Debate Club president; National Merit finalist; National Honor Society; Science National Honor Society; Spanish Club vice president; Technology Student Association.

PARENTS: Barry and Sara Male.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Mississippi State University.

BENJAMIN MARK MATTHEWS

TREY FRANKLIN TUPELO HIGH SCHOOL HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL SALUTATORIAN VALEDICTORIAN AND STAR OTHER HONORS AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES: Most OutstandOTHER HONORS AND ing Male Junior; highest averACTIVITIES: GPA of 99.021; age in Spanish III; 4.0 GPA; 33 ACT score; advanced six-year Rotary Scholar; ACT classes; captain of Solar Car Scholar; three honor letters; Race Team; Cub Scouts and Hall of Fame; swim team Boy Scouts, Eagle Scout; AnNorth Half champions and chor Club; Beta Club presistate champions; baseball dident; Northeast Mississippi vision champions; National Youth Foundation; Scholars Honor Society; National SpanBowl; FCA; band; piano lesish Honor Society; Teenage sons; First United Methodist Republicans; Mu Alpha Theta; Church youth group, VBS; Key Club vice president; FCA Woodmen of the World History co-captain; Northeast MissisAward; DAR certificate for sippi Youth Foundation board Outstanding Work in American member; Calvary Baptist History; Academic AchieveChurch; Big Brothers-Big Sisment Award; state Beta secters of America; baseball ond place winner in computer camp.

ANTWON DONTE POWELL

PARENTS: Anthony Powell and Tammi Johnson.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Mississippi State University and obtain my master’s degree in mechanical engineering. I will also be in the Famous Maroon Band.

JENNY KATE SMITH

L.I.N.K. Community Service Club; band trumpet captain; Pep Club treasurer; “B” Club; S.T.A.R.S.; Environmental Club; Student Government Association president; Beta Club president; Community Connection mentoring program; Rotary Youth Leadership Conference; Mississippi Tobacco Free Coalition; Superintendent’s Advisory Committee; football team captain; basketball team captain; baseball; track; Rotary Club Student of the Month for November; honor roll; advanced scores on Algebra I, Biology I, English II and U.S. history SATP2 tests; academic awards in Biology I, family dynamics, Mississippi studies, English I, Technology Discovery, concepts of agriscience, English II, driver’s education, psychology, sociology, world history, animal science, geometry, English III, physical science, Visual Art I, trigonometry, advanced algebra, U.S. history, Woodmen of the World History Award, teen leadership; FFA awards, first place parliamentary procedure state, first place public speaking, third place public speaking, first place parliamentary procedure Northeast, second place parliamentary procedure, North and first place opening and closing; Mississippi Tobacco Free Coalition; Little League basketball and football; Special Olympics; Corinth First Baptist Church; Community Connection mentoring program; member of Faith Temple Church.

PARENTS: Robert and Diane Stacy.

FUTURE PLANS: Attending Mississippi State University and enroll in the civil engineering department and one day become a professional engineer. After passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, I will work under the supervision of a professional engineer for four years, then take the professional engineering exam. I will become a professional engineer. I may work on becoming the president of the United States. Later getting married and starting a family.

SALTILLO HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: 31 ACT score; GARRETT TRAUTMAN Citizenship Award; Biology AMORY HIGH SCHOOL Award; Advanced Algebra I RANKED NO. 1 AND STAR Award; Accelerated English II STUDENT Award; homecoming court; OTHER HONORS AND prom princess; Friendliest; ACTIVITIES: William Winter Most Dependable; 11th grade Scholar Athlete Award; Golden highest average; DAR CitizenPanther Award; MAC All-Star ship Award; class president; state soccer team; Daily Jourclass favorite; Most Likely to nal All-Area team; All-Division; Succeed; Most Courteous; Hall Most Versatile Player; high of Fame; Student Council school north half soccer president; yearbook staff edichampions; Woodmen of the tor; Beta Club; Math and SciWorld History Award; Tupelo ence Team; Scholars Bowl Futbol Club 95 Select soccer team; Show choir; mentoring; captain; Scholar Athlete; Most Lott Leadership Institute; Hugh Likely to Succeed; soccer O’Brien Youth Leadership; Unicaptain; Rotary Boy of the versity of Mississippi summer Month; Rotary Youth Leadercollege; active in church and ship; National Youth Leadercommunity. ship Conference; rocket team; PARENTS: Greg and Gina Smith.

Scholars Bowl; History Bowl; FUTURE PLANS: Attend Ole Math Team; ASFC Leadership Miss. Accepted into the Sally Team; tennis team; swim McDonnell Barksdale Honors team; backstage crew ThesCollege. Major in elementary pians; FCA; SADD; St. Helen education.

Catholic Church; community volunteer.

BLAKE CAMERON STACY PARENTS: Mr. and Mrs. TimoBIGGERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL thy Trautman.

VALEDICTORIAN AND STAR FUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC in STUDENT the fall to play soccer for two OTHER HONORS AND years. Continue my studies at ACTIVITIES: 4.0 GPA; 28 ACT; a four-year university. UndeFCA president; FFA president; cided on a major.

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GRADUATION 2013

SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013

ALCORN COUNTY

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GWYN ANNE FOSTER

ALCORN CENTRAL High School VALEDICTORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: 4.0 GPA; Beta Club president; FCA; varsity basketball co-captain; fast-pitch bookkeeper; Senior Sounds; SGA; Community Connections mentor; Student Advisory Board; National Society of High School Scholars; Love Joy Baptist Church youth group; Mississippi Scholars;

awards in sity of North Alabama to get geometry, bian undergraduate degree in ology, Missispre-med, then go to med sippi studies, school to become an orthopeEnglish I, dic surgeon. After graduating Technology college I hope to get married Discovery, Aland have a family.

Foster gebra II, anatomy and KATIE HANCOCK physiology, English II, word ALCORN CENTRAL High School processing/desktop publishSALUTATORIAN and STAR Stuing, Spanish I, dent trigonometry/pre-calculus, OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVIchemistry, U.S. history and TIES: Senior class president; Spanish II. Beta Club treasurer; SGA; PARENTS: Charlette and Rick FBLA secretary; junior class Foster. vice president; FBLA reporter; FUTURE PLANS: Attend the FCA team leader; Junior honors program at the UniverLeadership Alcorn; awards in

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geography, ball team capplace award in chorus, Engtain; USBC AICE English lish, MissisYouth Bowling Literature; sippi studies, Team; Special second place technology, Olympics; Litaward in AP Algebra II, adtle League Calculus; third vanced algefootball coach; place award in Hancock Bishop Allred bra, Central MisU.S. Governtrigonometry, sionary Baptist ment; second anatomy and physiology, drug Church youth group; Rotary place award in Physics; first education, safety education, Club Student of the Month for place award in Mississippi family and individual health, January; honor roll; ACT Studies, Accelerated English I, keyboarding, computer appliScholarship; Wendy’s Heisman Geography, Honors Geometry, cation; piano student, SupeScholarship school finalist; Honors Biology, Technology rior rating in National Driver’s Education Award; DiDiscovery, Spanish I, Honors Federation of Music Clubs vision 1-1A football second Algebra II; second place Festival, Superior rating in team; Division 1-1A baseball award in Accelerated English Piano Guild; girls’ chorus sexsecond team; first place in II, AICE English Language; tet, Superior rating in state school Reading Fair; district third place award in Public competition; mixed ensemReading Fair first place winSpeaking, AICE Pure Math. ble; Community Connection ner; Other academic honors: Prinmentor; Wheeler Baptist PARENTS: David and Patti Bishop. cipal’s honor roll; perfect score Church; active in community. FUTURE PLANS: Attend Missison SATP Algebra and Biology PARENTS: Johnny and Ginger sippi State University and obexams; scored advanced on Hancock. tain an electrical engineering SATP English II and U.S. HisFUTURE PLANS: Attend college degree. tory; received Cambridge with a major in occupational credit for AICE General Paper, therapy.

SCOTT A. PARVIN AICE English Language, AICE BIGGERSVILLE High School U.S. History, and AICE Pure JULIANA PLAXICO STAR TEACHER Math. Church mission trips, ALCORN CENTRAL High School EDUCATION: VBS worker, youth ensemble, STAR Biggersville youth choir/creative arts; RoTEACHER High School tary Student of the Month; EDUCATION: and Northeast baseball team; Academic B.S. degree in Mississippi Team; Junior Leadership Albiology/chemCommunity corn; freshman class presiistry.

College gradudent; cross country Rookie of TEACHING ate. Bachelor’s the Year, All Division, Most ImEXPERIENCE: Parvin degree from proved Runner, member of Plaxico 15 years Mississippi state championship team, teaching high State University.

Most Valuable Varsity Runner school science.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 24 Award, three individual first years. place finishes, co-captain BROOKS PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND 2011 and 2012, Peter Huwe WILLIAM BISHOP ACTIVITIES: STAR Teacher Award for Team Leadership, BIGGERSVILLE High School seven times.

2012 and 2013, MVP 2012 SALUTATORIAN and 2013. Track: State silver OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVICLAYTON medalist, member of state TIES: 3.75 GPA; 21 ACT; Beta HOUSTON ALLRED championship team, High Club; FCA; Student GovernCORINTH High School Point Distance Award; Allment Association vice presiVALEDICTORIAN and STAR StuState Band, CHS Most Imdent; Superintendent’s dent proved Award; Key Club; Advisory Committee; football OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Historical Society; Mu Alpha captain; bowling team; baseAcademic Awards – First Theta president 2012-13; National Honor Society; FCA small group leader; C Club.

PARENTS: Sammy and Rhonda Allred.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend MSU and major in psychology and become a mental health counselor.

2013

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI G R A D U AT E S

ANDREW JOURDAN BROWNING Son of

CARLEY CARRUTH Daughter of

Tommy & Julie Carruth

Mr. & Mrs. Dale Harrell

TYLER ALLEN HUTCHESON

CALEB LUKE MCGREGOR

SUMMER MCCALL ROBERTS

Thomas & Maria Hutcheson

Allen & Lisa McGregor

Bill & Trish Roberts

Son of

COURTNEY PAIGE WALDEN

KATIE MONIQUE WILSON

Michael & Jimma Walden

Patrick & Monique Wilson

BOONEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Son of

Delphia Hall and the late Rev. Joe Hall, Sr

MOOREVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Son of

NORTH PONTOTOC HIGH SCHOOL

Daughter of

JOE HALL, JR.

PONTOTOC HIGH SCHOOL

BELMONT HIGH SCHOOL

Son of

Son of

Jimmy & Pam Gumm

Stephen & Sabrina Browning

BRYAN LEE HARRELL

JAMESON MATTHEW GUMM

Daughter of

SALTILLO HIGH SCHOOL

Daughter of

BAILEE RUTH KRAMER

CORINTH High School SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: 4.25 GPA; 31 ACT; recipient of Cambridge International diploma in Kramer May; first in her class in French I, Advanced English, Public Speaking, AICE Global Perspectives, Physics, Economics and AICE English Language; second place in World History, Chemistry and French II; third place in Mississippi Studies, Honors Biology, Honors Geometry, Tech Discovery and Accelerated English; perfect score on the Algebra I state test; scored Advanced on the Biology I, United States History and English II state tests; Hall of Fame; Academic Team; National Honor Society; Mu Alpha Theta; Environmental Club; Key Club; C Club; Pep Club; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Foreign Language Club; Interact Club; Science Club; Historical Club; Drama Club; project planner for the Science Club; treasurer for the Environmental Club; president of the Foreign Language Club; vice president of the Environmental Club; vice president of Mu Alpha Theta; president of Interact Club and the Foreign Language Club; participated in academic competitions at Blue Mountain College, the University of Mississippi and Mississippi College; captain of the Academic Team; varsity slowpitch and fast-pitch teams; All Division Team for slow pitch and fast pitch; Alcorn County Offensive Player of the Year; Division I-3A Offensive Player of the Year; team awards for the 900 Club, Rookie of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Most Hits and most RBI’s; MHSAA All State Slow Pitch Team; Lindy Callahan Scholar; active in the community; an active member of First Presbyterian Church.

PARENTS: Lisa Kramer and the late Bill Kramer.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Mississippi State University and major in biomedical engineering and then pursue a medical degree.

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GRADUATION 2013

CHARLES CARPENTER

CORINTH ACADEMIC and Performing Arts Center STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: Georgia College, B.S. Public Administration. Freed Carpenter Hardeman, M.A. Administration/Supervision.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 15 years at Corinth High School.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Teacher of the Year 2000, H.W. Byers High School. Teacher of the Year 2005, Corinth High School.

STAR Teacher, Corinth High School, 2007.

KERI ANNIECE CRUM

KOSSUTH High School VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Geometry Award; Concepts of Agriculture Award; Crum All A’s Award; perfect score on the state biology test; Algebra II Award; Trigonometry Award; Chemistry Award; Perfect Attendance Award; advanced score on the state English II test; Advanced Placement U.S. History Award; Woodmen of the World American History Award; Discrete Mathematics Award; Animal Science Award; Rotary Youth Leadership Academy graduate; advanced score on the state U.S. history test; Most Likely to Succeed; 31 ACT score; 4.0 GPA; accepted to Honors College at University of Mississippi; National FFA president and secretary; FBLA; National Honor Society; Interact; Math and Science Club treasurer and reporter; FCA; National Society of High School Scholars; mentoring program; Tobacco Free Coalition; National Guild Association for Piano Players; Kossuth Baptist Church; Kossuth Art Club secretary; private tutor; active in church and community; state

FFA livestock judging competiOTHER HONtions; FBLA competitions; ORS AND ACReading Fair winner school, TIVITIES: district and regional.

Class presiPARENTS: Paul Crum and Jedent; Beta niece Davis.

Club presiFUTURE PLANS: Attend the Unident; Business Patterson versity of Mississippi and Club presimajor in mathematics and foldent; HOSA low the pre-med track. I hope member; office assistant. to one day work as a medical PARENTS: Mary Patterson and missionary.

Kelly Davis.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Ole Miss CRYSTAL and become an anesthesioloELIZABETH PETERS gist. Return to Benton County KOSSUTH High School and demonstrate the phrase SALUTATORIAN “pay it forward” to help upOTHER HONcoming doctors and nurses to ORS AND ACpursue their dreams.

TIVITIES: National Honor KEYUNDRA Society; Math SHAUNA COLE and Science ASHLAND High School Club; FBLA; SALUTATORIAN FCA; softball; OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVIPeters dance team TIES: Student Council reco-captain. porter; Beta Club secretary; PARENTS: Chris and Rhonda Business Club; 11th and 12th Peters. grade class reporter; PrinciFUTURE PLANS: Attend Northpal’s Leadership Team; comeast for two years and then munity service at Ashland transfer to MSU. I am curElementary School. rently undecided about my PARENTS: Parents deceased. major.

Grandmother, Hattie Cole.

FUTURE PLANS: Attended colGAYLE RHODES lege and major in nursing and KOSSUTH High School minor in business. Become an STAR TEACHER R.N., then later own my own EDUCATION: medical clinic.

B.S. in elementary eduGWIN MOORE cation, Social HICKORY FLAT Attendance Center Studies.

VALEDICTORIAN and STAR StuTEACHING dent EXPERIENCE: OTHER HON28 years KORS AND ACRhodes 12. Presently TIVITIES: senior governSenior class ment, economics, psychology president; and law.

Beta Club PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND president; ACTIVITIES: Teach for Amer- Moore Northeast ica. Horizon Teacher of the Mississippi Year. V.A. Teacher of the Year.

Youth Foundation board STAR Teacher three years. member; HOSA member; secNEA. Grant recipient of sevond place in district and fifth eral grants. Blood drive sponplace in state HOSA competisor. Interact Club sponsor. tion; slow-pitch and fast-pitch softball; cross country; All| | American cheerleader.

PARENTS: Eric and Susan Camp.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Northeast Mississippi Community College WYHEM PATTERSON to study pre-med and then to to ASHLAND High School University of Mississippi to VALEDICTORIAN major in anesthesiology.

BENTON COUNTY

SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013

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ELIZABETH AYRES MOFFITT

senior Most Talented; overall Council; Fine Most Athletic; mascot; fastArts JuHICKORY FLAT Attendance Cenpitch softball; slow-pitch softniorettes; Troter ball; powerlifting; FBC youth; jan tennis SALUTATORIAN annual staff; basketball; 2-2A team; Scholar OTHER HONAll-State softball player; 2-2A Athlete; FCA; ORS AND ACAll-Region softball player.

Bible drills; First Hathorne TIVITIES: PARENTS: Jo Lynn and Rob Baptist Church Academic Clanton, and Dave Shankle. youth group, honor roll; FUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC on a youth council; gifted program; homecoming softball scholarship. Majoring scored advanced an all state maid; Neatest in teaching/coaching. tests; Bruce Rotary Leader for in Who’s Who; September; FBC Bruce youth Moffitt Girls State ELIZABETH choir; Miss Calhoun County delegate; LAUREL HATHORNE 2011; highest average in Most Beautiful; Most Popular BRUCE High School speech and debate; Super in Who’s Who; voted Most In- SALUTATORIAN Summer leadership camp; FFA. tellectual by Hickory Flat staff; OTHER HONPARENTS: Daniel and Kris 4.0 GPA; Best 3 Point perORS AND ACHathorne, Christi and Eddie centage in basketball; Beta TIVITIES: Brown.

Club; FCA. Principal’s FUTURE PLANS: Attend the UniPARENTS: Gerry Paul and the honor roll; versity of Mississippi and late Bonnie Moffitt.

Skuna River major in public relations with FUTURE PLANS: Attend the UniReview paper a minor in journalism. versity of Mississippi. staff editor and Hathorne photographer; RACHEL BYARS VIRGINIA DERRICK 11 state BRUCE High School HICKORY FLAT Attendance Center awards at Mississippi Scholas- STAR STUDENT STAR TEACHER tic Press Association convenOTHER HONEDUCATION: tion; Beta Club student project ORS AND ACBlue Mountain coordinator; Interact president; TIVITIES: College, bachStudent Council president; Fine Rotary Club elor of science Arts Juniorettes secretary; Lyrix Youth Leader degree in EngQuartet; Trojan tennis team; of the Month; lish education.

Scholar Athlete; FCA president; Quiz Bowl Graduate of Bible drills; First Baptist youth president; Byars Myrtle Attengroup; gifted program; scored Beta Club Derrick dance Center. advanced on all state tests; treasurer; InTEACHING chorus; FBC Bruce youth choir; teract treasurer; Skuna River EXPERIENCE: Nine years at highest average in speech and Review journalist.

Benton County Schools with debate; Super Summer leader- PARENTS: Joey and Tammy Byars. eight years at Hickory Flat. ship camp; FFA; Funniest FUTURE PLANS: Attend the UniPROFESSIONAL HONORS AND Freshman; sophomore class versity of Mississippi and earn a ACTIVITIES: Junior and senpresident; Jolliest Junior; ACT four-year degree in English and ior Beta Club sponsor; junior 26; Sons of the Confederacy a five-year degree in Chinese. class sponsor; Honor Society Scholarship.

Then travel, write and learn. sponsor.

PARENTS: Daniel and Kris Hathorne, Christi and Eddie JENNIFER ROGERS | | Brown.

BRUCE High School FUTURE PLANS: Attend the Uni- STAR TEACHER versity of Mississippi and EDUCATION: major in political science with B.S. degree in a minor in journalism and ateducation. NaLAKEN SHANKLE tend law school. tional Board BRUCE High School Certified VALEDICTORIAN KATHRYN Teacher. AdOTHER HONELISE HATHORNE vanced PlaceORS AND AC- BRUCE High School ment English Rogers TIVITIES: Beta SALUTATORIAN language Club secretary, OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVIcomposition treasurer; JuTIES: ACT 27; principal’s honor certified. niorettes roll; Skuna River Review paper TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 25.5 treasurer; Rostaff editor and photographer; years, Calhoun County Schools. tary Youth nine state awards at Mississippi PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND Shankle Leader; ConScholastic Press Association ACTIVITIES: STAR Teacher, gressional convention; Beta Club president; 2005, 2013. MSPA Advisor of Award Bronze Medal recipient; Interact; Drama Club; Student the Year, 2010.

CALHOUN COUNTY

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GRADUATION 2013

SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013

MIRANDA McCORMICK

CALHOUN ACADEMY VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Beta Club; FCA; journalism; cheerleading; basketball; McCormick Scholar Athlete Award; multiple highest GPA awards; participant in district and state science fairs, third place winner in state; Most Likely to Succeed; Super Senior; basketball All District honorable mention.

PARENTS: Craig and Lori McCormick.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Northwest Community College.

Major undecided.

KELBY WARREN FLEMONS

CALHOUN ACADEMY SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Football; baseball; multiple football awards; Scholar AthFlemons lete Award; FCA; Wendy’s High School Heisman school winner; Beta Club vice president; senior class president; Rotary Youth Leadership Academy; American Legion Boys State; ABC participant; district Science Fair participant.

PARENTS: Earl and Teresa Flemons.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Northeast Community College and major in optometry at UAB or the Southern School of Optometry.

JONNA WASHINGTON

CALHOUN ACADEMY STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: Bachelor of professional accountancy from Mississippi State University.

TEACHING Washington EXPERIENCE: 20 years at Calhoun Academy. Teaches accounting, computer and journalism. Also, guidance counselor and Beta Club sponsor.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: STAR Teacher, 2010.

HOLLEY LEIGH MCGONAGILL

CALHOUN CITY High School VALEDICTORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Special honors; Miss CCHS; Most Likely to Be Remembered; McGonagill cheerleader; homecoming court; Beta Club; FCA; annual staff; senior class president.

PARENTS: Alicia McGonagill FUTURE PLANS: Attend nursing school at Holmes Community College.

REAGAN HARDIN

CALHOUN CITY High School VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: President of Fellowship of Christian Students; chaplain to the Hardin Student Council; senior class reporter; Beta Club reporter; cheerleader; fast-pitch and slow-pitch softball; powerlifting.

PARENTS: Tony and Susan Hardin.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Mississippi State University in the fall and major in biological sciences and eventually go to medical school.

RAINER NICHOLS

CALHOUN CITY High School SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: 4.0 GPA; Boys State delegate; Animal Nichols Science

Award; Principal’s Honor Roll; National Honor Society; Wendy’s Heisman School Award; All-Region in baseball; Best Offensive Player in baseball; Most Likely to Succeed; baseball team; football team; Beta Club; FFA; FCA; powerlifting; annual staff; church youth group and VBS teacher; PARENTS: Kirk and Penny Nichols.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Northwest Mississippi Community College, then transfer to Mississippi State University and major in wildlife biology.

PAM MCPHAIL

tive; superintendent’s honor roll; Leadership Award; Citizenship Award; Soil Conservation Artist Award.

PARENTS: Angie Halford and Pat Halford.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC and then Blue Mountain College and pursue a career in mathematics education.

tional fifth place winner science competition; Dixie National Horse Bowl competition team captain.

PARENTS: Kevin and Teresa Moore.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Mississippi State University and major in mechanical engineering.

ANGIE HALFORD

HOUSTON High School VALEDICTORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Topper baseball; Topper football letterman; Beta Club; Anchor Club; National Honor Society; Hall of Fame; North Jackson Street Church Johns of Christ; superior rating in state Bible drill; baseball Hustle Award.

PARENTS: Brian and Tracey Johns.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Northwest Community College this fall, then attend the University of Mississippi’s School of Pharmacy with plans to obtain a doctor of pharmacy degree.

HOULKA Attendance Center STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: Bachelor of science in education, Blue Mountain College.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Halford Eight years at Houlka Attendance Center, fifth and sixth grade math.

CALHOUN CITY High School STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: BAE, University of Mississippi.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 11 years at SYDNEY HARRELL Calhoun City HOUSTON High School McPhail High School.

VALEDICTORIAN Teaches U.S. OTHER HONhistory, world history, advanced ORS AND ACgeography, art and speech.

TIVITIES: 4.0 PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND GPA; Houston ACTIVITIES: Who’s Who in Solar Race American Women. Published Team co-capnovel, “No Room For Truth,” tain and cappublic DeSoto Heritage, Our tain; Beta Harrell Heritage.

Club; Spirit Club; Anchor SUMMER WILLIAMS Club district treasurer and VARDAMAN High School local treasurer; Lady Topper VALEDICTORIAN softball manager; FCA vice OTHER HONpresident; Scrapbook Club; ORS AND ACNortheast Mississippi Youth TIVITIES: Foundation Board; First BapClass vice tist Church youth group, president; Acteens, handbell choir, Beta Club; youth choir, Bible drills, VBS HOSA. worker; Houston Community PARENTS: Theatre; active in commuWilliams Terry Williams nity; superintendent’s honor and Betty Edroll; BancorpSouth Award; Art ington.

Award; homecoming maid; FUTURE PLANS: Attend NorthFriendliest Freshman; class west Mississippi Community favorite; Most Intelligent; College to obtain a nursing Most Dignified; Most Likely degree. to Succeed; Electric Power Association Youth Leadership JENNA CAMPBELL Conference; National Youth VARDAMAN High School Leadership Conference.

SALUTATORIAN PARENTS: Roy and Danna HarOTHER HONORS AND ACTIVIrell.

TIES: FCCLA; FUTURE PLANS: Attend Beta Club; Itawamba Community Colvarsity softlege and later continue my ball; softball education by pursuing a deteam captain; gree in nursing. I hope to Friendship become a nurse anesthetist Baptist or an ICU nurse.

Church memCampbell ber.

REVATI PATEL PARENTS: HOUSTON High School Rick and Kathy Campbell.

VALEDICTORIAN FUTURE PLANS: Attend NorthOTHER HONORS AND ACTIVIwest Mississippi Community TIES: State Reading Fair winCollege for two years and ner; A honor transfer to Delta State to roll; Bancorpmajor in secondary education.

South Award; Most Likely to | | Look the Same in 10 Years; Student of the Month; Patel special honors DEANNA WASHINGTON graduate; StuHOULKA Attendance Center dent Council; Beta Club; AnVALEDICTORIAN chor Club; journalism staff; OTHER HONactive in community.

ORS AND AC- PARENTS: Kunthavai and TIVITIES: Shailesh Patel.

DAR Award; FUTURE PLANS: Graduate from Citizenship Mississippi State University Award; Leadand become a veterinarian for ership Award; small animals.

NSHSS; highWashington est average APRIL HUGGINS awards.

HOUSTON High School PARENTS: Thomas and Ann VALEDICTORIAN Washington.

OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVIFUTURE PLANS: Major in TIES: Beta forensic criminal justice and Club. criminology. Minor in history.

PARENTS: Upon graduation, become a Luevina and CSI field agent.

David Huggins.

KAITLYN MURPHREE FUTURE HOULKA Attendance Center PLANS: Attend Huggins SALUTATORIAN ICC and major OTHER HONin radiology.

ORS AND ACTIVITIES: JACOB LINLEY MOORE SuperintenHOUSTON High School dent’s honor VALEDICTORIAN roll; Anchor OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVIClub presiTIES: Beta Club; Anchor Club; dent; Beta FCA; Music Murphree Club.

Club; FFA; 4-H PARENTS: Leadership Kim and Lane Murphree.

Team; band FUTURE PLANS: Attend Mississection leader; sippi University for Women BancorpSouth and become a nurse practiAward; Extioner. change Club Moore Student of the TAYLOR KELLY Month; ChickHOULKA High School asaw County Outstanding 4STAR STUH’er; first place Horse Bowl DENT team captain; fourth place OTHER HONwelding team 4-H; Mississippi ORS AND ACState Honor Band (French TIVITIES: horn); Delta State Honor Band Beta Club (French horn); first place FFA secretary; and state science fairs; Beta senior class state first place winner sciKelly representaence competition; Beta na-

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RICHARD MURRAY

HOUSTON High School VALEDICTORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Superintendent’s list; varsity basketball; varsity football.

PARENTS: Richard and Sandra Murray.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend University of Murray Alabama and major in chemical engineering and become either an engineer or a pharmacist.

REBECA TORRES

HOUSTON High School VALEDICTORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Superintendent’s list; BancorpSouth Award; homecoming queen; Miss Houston High School; Best All Around; class favorite; Torres special honors graduate; Beta Club; Spirit Club; HOSA; Student Council; Anchor Club president; Mississippi District Anchor president; active in community; Church of God New Life in Houston.

PARENTS: Maria Varela and Antonio Torres.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC and major in pre-law. To transfer to the University of Mississippi and pursue a degree in law. Work toward becoming a judge.

PEYTON CALLAHAN

HOUSTON High School VALEDICTORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Beta Club; Anchor Club; Topper baseball, selected to play in NEMCABB AllState game; Pleasant Grove Baptist Church youth Callahan group and usher; PARENTS: David and Vicki Callahan.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Mississippi Delta Community College on a baseball scholarship.

DANIEL KEVON WORTHEY

HOUSTON High School SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Honor graduate; 3.86 GPA; 28 ACT score; Solar Car Team lead engineer; Beta Club; Anchor Club; FCA; 4-H; MEMA volunWorthey teer; BancorpSouth Award; Exchange Club Student of the Month; Chickasaw County Outstanding 4-H’er; third place 4-H welding competition; 4-H Club Congress; Topper Pride Marching Band; attended first Governor’s Energy Summit as a member of the Solar Car Team; Engineering Excellence Award; Sandt

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Award; Texas State Energy Conservation Award; received an award from the governor and Waste Management Landfill for work in alternative energy.

PARENTS: Jamie and Samita Worthey.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC, then MSU to become a mechanical engineer.

Student of the Month; 4-H shooting sports.

PARENTS: Larry and Karen Walker.

Walker FUTURE PLANS: Attend East Mississippi Community College this fall.

DONNA TURMAN

LAUREN BILLINGTON

HOUSTON High School STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: B.S. and M.Ed. from Mississippi State. College Board endorsed.

National Board certified.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 28 years, Turman chemistry and AP biology.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: STAR Teacher five years. Outstanding Educator. Manny Davis Award nominee; Beta Club sponsor for 24 years. Houston Solar Race Team sponsor for six years.

OAK HILL Academy VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: 4.21 GPA; Math and Science Team; Division 3 state finalist; Quiz Bowl Billington team, first place in district, fourth place in state, captain; DAR essay competition, first place in district, Top 4 in state; Academic Betterment Honors Competition; Wendy’s High School Heisman winner; MAIS ACT Award; Most Likely to Succeed; Wittiest; Best All Around; Most Studious; Most Courteous; Most Dependable; ALEXIS EMCC Scholars Olympiad first MONIQUE NABORS place in English; Rotary StuOKOLONA High School dent of the Month; Mole VALEDICTORIAN Queen; Woodmen of the OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVIWorld American History TIES: Honor Award; 4-County Youth Leadroll; National ership; highest class average Honor Sociin Honors English III, American ety; National History, Accounting, Honors Technical English II, World History, MisHonor Socisissippi Studies, Computer I, ety; cheerHonors English I, Accelerated leader; Geometry, Biology, GeograNabors highest averphy; Modern Language Fair, ages in EngOle Miss, second place in lish II, Biology I and II, world Spanish; Hugh O’Brien Youth history, Algebra I, Spanish I Leadership Conference; Misand Allied Health II; class sissippi Governor’s School; president; peer tutor; peer Top 20 Youth Under 20; C.A. helper; AP English Club.

Simmons Academic Athlete PARENTS: Arlecia Nabors and Award; class favorite; Coach’s Lee Seay.

Award; National Honor SociFUTURE PLANS: Attend the ety president and vice presiUniversity of Mississippi and dent; Student Government major in biology and beAssociation vice president; come an optometric techniFirst Baptist Church youth cian. Then later attend the group; Northeast Miss. Youth School of Optometry and beFoundation; senior class vice come an optometrist. president; varsity basketball; varsity track and field; Anchor RAGAN GATHINGS Club; leading role in class OKOLONA High School play; junior class vice presiSALUTATORIAN dent; Spanish Club; sophoOTHER HONORS AND ACTIVImore class vice president; TIES: 3.5 GPA; honor roll; Photography Club; Beauty Rehighest averview Top 10; 2012 Beauty; age in crefreshman class vice presiative writing; dent; active in community.

MVP in softPARENTS: Dr. and Mrs. William ball; Red Bud Billington.

M.B. Church FUTURE PLANS: Attend MissisDrama Team, sippi State University for a dejunior and gree in biomedical Gathings senior choir; engineering and pursue a cavarsity cheerreer as a dermatologist. leader; band; softball team; peer helper; Fresh Start KIM KELLY Mentoring Program.

OAK HILL Academy PARENTS: Jermaine Gathings SALUTATORIAN and Lasha Betts.

OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVIFUTURE PLANS: Attend MisTIES: 4.21 sissippi University for GPA; National Women to major in kenesiolHonor Society; ogy, hoping to pursue a cahighest averreer in physical therapy. age in Biology I, Algebra II, | | Chemistry I, Honors AlgeKelly bra III/Trigonometry; first place in Math and SciCHLOE TAPLEY ence Team individual HEBRON CHRISTIAN School competition; ABC test particiVALEDICTORIAN pant; Geometry ABC Test secOTHER HONORS AND ACTIVIond in district, Top 20 in state; TIES: Highest GPA in chemAlgebra II ABC test, first in disistry, physics, trict, fourth in state; Eminent English I, II, III Scholar; Rotary Student of the and IV, Algebra Month; Aberdeen Rotary StuI and II, geomdent; first place in district in etry, advanced tennis; first place in North math, U.S. State in tennis; first place in history and district basketball team; secworld history; ond place in district softball Tapley homecoming team; Most Improved in basqueen; Most ketball, softball and tennis; Likely to Succeed; Hall of Most Outstanding in tennis; Fame; Athletic Hall of Fame; first and second place in tenfast-pitch softball; MAIS Allnis tournaments; National State; three time District 3A Honor Society secretary; class MVP; four time team MVP; representative; Student Govrecorded 1,057 career strikeernment Association; FCA; Anouts; two time Dispatch chor Club vice president and Player of the Year; president; Spanish Club; PhoPARENTS: Cass and Mary Claire tography Club; varsity basketTapley. ball, track, softball and tennis FUTURE PLANS: To get a chemteams; Beauty Review; Stuistry degree through East Misdent Leadership Team and sissippi Community College youth worship leaders at First and Mississippi State UniverBaptist Church; Rotary Stusity. Then apply for medical dent; piano, guitar, bass, flute school and become a doctor. and saxophone player; active in community.

LAUREN PARENTS: Rock and Cathy Kelly.

ELIZABETH WALKER FUTURE PLANS: Graduate from HEBRON CHRISTIAN School honors college at Mississippi SALUTATORIAN State University with master’s OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVIdegree in industrial engineerTIES: Senior class president; ing.

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OAK HILL Academy STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: Bachelor of art degree, University of Mississippi.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 28 years: 20 Rice at Oak Hill Academy, six at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Ark., and two at Hernando High School in Hernando.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: English Dept. chair at Oak Hill; STAR Teacher nine times; scored essays for AP English Language exam for 10 years. |

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ITAWAMBA AGRICULTURAL High School VALEDICTORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Band; color guard; Big Brothers-Big Sisters; drama proHarris gram; Anchor Club; Juniorettes; Math and Science Team; FCA; Hall of Fame; Principal’s Award of Excellence; advanced placement classes; highest average awards.

PARENTS: David and Judy Harris.

FUTURE PLANS: To become an occupational therapist.

HARLEE BENNETT

ITAWAMBA AGRICULTURAL High School SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Hall of Fame; Citizenship Award; Marine Corps Scholastic Bennett Excellence Award; Rotary Student of the Month; cross country team captain.

PARENTS: Chad and Renetta Bennett.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC for one year and transfer to MUW, majoring in nursing and eventually become a nurse practitioner.

TERESA MCMILLEN

ITAWAMBA AGRICULTURAL High School STAR STUDENT OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Mu Alpha Theta secretary; NHS; special honors; band; council secMcMillen retary.

PARENT: Mark McMillen.

FUTURE PLANS: Get a degree in biochemistry from MSU.

JEFF GRAY

ITAWAMBA AGRICULTURAL High School STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: B.A.E., University of Mississippi.

TEACHING Gray EXPERIENCE: Eight years, government, United States history, AP U.S. history.

JOSHUA MAXWELL SPRADLIN

MANTACHIE High School VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Basketball; Science Club; Math Club; Jr. Civitans; Beta Spradlin Club; All A’s honor roll; Biology Award; Algebra I Award; Mississippi Studies Award; Geography Award; Botany Award; Microbiology Award; Chemistry I Award; American History Award; Oral Interpretation Award; Woodmen of the World American History Award; Pre-Calculus Award; Hall of Fame.

PARENTS: Timmy and Lisa Spradlin.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC, then Mississippi State University.

2012; scholarship through the National Security Language Initiative for Youth to study in China during the summer 2013; cheerleader; competitive swimming; COLE STEPHENS chorus; Madrigals; Women’s MANTACHIE High School Choir; sextet; National SALUTATORIAN Young Leadership ConferOTHER HONence; APEX Leadership ProORS AND ACgram; tutor for TIVITIES: All educationally challenged A’s for 12 kindergartners; active in years; Mu community.

Alpha Theta PARENTS: Arthur and Cindy Award; U.S. Dunn.

Marine Corps FUTURE PLANS: Attend Ole Stephens Distinguished Miss in the fall and major in Athletes; first criminal justice and minor in place regional Science Fair; intelligence and security Hall of Fame; Woodmen of studies. Attend law school at the World Student of the Ole Miss. Become a district Month; Algebra I Award; attorney.

Human Anatomy and Physiology Award; AP Calculus TAYLOR LANGFORD Award; Chemistry II Award; LAFAYETTE High School Beta Club; FCA; football STAR TEACHER team; basketball team; EDUCATION: baseball team; Lions Club Bachelor and Scholarship; Mike McCarver masters deScholarship; Mu Alpha Theta grees in secScholarship; ICC ACT ondary Achievement Scholarship; educationICC Leadership Scholarship. chemistry from Ole Langford SHAYLA PEDEN Miss. NaTREMONT High School tional Board VALEDICTORIAN Certified in science-adolesOTHER HONcence and young adultORS AND AChood.

TIVITIES: TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Six Beta Club years at LHS teaching president; chemistry, physical sciFCA; Student ence, AP chemistry and Council; Math physics.

Club; Anchor PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND Peden Club; yearACTIVITIES: Assistant cross book editor; country and track coach. basketball co-captain; softRobotics team mentor. Sciball team; cross country ence Olympiad assistant team; Miss THS. mentor.

PARENTS: Kerry Lee and Creda Peden.

DORA CHEN FUTURE PLANS: Go to ICC for OXFORD High School two years, then go to a fourTOP FOUR year college to major in STUDENTS physical therapy. and STAR Student EMILY STEVENS OTHER HONTREMONT Attendance Center ORS AND ACSALUTATORIAN TIVITIES: OTHER HONVarsity swim ORS AND AC- Chen team captain; TIVITIES: editor-inBeta Club chief of The Charger student vice presinewspaper; National Honor dent; class Society president; Student vice presiCouncil officer; Anchor Club dent; FBLA officer; piano and violin.

Stevens president; PARENTS: Duncan Chen and French Club; Connie Hwang.

Science Club; Math Club; FUTURE PLANS: Attend Top 20 Under 20; bowling Princeton University, major team; homecoming maid; in chemical engineering.

SADD; FCA; softball; track; basketball.

YUJING ZHANG PARENTS: Steve and Nancy OXFORD High School Stevens.

TOP FOUR STUDENTS and FUTURE PLANS: ICC, then STAR Student enter the medical field.

OTHER HONORS AND | | ACTIVITIES: National Merit finalist; AP Scholar with DistincZhang MARY KING tion; EnviLAFAYETTE High School rothon first VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Stuplace in soils/land use; dent Mississippi Science Fair PARENTS: third place in behavioral Janet and Len science; Creative Arts Fair King. first place in drawing; MisFUTURE sissippi Math and Science PLANS: Attend Tournament second place Mississippi in math; Blue Mountain State UniverCollege Math and Science King sity and major Tournament first place in in chemical Algebra II; principal’s honor engineering. roll; piano/keyboardist for OHS theatre; YoknapatawPIPER DUNN pha Arts Council; EnviLAFAYETTE County High rothon Team; Math and School Science Team; Key Club; SALUTATORIAN Anchor Club; National OTHER HONHonor Society; Student ORS AND Council.

ACTIVITIES: PARENTS: Scott and Jinping 4.21 GPA; Stevens. principal’s FUTURE PLANS: Attend college list; Scholar and major in pre-pharmacy Athlete; biolor biology/biochemistry. ogy; accelerDunn ated reader; CHASE GLADDEN academic let- OXFORD High School ter; world history; Mu Alpha STAR STUDENT Theta; National Honor SociOTHER HONety; FBLA; College Biology ORS AND ACAward; AP Economic Award; TIVITIES: AP Government Award; Fringe FestiROTC flight commander, loval (Scotgistics officer, public affairs, land); class Cadet of the Quarter, Cadet representaof the Year; National Sotive, grade Gladden journers Award; VFW 10; National Award; American Legion Merit finalist; Scholastic Award; DAR GSA treasurer; Mock Trial Award; Aerospace Educalawyer; swim team lettered; tion Foundation Award; Air Trebucket competition, secForce Junior ROTC letter; ond place; won History Elite Guard commander; bowl.

Corps commander; perfect PARENTS: Nicole and Josh score on state biology Gladden. exam; performed Mozart’s FUTURE PLANS: Attend colRequiem at Carnegie Hall in lege and major in neurology New York City in 2008 and or psychology.

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SAMUEL MOSSING years.

OXFORD High School PROFESSTAR STUDENT SIONAL OTHER HONHONORS ORS AND ACAND ACTIVITIVITIES: TIES: Oxford Band; French Middle School Jones horn section Teacher of leader; Missisthe Year, sippi Lions All2008-2009.

State Band; Mossing National Merit BARBARA LOWE finalist; AP OXFORD High School Scholar with Distinction.

STAR TEACHER PARENTS: Susan and Michael EDUCATION: Mossing.

Tulane UniFUTURE PLANS: Attend the University, B.A. versity of Mississippi and Magna Cum major in mathematics.

Laude with honors in JIMMY PAN English. SimOXFORD High School mons ColLowe STAR STUDENT lege, Boston, OTHER HONin children’s ORS AND ACliterature. University of MisTIVITIES: sissippi, Ph.D. in English.

National Merit TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 30 finalist; Nayears. tional Honor PROFESSIONAL HONORS Society treasAND ACTIVITIES: Class urer; FIRST marshall, University of MisPan Robotics comsissippi, 2004. University of petition; AsMississippi Outstanding tronomy Club; cross country Teacher of Sophomore Litteam; track team; Ole Miss erature, 1993. University of Engineering Catapult compeMississippi Outstanding tition.

Teacher of Freshman EngPARENTS: Qin Feng and lish, 1994. Phi Kappa Phi, Zhiqiang Pan. 1994. Phi Beta Kappa, FUTURE PLANS: Attend college 1982. English Honor Sociand major in engineering. ety, 1982. Kappa Delta Pi, 1980.

DAVID ROZIER III

OXFORD High School STAR STUDENT OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Cross country team; track team; Speech and Debate team; NaRozier tional Honor Society; Mock Trial team; youth ministry at First Baptist Church; Boy Scouts of America; concert choir; Ole Miss catapult competition.

PARENTS: Dave and Jackie Rozier.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend the University of Mississippi and major in engineering.

JAMES REIDY

OXFORD High School STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: University of Mississippi, B.A. in chemistry and physics.

University of Oregon, teacher certification.

TEACHING Reidy EXPERIENCE: 23 years.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: STAR Teacher, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.

MARY STONE

OXFORD High School STAR TEACHER CHRISTOPHER EDUCATION: University of BAUGHMAN Louisiana, Monroe, B.A. TuOXFORD High School lane UniverSTAR TEACHER sity, bachelor EDUCATION: of art in hisB.A., Univertory. University of Mississity of sippi.

Mississippi, TEACHING master’s deEXPERIENCE: gree.

Stone 8.5 years.

TEACHING PROFESEXPERIENCE: Baughman SIONAL 39 years.

HONORS PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AND ACTIVITIES: First Year ACTIVITIES: STAR Teacher, Teacher of the Year, Oxford 2003, 2007, 2013.

School District.

JOHN DAVENPORT

JOAN WESTMORELAND

OXFORD High School OXFORD High School STAR TEACHER STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: Duke University, EDUCATION: B.A. University of North CarBachelor of olina at fine arts, UniGreensboro, versity of M.Ed. Mississippi.

TEACHING TEACHING EXPERIENCE: EXPERI35 years.

ENCE: 13 PROFESDavenport years.

SIONAL Westmoreland HONORS PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACAND ACTIVITIVITIES: Teacher of the TIES: Oxford High School Year, 2003. Stanford UniverTeacher of the Year, 2008. sity Teacher Tribute, 2007.

STAR Teacher 2011. PresiBest Director of the Southdential Scholar’s Teacher eastern Theatre ConferChoice, 2012. ence, 2010. Selected three BRANTLEY KING times for the American High MOOREVILLE High School School Theatre Festival in | | Edinburgh, Scotland, 20072012.

MARNI HERRINGTON

OXFORD High School STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: Mississippi State University, B.S. in secondary education.

University of Mississippi, Herrington M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 11 years.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Jack Holliday Memorial Award.

JEFFREY JONES

OXFORD High School STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: University of Mississippi, bachelor of business administration.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Six

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VALEDICTORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Band; Lee County Honor Band; Beta Club; FBLA. PARENTS: Jimmy and Angela King.

FUTURE PLANS: AtKing tend ICC for two years and then Mississippi State to finish college and become a computer technician.

KELTON REED KINGSLEY

MOOREVILLE High School SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Special Distinction graduate; Beta Club; DAR Good Citizen Award; Most

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Dependable; class favorite; Hall of Fame; Best All Around; Most Handsome; Junior CiviKingsley tans; basketball; tennis.

PARENTS: Terry and Sherry Kingsley.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Itawamba Community College in the fall to pursue a degree in the medical field.

Then finish at a four-year university.

MEGAN GUNTHARP

MOOREVILLE High School STAR STUDENT OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Biology Award; superintendent’s honor roll; Beta Club; Summer Health Institute; volunteer at Second Chance Thoroughbreds.

PARENTS: Guntharp Treny and Barry Emison, Rick Guntharp.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC, then University of Mississippi and major in medicine with plans to become a radiologist.

LISA M. TALLY

MOOREVILLE High School STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: Bachelor of science degree in mathematics from Mississippi College.

Master of science degree in mathematics from University of Mississippi.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Tally Mathematics teacher in Lee County Schools for 27.5 years. Mathematics teacher at Mooreville High School for 26.5 years. College algebra instructor at Itawamba Community College for four years.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Teacher of the Year at Mooreville High School four times. STAR Teacher at Mooreville High School three times.

MEGAN WALLS

NETTLETON High School VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Academic honor roll; Accelerated Biology Award; Leadership Awards (high school band); class vice president; Beta Club; state championship high kick dance line; I Love Walls Dance competition, first place ballet; dance line captain; color guard captain; Beta Club secretary; homecoming queen; Junior Civitans; concert band; archery team; Tiffany’s School of Dance; Wren Church of Christ. Active in the community.

PARENTS: Melinda Walls and Sam Walls.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend the University of Mississippi, participating in early entry pharmacy program and major in pre-pharmacy and also will be in Ole Miss’ color guard.

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MICHAEL DILLON PITTMAN

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Award; yearbook staff; West Main Church of Christ; secNETTLETON High School SHANNON High School ond overall and first in team SALUTATORIAN SALUTATORIAN at University of Mississippi OTHER HONOTHER HONEngineering Competition; ORS AND ORS AND ACfirst place regional in Sons ACTIVITIES: TIVITIES: of the American Revolution Mississippi Beta Club; speech contests.

Scholars; cheerleader; PARENTS: David Bridges and first place at theater arts; Leah Bridges.

FFA extemtrack; gifted FUTURE PLANS: Attend the poraneous art; CREATE University of Mississippi and Pittman Ivy public Scholarship; become a physical therapist. speaking honors and competition at district special distinction graduate; JAMES UNDERWOOD level; second place poem Community Development TUPELO CHRISTIAN Preparaat Mississippi Scholastic Foundation Scholarship tory School Press Association Conven(Mississippi Scholars); Delta STAR tion; second place at FFA Sigma Theta Scholarship.

TEACHER job interview competition PARENTS: Luricia Ivy. EDUCATION: at state level; first place FUTURE PLANS: Attend a uniB.A. in biblipoem at Mississippi versity and major in nursing cal studies, Scholastic Press Associaand later strive to become a Blue Mountion Convention; academic neonatologist. tain College. honor roll; Student Council B.S.Ed. in Underwood president; FFA president; PATRICIA GRIFFIN mathematics, Academic Peer Tutoring As- SHANNON High School Blue Mounsociation; FFA secretary; STAR TEACHER tain College. M.A. in theoNational Beta Club; class EDUCATION: logical studies, Liberty president; community volB.A. degree in University. unteer.

English eduTEACHING EXPERIENCE: PARENTS: Robin and Frank cation, UniSeven years at TCPS. Fritz. versity of PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND FUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC for Mississippi.

ACTIVITIES: STAR Teacher, two years and then transfer M.Ed., Missis2009. to a university. I have not sippi State Griffin decided on my major.

University.

HUNTER YORK TEACHING TUPELO High School LISA JOHNSON EXPERIENCE: 26.5 years in STAR STUDENT NETTLETON High School the Lee County School DisOTHER HONSTAR TEACHER trict. Taught 7th, 8th, 9th, ORS AND ACEDUCATION: 11th and 12th grade English TIVITIES: B.A. in Engand American government 99.0645 GPA; lish, Univerand economics.

3.98 GPA; Adsity of PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND vanced PlaceMississippi.

ACTIVITIES: STAR Teacher, ment classes; TEACHING 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2013.

National York EXPERITeacher of the Year, Verona Honor Society ENCE: Junior High School, 1992 and historian; Mu Johnson Teacher for Shannon High 2012; McDonAlpha Theta; French Club; 30 years. ald’s Ray Croc Youth Award Shakespearean Literary SoMetropolitan Nashville Pubfor Most Influential Teacher, ciety secretary; Future Medlic Schools, 1979-1981.

2005. LSMAP Image Award ical Professionals secretary; Nettleton Middle School, from Ole Miss, 2008.

We Care About Animals 1982-2007. Nettleton High treasurer and president; acSchool, 1994-present.

DASON MALONEY ademic competition team; PROFESSIONAL HONORS TUPELO CHRISTIAN PreparaRho Kappa Social Studies AND ACTIVITIES: STAR tory School Honor Society; Ecology Club Teacher, 2011. Mississippi VALEDICTORIAN and STAR president; First United Association of Gifted ChilStudent Methodist Church Chancel dren.

OTHER HONChoir, youth choir; MissisORS AND ACsippi All State Honor Choir; CLAIRE CASH TIVITIES: Wave Connection; varsity SALTILLO High School Lindy Callachoir; Madrigals; concert SALUTATORIAN and STAR Stuhan Scholarchoir; Rotary Scholar; first dent ship from place in group and third OTHER HONMississippi place individually at MissisMaloney ORS AND High School sippi Mathematics CompetiACTIVITIES: Activities Astion; Tupelo Community Cross counsociation; National Beta Club; Theatre; active in commutry team, National Honor Society; headnity. four division master’s list; Eagle Scout at PARENTS: Kimberly Rose champiage 13; 31 ACT score; 53 Wade and Timothy Wayne onships, four medals, trophies and plaques York.

Cash state chamfor competitive waterskiing; FUTURE PLANS: Attend Harpionships, all A’s average; highest acavard University and pursue three years All-Division demic average in AP calcua B.A. in human developrunner, three year All-State lus, dual credit U.S. history, mental and regenerative birunner; Rookie of the Year, Old Testament, physics; letology.

Gutsiest Runner and Most tered in academics; Scholar Valuable Runner awards; Athlete in tennis, soccer and MONICA ROWE six-years lettered in socfootball; dean’s list; PresiTUPELO High School cer, three division champident’s Award for Educational STAR TEACHER onships, six playoff Excellence; lettered in soccer; EDUCATION: appearances, one year Junior High Student Council B.S. science honorable mention by Daily president; soccer Defensive education, Journal; club soccer with Player of the Year; lettered in Blue MounSaltillo Futbol Club, two football; third place in Ole tain College. state championships; TuMiss Civil Engineering ComTEACHING pelo Futbol Club; three petition; National Honor SociEXPERIyears lettered in track; ety; Beta Club; second place ENCE: 18 subject area awards in Biin pole vaulting in the MHSAA Rowe years, 17 of ology I, English I, Environstate track championship; them at Tumental Science, Ancient highest academic average in pelo High School.

History of the Middle East; Spanish III and World History PROFESSIONAL HONORS Anchor Club president; II; lettered in Student Council, AND ACTIVITIES: National Math and Science Team; academics, football and art; Board Certified teacher. senior class yearbook designer. | | secretary/treasurer; PARENTS: Colin and Kim MalTombigbee Youth Leaderoney. ship Workshop and tour; FUTURE PLANS: Attend the Uniactive in community; Most versity of Alabama, majoring Intellectual in Who’s Who; in construction engineering.

Hall of Fame.

KEEFER PODEWILS PARENTS: Mimi and Ken Cash.

ZACHARY BRIDGES BYHALIA High School FUTURE PLANS: Attend the TUPELO CHRISTIAN PreparaVALEDICTORIAN University of Memphis to run tory School OTHER HONcross country and track and SALUTATORIAN ORS AND major in biology; then attend OTHER HONACTIVITIES: medical school to specialize ORS AND ACHonor stuin either pediatrics, oncology TIVITIES: dent; Beta or cardiology.

Student Club; archery Council treasteam; office CHARLES COVINGTON urer and vice assistant.

Podewils SALTILLO High School president; PARENTS: STAR TEACHER Beta Club; Chris and EDUCATION: Bridges National Becky Podewils.

B.A. in Honor SociFUTURE PLANS: Attend the Bible/secondety; yearbook staff; varsity University of Mississippi ary educabaseball; varsity swim team; and major in forensic tion, headmaster’s honor roll; chemistry while serving in Columbia Indean’s list; 4.25 GPA; 26 the Army Reserves. After ternational ACT score; varsity baseball graduation, enter the U.S. University, letterman, Comeback Player Army.

Covington Columbia, of the Year, Most Improved, S.C. All-District, TCPS record KERI KELLEY TEACHING EXPERIENCE: ERA; varsity swim team let- BYHALIA High School Saltillo High School, 1984terman; varsity football letSALUTATOpresent. terman; MHSAA Scholar RIAN PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND Athlete; Beta Club; Junior OTHER HONACTIVITIES: STAR Teacher, National Honor Society; NaORS AND 2000, 2013. Mississippi Girls tional Honor Society; StuACTIVITIES: Cross Country Coach of the dent Council treasurer; Honor stuYear, 2003, 2009, 2012. Misheadmaster’s honor roll; dent; Beta sissippi Boys Cross Country dean’s honor roll; Elijah Club; softball Kelley Coach of the Year, 2006.

Award; Order of the Eagle team.

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PARENTS: Kim and Jerry Kelley Jr. FUTURE PLANS: Complete the 2+2 program with Northwest Mississippi Community College and the University of Mississippi.

Whisenant She will major in nursing.

JOSHUA DOWLING

TIES: Anchor Club; Key Club; Beta Club; FCA; varsity football.

PARENTS: Larry and Dee Whisenant.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Northwest Mississippi Community College. Study history and enter the missionary field.

BYHALIA High School STAR STUDENT OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Honor stuWOODROW dent; Beta EDWARD MORRIS Club; senior MARSHALL ACADEMY class presiSALUTATORIAN dent.

OTHER HONPARENTS: ORS AND ACClyde DowlTIVITIES: Dowling ing and ElizStudent Body abeth Parker. president; FUTURE PLANS: Attend Blue Beta Club Mountain College and president; Key major in the worship Club; Science Morris leader program.

Club; FCA; Mock Trial MEGAN JEAN COOK Team; varsity football; varsity H.W. BYERS High School tennis; Best All Around Senior; VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Senior Service Award; Hall of Student Fame.

OTHER HON- PARENT: Samantha Morris.

ORS AND AC- FUTURE PLANS: Attend NorthTIVITIES: east Mississippi Community 3.91 GPA; 28 College to study nursing.

ACT; Beta Club; FCCLA; LINDA MCKINNEY Math Club; MARSHALL ACADEMY Cook National STAR TEACHER Honor SociEDUCATION: ety; Student Council; YearB.A. in history, book Club; ACT 20+ Club; University of community volunteer.

Mississippi.

PARENTS: Ron and Rhonda M.Ed. in curCook. riculum and FUTURE PLANS: Attend Uniinstruction, versity of Central Arkansas University of McKinney and major in accounting.

Phoenix.

TEACHING CHELSEA ERIN RHODES EXPERIENCE: 19 years of H.W. BYERS High School teaching at Marshall AcadSALUTATORIAN emy.

OTHER HON- PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ORS AND ACACTIVITIES: MAIS runner-up TIVITIES: 3.7 Teacher of the Year, 2009.

GPA; 25 ACT; Principal’s list; ALEJANDRA LOPEZ superintenPOTTS CAMP High School dent’s list; VALEDICTORIAN senior mentor; OTHER HONRhodes Beta Club; NaORS AND ACtional Honor TIVITIES: Society; Student Council vice National Beta president; scored proficient Club; FCA; on U.S. history state test; Family Career scored advanced on Algebra I, Community Biology I and English II state Leader of Lopez tests; senior mentor; Math America; Club; yearbook committee; reading and sophomore class vice presimath tutor for fifth- and sixthdent; Carey Chapel Baptist graders.

Church.

PARENTS: Pedro Lopez de SanPARENTS: Melissa Darnell and tiago and Rosa Isela Limones.

Charles Rhodes.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend college FUTURE PLANS: Attend Missisin the fall of 2013 and major sippi State University and in business/economics. Conmajor in English in hopes of tinue to grad school to study becoming an editor. international law.

DANIELLE MALIN

H.W. BYERS High School STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: B.A. degree in pre-medicine and psychology, University of Notre Dame. M.A. degree in curMalin riculum and instruction, University of Mississippi.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Six years at H.W. Byers. I have taught seventh-grade math, pre-algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II, trigonometry, pre-calculus and ACT prep. I also teach first-year teachers a course on teaching secondary mathematics at the University of Mississippi.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: National Board Certified. German McConnell Service to Mississippi Award.

Award of Excellence, Praxis.

PEYTON ALAN LEWIS

MARSHALL ACADEMY VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Beta Club; Math Team captain; Bausch & Lomb Award; Lewis varsity basketball; MAIS North All-Star MVP; All-MAIS first team; Hall of Fame.

PARENT: Linda Lewis.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend the University of Memphis and major in animal science, then study veterinary medicine.

JOHN BRADFORD WHISENANT

MARSHALL ACADEMY VALEDICTORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVI-

MICHAELA ANDERSON

POTTS CAMP High School SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Beta Club; FCCLA; FCA; prom committee; annual staff; homecoming Anderson court; honor student.

PARENTS: Shawn and Tammie Anderson.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Northwest Mississippi Community College for two years and then go on to Ole Miss to achieve my degree in accounting.

DAKOTA BASS

POTTS CAMP High School SALUTATORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: National Beta Club; FCA; FCCLA; reading and math Bass tutor for fifthand sixthgraders.

PARENTS: Travis McGee and Karen Kluz.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Ole Miss in the fall of 2013, majoring in biology/pre-med. Attend medical school to become a pediatrician.

CYNTHIA SIMPSON

POTTS CAMP High School STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: Middle Tennessee State University, B.S. in education; 2007present-TST. Highly qualiSimpson fied seventh-

and eighth-grade math, science and social studies.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 19902003, Benton County Schools.

Title 1, seventh-grade math, fifth grade, third grade. 20032013, Marshall County Schools, seventh-grade math, eighth-grade pre-algebra, eighth-grade U.S. history.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Jr. Beta sponsor, 2010-present. Mentor, Project Prime participant. Teacher of the Year, 2012-2013. |

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ABERDEEN High School VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Beta Club; band; basketball; track and field; EcoPayne nomic Summit; American History Award winner twice; Academic Excellence Award four times; academic honoree four times; Rotary Scholar.

PARENTS: Jennifer Key and Jesse Payne.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend the University of Mississippi, major in exercise science and become a physical therapist.

JAHREL JAMAL WILSON

ABERDEEN High School SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Beta Club; football; baseball; basketball; band; Male Student Athlete; Freshman Wilson Male Athlete; powerlifting; Academic Excellence.

PARENTS: Michael Wilson and Tonia Shaw.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Mississippi State University and study engineering.

KAREN HOWARD

ABERDEEN High School STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: 1993 graduate of Aberdeen High School. B.A. in mathematics, Mississippi University for Women, 1997.

Working on a degree in educational leadership at MUW this summer.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 15 years at Aberdeen High School.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Achieved National Board Certification in 2007. Aberdeen High School Teacher of the Year, 2011.

MICHAEL WATHEN

AMORY High School RANKED NO. 1 OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: National Honor Society; Golden Panther Award; soccer team; swim team; Wathen Students for Change Club; Central Spirit Committee; FCA; Scholar Athlete; Panther Pal. PARENTS: Tom and Tina Wathen.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC to play soccer.

DANIEL SIMPSON

AMORY High School RANKED NO. 1 OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Golden Panther Award; Most Outstanding Boy Rotary Award; Simpson United Blood Services LifeGiver (blood donor); National Honor Society; Mississippi College Math and Science Competition; superintendent’s list; 4.0 GPA; Lindy Callahan Star Athlete Award; Rotary Boy of the Month; Friendliest; Student Council secretary and vice president; FCA president; Amory Students for Change; tutor for elementary students; baseball team; Most Valuable Offensive Player; Super 15 All Division Team Class 1-4A; state championship runners-up; football team; soccer team; basketball team.

PARENTS: Allen and Cindy Simpson.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Mississippi State University.

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HUNTER TOMEY

AMORY High School RANKED NO. 1 OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Spanish Club; senior class secretary; freshman Student Council Tomey president; Amory Students for Change; FCA. PARENTS: Robert and Jennifer Tomey.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Mississippi State University and major in biochemistry/premed.

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AMORY High School RANKED NO. 1 OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: National Honor Society; Golden Panther Award; soccer team; Trautman AHS Gold; Mississippi School of Math and Science Competition; superintendent’s list; Scholars Bowl; History Bowl; Health Occupational Students of America; Amory Students for Change; Mary Kirkpatrick Haskell Scholarship; St. Helen’s Catholic Church of Amory.

PARENTS: Kevin Trautman and the late June Trautman.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend the University of Mississippi and major in pharmacy.

JILANNA SIMMONS

AMORY High School RANKED NO. 1 OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Environmental Club; Scrabble Club; Beta Club; FCA; Students Simmons Against Drunk Driving; Amory Students for Change; Student Council; Campus Advisory representative; varsity cheerleader; Rotary Girl of the Month; Rotarian Award; homecoming queen; Most Beautiful third runner-up; Most Photogenic; National Honor Society; Honduras summer mission trip; Highest Average Award in Algebra and Trig/Pre-Cal; Sam Haskell Award; Mississippi Organ Recovery Scholarship; lettered in academics and athletics; WCBI Best of Class; Mississippi State Academic Excellence Scholarship; Amory Church of Christ youth group.

PARENTS: Jennifer and Will Lowery, and Ryan Simmons.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Mississippi State University to major in biology and earn a master’s degree to pursue a career in dentistry.

PEGGY FOWLKES HOLMES

AMORY High School STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: B.S., Mississippi College.

Master’s in theatre ed, USM. Specialist, University of South AlHolmes abama, English master’s, Ole Miss. Administration, Mississippi State University.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Clinton High School, South Natchez High School, AHS, ICC. PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: STAR Teacher four times. Delta Kappa Gamma. Mississippi Speech Teacher of the Year. Broadway Cares Educator of the Year.

BENJAMIN R. SEELY

HAMILTON High School VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Awards in Honors English I, STEM, intro to ag.

Seely science, Honors Biology I, Mississippi history; Honor Club; Rotary Scholar; ninth grade highest average; Beta Club; basketball Best Offensive Player, South Lamar All-

EDUCATION: JOHN ‘JACK’ BRYAN B.S. and mas- STARKVILLE High School ter’s in secVALEDICTORIAN and STAR Stuondary dent education at OTHER HONMississippi ORS AND ACState UniverTIVITIES: Oswalt-Daher sity.

Varsity tennis TEACHING team captain; EXPERIENCE: 2010-2011, varsity cross freshmen English instructor country team; Bryan at Tupelo High School.

Key Club; FFA; 2011-present, AP English inNational structor at Advanced LearnHonor Society president and ing Center for Monroe vice president; Thespian SociCounty School District. ety; Mu Alpha Theta; Boy PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND Scouts of America Eagle ACTIVITIES: National English Scout Award with Bronze and Honor Society advisor. AdGold Palms; Presbyterian vanced Learning Center Youth Fellowship; Starkville Teacher of the Year, 2012Mayor’s Youth Council Execu2013. tive Council; Mississippi Scholar graduating with highSUSAN MARSHALL est honors; Senior of DistincSMITHVILLE High School tion; Superintendent’s VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Distinguished Senior; Avant Student Math Scholarship recipient; RANDALL COLE OTHER HONMississippi State Presidential RICHARDSON ORS AND ACScholar; cross country HAMILTON High School TIVITIES: Scholar Athlete; AP Scholar; SALUTATORIAN National Art National FFA Floriculture OTHER HONHonor SociCompetition Silver Award; FFA ORS AND ACety; National State Nursery and Landscape TIVITIES: English Honor Competition first place team Marshall Rotary Society; Naand highest individual in the Scholar; Beta tional Technistate; National FFA Nursery Club; HOBY; cal Honor Society; Beta and Landscape Competition first place in Clubs.

Gold Award, 21st in the na2012 Northern PARENTS: Troy and Mary Martion.

Richardson District Conshall.

PARENTS: Pat and Laura Bryan. ference in FUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC, FUTURE PLANS: Attend MissisDentistry; Best All Around; rethen transfer to MSU, major sippi State University as a ceived Leadership and Counin mechanical engineering.

Presidential Scholar and study selor Achievement economics. scholarships from ICC. KIMBERLY FLIPPO PARENTS: Randy and Connie SMITHVILLE High School KATRINA HENN Richardson.

SALUTATORIAN STARKVILLE High School FUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC to OTHER HON- SALUTATORIAN take the first two years of reORS AND ACOTHER HONquirements, then transfer to TIVITIES: ORS AND ACUAB to get my master’s and Cheerleader; TIVITIES: later attend their school of band; Student National dentistry.

Council; Beta Honor Society; Club; Mu Writers’ Strike ANNA CATHERINE Alpha Theta; editor-inFlippo OSWALT-DAHER Science Nachief; winner Henn HAMILTON High School tional Honor of awards in STAR TEACHER Society.

Accounting I, EDUCATION: PARENTS: Brandy and Jason creative writing, AP U.S. hisB.S. and masFlippo. tory, AP art history; Jacket ter’s in secFUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC in Pride nominee; third place in ondary the fall, then transfer to Ole school poetry writing contest; education at Miss to major in prelaw and AP Scholar; Spanish III Award; Mississippi public relations.

4.0 GPA; University of MissisState Universippi scholarship recipient; sity.

ANNA CATHERINE University of Mississippi Sally Oswalt-Daher TEACHING OSWALT-DAHER McDonnell Barksdale Honors EXPERIENCE: SMITHVILLE High School College.

2010-2011, freshmen English STAR TEACHER PARENTS: Linda Henn and Alan instructor at Tupelo High EDUCATION: Henn.

School. 2011-present, AP B.S. in secFUTURE PLANS: To be a memEnglish instructor at Advanced ondary Engber of Ole Miss five-year ChiLearning Center for Monroe lish education nese Language Flagship County School District. and M.S. in Program.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND secondary ACTIVITIES: National English English eduWADE WILLIAMS Honor Society advisor. Adcation from STARKVILLE High School Oswalt-Daher vanced Learning Center Mississippi STAR TEACHER Teacher of the Year, 2012State Univer- EDUCATION: A.A., Copiah-Lin2013. sity. coln Community College. MisTEACHING EXPERIENCE: One sissippi State University, B.S. AUSTIN BROWN year at Tupelo High School in mathematics with Ed. certiHATLEY High School (freshman English). Two fication. Pursuing a master’s VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Stuyears at the Monroe County degree in ed. theory and dent School District (AP English practice from Arkansas State OTHER HONinstructor at the Advanced University.

ORS AND ACLearning Center).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 1 year TIVITIES: PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND at Henderson Intermediate 4.255 GPA; 32 ACTIVITIES: Advanced LearnSchool. 1 year at Armstrong ACT; Wooding Center Teacher of the Year, Middle School. 2nd year at men of the 2012-2013. National English Starkville High School.

World U.S. HisHonor Society advisor.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND Brown tory Award; ACTIVITIES: Outstanding First | | Beta Club vice Year Teacher for the Starkville president; Mississippi Beta School District, 2010-2011.

Club Convention Social Studies | | champion; Mu Alpha Theta; National Science Honor Society; Monroe County Vex RobotTYLER VAUGHAN ics Competition Programming STARKVILLE ACADEMY Skills champion; National VALEDICTORIAN Technical Honor Society.

OTHER HONBROOKE BOISSEAU PARENTS: Roger and Angela ORS AND AC- NORTH PONTOTOC High School Kennedy.

TIVITIES: VALEDICTORIAN and STAR StuFUTURE PLANS: Attend MissisCross country dent sippi State University. runner; ThesOTHER HONpian Society; ORS AND ACPATE BISHOP Honor Society; TIVITIES: 32 HATLEY High School Starkville Daily on ACT; PresiVaughan SALUTATORIAN News Acadedential ScholOTHER HONmic All-Star. arship; ORS AND AC- PARENTS: Randy and Lisa Cheerleading Boisseau TIVITIES: Beta Vaughan.

Scholarship; Club; National FUTURE PLANS: Attend Missisadmitted to Technical sippi State University and major Honors College at USM; Honor Society; in industrial engineering.

Wendy’s High School Heisman National Art school winner; highest acaHonor Society; ANNA LEA LITTLE demic awards in English, Bishop National EngSTARKVILLE ACADEMY math, science and electives; lish Honor So- SALUTATORIAN All-Division in slow-pitch softciety; Mu Alpha Theta; OTHER HONball; division runner-up in tenpresident of MCVTC Robotics ORS AND ACnis, girls singles; state Association TIVITIES: tournament participant, girls PARENTS: Larry and Leigh Ann National Honor singles; division champion, Bishop.

Society; twogirls singles tennis; state tourFUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC for time state nament quarterfinalist, girls two years for computer scichampion singles tennis; UCA All-Amerience prerequisites and Lady Vol bascan Cheerleader; Beta Club; Little transfer to MSU to earn ketball team; Drama Club; Mu Alpha Theta; bachelor’s degree in comMVP in the FCA; A honor roll; varsity letputer science.

MAIS basketball All-Star game. ters in slow-pitch softball, fastPARENTS: Randy and Dulcy Little. pitch softball, tennis, soccer, ANNA CATHERINE FUTURE PLANS: Attend basketball and cheerleading; OSWALT-DAHER Arkansas Tech University and Scholars Bowl Team captain.

HAMILTON High School play basketball and major in PARENTS: Angela Allred BoisSTAR TEACHER PE wellness/fitness. seau.

Tournament, Free Throw Award, Div. 2-2A Defensive Player of the Year, Defensive MVP, Monroe County AllTournament team; track team; Citizenship Award; Honors English II Award; Honors World History Award; Physical Science Award; Spanish I Award; U.S. History Award; honor roll; Woodmen of the World American History Award; Mu Alpha Theta vice president; basketball All-Division 1-2A; DAR Citizenship Award; National English Honor Society vice president.

PARENTS: David R. and Julia Seely.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Northeast Mississippi Community College for two years, then transfer to Mississippi State, where I plan to graduate with a degree in English.

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FUTURE PLANS: Dual major in international studies and journalism at the University of Southern Mississippi.

HANNAH WHITLOCK

NORTH PONTOTOC High School SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: 11 subject area awards; Friendliest in Who’s Who; Most BeautiWhitlock ful; Bronze Congressional Award; Distinguished Young Women Top 10 finalist; Miss Mississippi Teen USA first alternate; FBLA state economic winner; homecoming maid; Sophisticated Senior in Who’s Who; senior class president; cheerleader captain; Student Council secretary; FBLA parliamentarian; HOSA vice president; Drama Club; Mu Alpha Theta; Beta Club; National Honor Society; 4-H; West Heights Baptist Church youth group and choir.

PARENTS: Rod and Paula Whitlock.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Mississippi State University as a member of the Shackouls Honors College. Major in biological sciences with a predental concentration.

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Honor Society; South Paw Winter Guard; Spanish Club; Beta Club; special honors graduate.

PARENTS: Larry Joe and Regina Austin.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC and pursue a degree in neuroscience.

C.C. COSTILOW

SOUTH PONTOTOC High School SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Beta Club; English IV Award; special honors; Costilow ICC Academic Scholarship; ACT Performance Scholarship; North Mississippi Medical Center Health Care Foundation Scholarship; ICC Women’s Basketball Scholarship; Northeast Mississippi All-Star basketball game.

PARENTS: Lori Harmon and Gene Costilow.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC and obtain a degree in nursing and go on to further my education by pursuing a degree in anesthesiology.

BRANDY BAKER CLINGAN

SOUTH PONTOTOC High School STAR TEACHER FELECIA HAULCOMB EDUCATION: NORTH PONTOTOC High School Master’s deSTAR TEACHER gree in curEDUCATION: riculum and Shannon High instruction, School. B.S. in University of microbiology, Clingan Mississippi.

Mississippi Bachelor’s deUniversity for gree in secondary English edWomen. Alterucation, Blue Mountain nate Route College.

Haulcomb Certification in TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 10 Social Studies, years total experience. Taught chemistry, biology, Ole Miss.

English IV, English III, psycholTEACHING EXPERIENCE: 14 ogy and sociology. years at North Pontotoc PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND teaching biblical history and ACTIVITIES: National Board advanced world geography.

Certified. STAR Teacher 2012.

Tennis coach.

Senior sponsor, Student PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND Council sponsor, yearbook coACTIVITIES: 2009 division sponsor, blood drive coordinachampions in tennis. 2009 tor, and Academic Award state runner-up in girls sincoordinator. | | gles.

ALEXANDRIA ELISE ANDERSON

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PONTOTOC High School SALUTATORIAN SAM GRIFFIN OTHER HON- BALDWYN High School ORS AND AC- VALEDICTORIAN TIVITIES: OTHER HONBand; Knitting ORS AND ACClub; annual TIVITIES: 4.0 staff; Mu GPA; Student Alpha Theta; Government senior class Association Anderson president; junsenior and ior class presijunior class Griffin dent; sophomore class president, secretary; Beta Club presisophomore dent. class secretary, freshman PARENTS: Sam and Tammy Anclass treasurer; DECA Club derson. president; FBLA Club presiFUTURE PLANS: Attend the Unident; Interact Club treasurer; versity of Mississippi and varsity football captain; Spanmajor in music education. ish Club; Mayor’s Youth LeadAfter graduation from college, ership Council; FCA; History I want to be an elementary Club; Advanced Club; highest school music teacher and average in Biology II, accounteventually open my own stuing, U.S. history, chemistry, bidio to give piano lessons. ology, art, world geography, Mississippi studies; HOBY RICHIE WATSON Leadership; Who’s Who junior PONTOTOC High School favorite; Most Dependable; STAR TEACHER DECA International CompetiEDUCATION: tion; first place in state and Bachelor district in DECA automotive music educaservices; FBLA International tion, University Competition; first place in disof Mississippi. trict FBLA in business law; TEACHING first place in state FBLA in InEXPERIENCE: troduction to Business; active Assistant band in community.

Watson director at PARENTS: David and Cindy GrifPontotoc for fin. past three years. Teaches var- FUTURE PLANS: Attend Shackious ensembles at the junior ouls Honors College at Missishigh and high school and sippi State University and serves as jazz band director. major in agribusiness.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Member of Northeast Mississippi Band Directors Association, Northeast Mississippi Junior High Band Directors Association, Mississippi Bandmasters Association. Performed with various ensembles including Tupelo Symphony Orchestra and Tupelo Symphony Big Northeast Mississippi’s Band.

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ALICIA DIXON

BALDWYN High School VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Principal’s list; Academic Award; highest average in Dixon English, math, science, history and other subjects; Mississippi Governor’s School Scholar; Summer College for High School Students; National Merit semi-finalist; Star Student; DECA International finalist; Hall of Fame; Mississippi Scholar; Rotary Scholar; Who’s Who awards; First Baptist Church of Baldwyn; Beta Club; FBLA; DECA; Math and Science Club; Interact Club; Spanish Club; varsity choir; piano and voice lessons; 4-H; yearbook; History Club; active in community.

PARENTS: Angela Dixon and the late Dan Dixon.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend the University of Mississippi and participate in the Honors College in the fall with an undecided major.

CANDIEE DOBBS

CORTNEY ENGLAND

BALDWYN High School JUMPERTOWN High School STAR TEACHER SALUTATORIAN EDUCATION: B.A. degree in OTHER HONbusiness administration. B.S. ORS AND ACand M.S. degrees in educaTIVITIES: Beta tion.

Club vice TEACHING EXPERIENCE: president; Teacher assistant for 10 Mississippi years. Teacher regular educaGovernor’s tion, 13 years. Teacher special School; class England education, four years. secretary; PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND Most Likely to ACTIVITIES: Teacher of the Succeed; Most Intellectual; Year. STAR Teacher. blood donor; Math and Science Club; Pep Club; Star TYLER WHITE Club.

BOONEVILLE High School PARENTS: Eldon England and VALEDICTORIAN and STAR StuKimberly England and Betty dent Gahagan.

OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVIFUTURE PLANS: Attend NorthTIES: Most Likely to Succeed; east Mississippi Community Rotary Club Outstanding College and major in culinary Achievement and Leadership arts.

Award; two times FFA state ag mechanics state chamNITA KAREN ALLEN pion; silver at National FFA ag JUMPERTOWN High School mechanics; Mississippi junior STAR TEACHER fiddle champion; West TenEDUCATION: nessee junior fiddle chamB.S. degree in pion; American String English eduTeachers Alternative Styles cation. MasAward; fiddle player for the ter’s degree in bluegrass band, Breaking curriculum Grass; National Honor Society; and instrucFFA; Spanish Club; Math and tion. National Allen Science Club.

Board CertiCHANNING LOMAX PARENTS: James and Angie fied teacher.

BALDWYN High School White.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Eight SALUTATORIAN FUTURE PLANS: Attend Missisyears teaching high school OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVIsippi State University and get English for Prentiss County TIES: Mississippi Governor’s a degree in mechanical engiSchool District.

School; principal’s list; 4.0 neering. Accepted to the PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND GPA; highest average in Shackouls Honors College at ACTIVITIES: STAR Teacher, physical science and phoMSU and has received more 2012-2013. tography/video production; than $53,000 in scholarArt Award; Student of the ships.

SAM HEYTENS Week; second place in NEW SITE High School Google art contest; second OLIVIA CARTWRIGHT VALEDICTORIAN place in Red Ribbon Week BOONEVILLE High School OTHER HONDrug Free Poster contest; SALUTATORIAN ORS AND ACjunior class favorite; senior OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIVITIES: homecoming maid; cheerTIES: Art Club; church youth Subject area leader; choir; Mayor’s Youth group. awards in U.S. Council; Art Club; Beta Club; PARENT: Wade Cartwright. history, world FBLA; FCA; History Club; In- FUTURE PLANS: Attend Northgeography, teract Club; Spanish Club; east. After that I have no idea. geometry, SGA senior class secretary; I’m just here to trust God and Heytens multiple Engyearbook; gifted art; First let Him tell me what’s next. lish awards; Baptist youth group; talHall of Fame; honor graduate; ented and gifted education JOSH DAVENPORT Rotary Club Student of Disprogram; active in commuBOONEVILLE High School tinction. nity.

STAR TEACHER PARENTS: Carol and William PARENT: Tina Velasquez.

EDUCATION: M.S. degree, agriHeytens.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend the culture extension and educa- FUTURE PLANS: To volunteer at Honors College at the Univertion, 2003. B.S. degree, the Watch Tower Bible and sity of Mississippi. agriculture extension and edTract Society to help people ucation, 2000. have a better understanding HANA GRACE JAMES TEACHING EXPERIENCE: of the Bible.

BALDWYN High School Booneville High School, 2004SALUTATORIAN present.

BLAKE SCOTT OTHER HON- PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND NEW SITE High School ORS AND ACACTIVITIES: National Board SALUTATORIAN TIVITIES: Certified teacher, 2004. Past OTHER HONDECA; FBLA; state president of Mississippi ORS AND ACFCA; Interact Association of Vocational AgriTIVITIES: Beta Club presiculture Teachers, 2011-12.

Club; Bible dent; Beta National Agriscience Teacher Club; FCA; Club vice Ambassador Academy memFamily Career James president; ber, 2009.

Community Spanish Club; Leaders AssoScott Mayor’s Youth Council; HisJACKSON SOUTH ciation; Stutory Club; Student GovernJUMPERTOWN High School dent ment; basketball; honor VALEDICTORIAN and STAR StuGovernment Association; graduate; DAR Good Citizendent baseball team. ship Award; senior class vice OTHER HON- PARENTS: Bruce and Lori Scott. president; Student of the ORS AND AC- FUTURE PLANS: Attend NorthWeek; Student of the Month; TIVITIES: Beta east Mississippi Community Mississippi Scholar; Senate Club presiCollege and acquire a degree page; RYLA Youth Leadership dent; class rein radiology technology.

Conference; Friendliest in porter; writer Who’s Who; mentor; active in of JumperHOLLEY MARIE TRIMBLE South community. town News for THRASHER High School PARENTS: Michael and Sheila the Banner; VALEDICTORIAN James.

Math and Science Club.

OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVIFUTURE PLANS: Attend PARENTS: Angie and Larry TIES: Hall of Fame; honor stuItawamba Community ColSouth. dent; Most Intellectual; DAR lege, majoring in psychology. FUTURE PLANS: Attend NEMCC Good Citizen; Rotary Student Then attend Ole Miss to oband major in history. I do not of the Month; Beta Club; Stutain a master’s degree in psyknow which university I plan dent Council; HOSA; perfect chology. to attend. attendance K-12; varsity

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PARENTS: Keith and Angela Trimble.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Northeast Mississippi Community College to obtain an associate degree in nursing and then furthering my education at the University of North Alabama earning my bachelor’s degree.

LEIGHA JACKSON

THRASHER High School SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Beta Club; National Technology Honor Society; HOSA. PARENTS: Jackson Mark Jackson and Melissa Jackson.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend NEMCC to obtain an associate degree in nursing.

JORDAN JACKSON

WHEELER High School VALEDICTORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Superintendent’s list; Biology I Award; English I Award; scored Jackson advanced on Algebra I state test; scored advanced on Biology I state test; Most Intellectual; Wheeler Baptist Church; Beta Club; Civics Club; Math and Science Club; FCA; chorus; ACE Student of the Year Award; Algebra II Award; Geometry Award; English II Award; Chemistry Award; scored advanced on English II state test; Academic Team; English III Award; Nontraditional Student Award; Health Sciences I Award; Apex Leadership Summit at Ole Miss; HOSA; Student Body president; National Technical Honor Society president; second place at district HOSA competition in Med Math; fourth in state HOSA competition in Med Math; Hall of Fame; Health Science II Award; honor graduate.

PARENTS: Chris and Kim Jackson.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend NEMCC and later Ole Miss to receive my degree in biology. Then go to med school to become an otolaryngologist.

CARLY JONES

WHEELER High School SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: World Geography Award; second alternate in Beauty Review; fastJones pitch softball; slow-pitch softball; Lady Eagles basketball team; Family Dynamics Award; principal’s list; perfect attendance; homecoming maid; Christmas Princess; FCA; Art Club; Beta Club; Civics Club; Math and Science Team; junior class vice president; Personality Plus in Who’s Who; Cutest in Who’s Who; Most Intellectual; Math and Science Team vice president; Basketball Hustle Award; AllDivision in slow-pitch softball; Apex Leadership Camp; FCA Camp; senior class vice president; Math and Science Team president; Lady Eagles basketball team co-captain; homecoming queen; elementary tutor; Rotary Student of

the Month; Best All Around; Hall of Fame; honor graduate.

PARENTS: Connie Jones and Stanley Jones.

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TAYLOR BAIN

BLUE MOUNTAIN High School VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Student Council; Beta Club president; FCCLA; homeBain coming maid; Science Club; senior class reporter; mixed martial arts.

PARENTS: Kent and Amy Bain.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Blue Mountain College.

ADARIAN LIDDELL

BLUE MOUNTAIN High School SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Student Council president; captain of Academic Team.

Liddell PARENT: Brenda Liddell.

FUTURE PLANS: Military engineering.

DONNA BRYANT

BLUE MOUNTAIN High School STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: B.S. degree in mathematics.

M.A. degree in education.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 22 years.

Bryant PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: STAR Teacher, 2004.

JESSIE COSSITT

FALKNER High School VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Subject area awards in English III, Biology II, trigonometry, Cossitt pre-calculus, U.S. history, chemistry, English II, geometry, world history, physical science, Mississippi writers, creative writing, English I, family dynamics, Biology I, Algebra I, health, world geography and Mississippi studies; National Honor Society; yearbook staff; Beta Club; Math and Science Club; Art Club; NEMCC Math and Science Competition Top 10 in 2012; National Honor Society treasurer; active in community.

PARENTS: Larry and Jamie Cossitt.

FUTURE PLANS: Study art at Mississippi State University and pursue a career in animation.

KIERSTIN HILL

FALKNER High School SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Class vice president; National Honor Society president; Beta Hill Club; FCCLA; Math and Science Club; Art Club secretary.

PARENTS: Elizabeth Hill and Greg Hill.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend the University of Memphis to pursue my dream of becoming a judge.

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FALKNER High School STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: Northeast Mississippi Junior College, associate degree, 1970-72. University of MisJeanes sissippi, B.A. degree, 19721974.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Pine Grove High School, 1974-

1982. Union County Schools, 1986-1989. Ashland High School, 1990-1993. North Pontotoc High School, 19931997. Falkner High School, 1998-present.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: STAR Teacher, 1982, 1993, 2000, 2002. Education First Global Tour consultant. World Experience Exchange student coordinator.

WINSTON SMITH

PINE GROVE High School VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Class president; FCA president; Beta Club president; Smith SGA president; RAK Club; Panther baseball team; Most Intellectual.

PARENTS: Michael and Susan Smith.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Mississippi State University and major in business. Then attend medical school and become a doctor.

LINDSAY MASSEY

PINE GROVE High School SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: William Faulkner Writing Contest winner; Beta Club; Rotary Massey Student of the Month; FCA; RAK; Most Intellectual; honor roll; highest GPA; overall history; overall English; DAR 2013 Good Citizenship Award; Mississippi Scholar.

PARENTS: Crystal and Jeff Massey.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Northeast Community College for two years to began my study in criminal justice. After transferring, I will complete my four-year degree in criminal justice, then go to law school at Ole Miss.

CHRIS SHINALL

PINE GROVE High School STAR TEACHER EDUCATION: Pine Grove High School and Northeast Community College. Blue Mountain College, bachelor Shinall in social science and minor in biblical studies.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 10 years teaching world history, U.S. history, sociology, psychology, history of the ancient Near East.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Advisor of FCA and Student Government Association.

PAGE ROWLAND

RIPLEY High School VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Cross Country AllState; athletic and academic scholarship Rowland from Blue Mountain College; FCA leadership team.

PARENTS: Robby and Felesha Rowland.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Blue Mountain College in the fall to run cross country and major in education.

DEANNA NICOLE STAFFORD

RIPLEY High School SALUTATORIAN OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Band; National Art Honor Society; Enrichment Honors.

PARENTS: Chris and Kristy Stafford Stafford.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Northeast Community College.

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JULIE MCCULLOUGH major in nursing and then MYRTLE Attendance Center transfer to MUW to obtain STAR TEACHER BSN and master’s. I hope to EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree, one day work at St. Jude Blue Mountain Children’s Research Hospital College. Masas a pediatric oncology ter’s degree in nurse. educational leadership, JULIE CANOY Arkansas WEST UNION Attendance Center State UniverSALUTATORIAN sity.

OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVMcCullough TEACHING ITIES: SpeEXPERIENCE: cial honors Foreign language and English, graduate; Myrtle and Ingomar, 14 years. special honor JANIE THRASHER roll; Beta BELMONT High School ARTURO Club; FBLA; EDUCATION: Northeast MissisALEJANDRO VALLES FBLA third sippi CommuNEW ALBANY High School place winner Canoy nity College; SALUTATORIAN in state conUniversity of OTHER HONference; | | North AlORS AND ACyearbook staff; Press Club; abama.

KATE WEBB TIVITIES: Anchor Club; FCA; Driver’s TEACHING INGOMAR Attendance Center Soccer team Education Award; cheerEXPERIENCE: SALUTATORIAN captain; leading squad; cheer 32 years OTHER HONAFJROTC squad captain; cross counThrasher teaching in AlMALLORY MAHON ORS AND ACcorps comtry team; slow-pitch softabama, EAST UNION Attendance Center TIVITIES: mander; ball team; National Student Valles Arkansas and Mississippi as a VALEDICTORIAN and STAR StuStudent American LeLeadership Conference; mathematics teacher. dent Council; gion ScholasUnion County Play AssociaPROFESSIONAL HONORS AND OTHER HONslow-pitch tic Award; Air Force tion; Macedonia Baptist ACTIVITIES: STAR Teacher ORS AND ACsoftball; basAssociation Award; National Church youth choir, misthree times.

TIVITIES: ketball; fastHonor Society; Mu Alpha sion trips.

Homecoming Webb pitch softball; Theta.

PARENTS: Stephen and Ginger DILLON BARNES ERICA WIGGINTON queen; Miss Sophisticated PARENTS: Norma Valles and DoHarrell.

WALNUT High School TISHOMINGO COUNTY High East Union; Senior in Who’s Who; Most rian Mazuca.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend MissisSALUTATORIAN School Most InfluenAthletic in Who’s Who; FBLA; FUTURE PLANS: Earn a degree sippi State University and Mahon OTHER HON- VALEDICTORIAN tial; prom SADD; Math and Science in mechanical engineering at major in biological science ORS AND ACOTHER HONqueen; Best Club; Chemistry Award; U.S. Mississippi State. (pre-med). Later pursue a TIVITIES: ORS AND ACAll Around; Friendliest; adHistory Award; English II medical degree and specialEnglish III TIVITIES: ACT vanced score on all subject Award.

MARY ize in pediatrics.

Award; Beta 32; Multiple area tests; subject area PARENTS: Tripp and Shari MARGARETT KING Club; FCA; advanced awards in math, English, hisWebb.

NEW ALBANY High School HANNAH BOYER Math and Scicourses taken; tory, science; Accounting FUTURE PLANS: Attend North- STAR TEACHER WEST UNION Attendance ence Club; Future BusiAward; Spanish I Award; Psyeast Community College and EDUCATION: B.S. degree in pubCenter Barnes Math and Sciness Leaders chology Award; Anchor Club then further my career at Ole lic communications, UniverSTAR STUDENT Wigginton ence Team; of America: president; Beta Club presiMiss in pursuit of a degree in sity of North Alabama. M.A. OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITop 10 Science NEMCC sciVice President dent; SADD president; FBLA; physical therapy. degree in English, University TIES: Most ence competition; All-Division of Community Service and TSA president; varsity basketof North Alabama.

Intellectual; first team quarterback; AllRecruitment, Second in global ball; cross country manager; BETTY SHORT TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Eight 29 ACT County football. business and first in entreprebaseball scorekeeper; fastINGOMAR Attendance Center years teaching English at New score; 3.95 PARENTS: Wade Barnes and neurship at district competipitch announcer; Union STAR TEACHER Albany High School.Adjunct GPA; special Dana Dixon. tion, first in global business County plays; yearbook coEDUCATION: English instructor at Northeast honors gradFUTURE PLANS: Attend NEMCC and fifth in entrepreneurship editor; Enrichment tutor; comB.A. degree in Mississippi Community College. uate; senior for two years and then transat state competition, attended munity volunteer. secondary ed- PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND class secreBoyer fer to Ole Miss and study national competition; Beta PARENTS: Rebecca and Wayne ucation-sciACTIVITIES: National Board tary; Student pharmacy.

Club; Student Council; Anchor Mahon. ence (biology Certified. STAR Teacher three Council secClub; Paws for a Cause; varFUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC and emphasis), times. retary; Beta Club secretary; DANNY MEEKS sity soccer: team captain, transfer to Ole Miss to pursue University of FBLA; Press Club; yearbook WALNUT High School Brave Award, Midfielder a degree in secondary educaMississippi.

JODIE RENEA MCMILLEN staff; Enrichment tutor; exShort STAR TEACHER Award, nominated for the tion.

Numerous WEST UNION Attendance Center perienced in software.

EDUCATION: NEMCC, A.A. MSU, MHSAA All-Star Soccer Team, graduate VALEDICTORIAN PARENTS: Richard and Cathy B.S. in plant pathology. MSU, All-Division; track; freshman AUSTIN BASIL hours from Ole Miss and OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVIBoyer.

M.S. in biological sciences. basketball; fast-pitch softball; EAST UNION Attendance Center MSU. TIES: Special FUTURE PLANS: To further my TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 25 honor guard; Lindy Callahan SALUTATORIAN TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Six honor gradueducation at the University years at Walnut High School.

Scholar Athlete scholarship; OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVIyears at Hardin County High ate; Scholar of Mississippi.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND homecoming maid; Who’s TIES: LanSchool in Savannah, Tenn.

Athlete; speACTIVITIES: Who’s Who Who Award: Most Intellectual; guage Arts Two years at North Pontotoc cial honor TAMMY WILKERSON Among American High school Student of the Month; All As Award; Techat Ecru. 16 years at Ingomar roll; senior WEST UNION Attendance Teachers for six years. STAR honor roll; Academic All Stars; nology Award; Attendance Center. Curclass presiCenter Teacher in 1991, 1993, 1996, Highest Average Award in biSocial Studies rently in second year at dent; Student STAR TEACHER McMillen 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, ology, anatomy and physiolAward; MCT New Albany High School.

Council presiEDUCATION: 2001, 20012. ogy, chemistry, geometry, Award; Beta PROFESSIONAL HONORS dent; Student BAE, Univeraccelerated algebra II, Club; SADD AND ACTIVITIES: Member Council vice president; FBLA sity of Mis| | Basil trigonometry, geography, vice presiMSTA and NSTA. Ingomar president; FBLA secretary; sissippi. world history, U.S. history, acdent; FCA; BiTeacher of the Year, 2010FBLA vice president; MissisNational celerated English I and II, AP ology SATP; Advanced Award; 2011. Served on various sippi FBLA Northern District Board CertiEnglish III; community servAlgebra I SATP Advanced teacher committees with vice president; Who’s Who in fied. Certifiice.

Award; baseball; Best All MDE on state test developFBLA; co-Ms. West Union cations, Wilkerson ABBEY ENLOW PARENTS: Shane and Tammy Around; class favorite; cross ment and scoring for state High School; Most Likely to business edBELMONT High School Wigginton. country; ninth grade vice biology test.

Succeed; Most Dependable; ucation, VALEDICTORIAN FUTURE PLANS: Attend president; Most Influential; Beta Club; FCA; Press Club; computer education, ComOTHER HONItawamba Community ColBeta Club vice president; RODNEY NATHAN Anchor Club; SADD; yearputer Discovery. ICT1; ORS AND AClege. I will play on their soccer English SATP Advanced CLARK MANSELL book staff; CREATE FoundaICT2.

TIVITIES: team and major in biology. I Award; Anatomy and Physiol- MYRTLE Attendance Center tion; varsity slow-pitch TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 24 Most Likely to plan to become a dentist. ogy Award; Sociology Award; VALEDICTORIAN softball captain; varsity fastyears, West Union, ICT 1 Succeed; senAdvanced Algebra Award; OTHER HONpitch softball captain; suband 2. Curriculum conior class faBOBO WALKER 10th grade vice president; ORS AND ACject area awards in English sultant. vorite; Hall of TISHOMINGO COUNTY High basketball; SADD vice presiTIVITIES: III, U.S. history, geometry PROFESSIONAL HONORS Fame; band; School dent; TSA; Most Intellectual; Archery team; and physical science, EngAND ACTIVITIES: YearEnlow dancer; boys STAR STUDENT chorus; theatre; TSA second senior class lish II, world history, public book advisor, 10 years. basketball OTHER HONplace in district competition; president; speaking, health, journalism, FBLA advisor, 15 years. bookkeeper.

ORS AND ACTSA third place in state comFBLA; HOSA; Algebra I, Biology I, English I, FBLA Foundation Board, PARENTS: Ronnie and Tammy TIVITIES: ACT petition; Pre-Calculus Award; Beta Club.

Mississippi studies, nutrition four years. FBLA State ExMansell Enlow.

31; multiple Physics Award; Theatre PARENTS: and wellness, personal fiecutive Board, nine years.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend the Unihonors Award; Spanish Award; Most Rodney nance, world geography.

FBLA state office advisor, versity of Mississippi and courses; StuImproved Baseball Award; Mansell and Angie Mansell. PARENTS: Mitchell and Karen nine years. Cheerleading study to become a sports dent council: All-Division in baseball; 11th FUTURE PLANS: Attend NorthMcMillen. advisor, two years. STAR medicine therapist. president, vice grade vice president; 12th east and study physical therFUTURE PLANS: Attend ICC to Teacher, 2007.

Walker president, grade vice president; student apy.

ANDREW ALEXANDER class vice mentor; community volunBELMONT High School president, class secretary; teer.

JOSHUA JONES SALUTATORIAN Beta; Foreign Language club; PARENTS: Melinda and Stephen MYRTLE Attendance Center OTHER HONFuture Business Leaders of Basil.

SALUTATORIAN ORS AND ACAmerica: third in parliamenFUTURE PLANS: Attend Blue OTHER HONTIVITIES: tary procedure at regional Mountain College to further ORS AND ACStudent of the competition, second in digital my education and become a TIVITIES: Year of Autovideo at state competition; teacher.

FBLA; Beta motive SerAcademic competition: capClub. vices at tain; Sign language club: WANDA OWEN PARENTS: Vocational and president; Interact; Paws for a EAST UNION Attendance Center Jeanne and Alexander Career Center; Cause; tennis; Hugh O’Brian STAR TEACHER Ted Jones Jones designed the Youth Leadership AmbasEDUCATION: FUTURE prom T-shirt for Belmont in sador; Science Fair: third Northeast PLANS: Go to 2012; helped design homeplace in state competition; Mississippi college to pursue a degree in coming T-shirt in 2012; tour National Spanish Exam: honCommunity business administration and You Deserve a guide for Vocational and Caorable mention; Student of College. B.S. then start a career. reer Center; Most Intellectual; the Month; Mississippi Scidegree, MisHall of Fame; Best All Around. ence and Mathematics Toursissippi State STEWARD WADE PARENTS: Cassandra Alexander nament: top 20 percent in University.

COVINGTON Owen and Eddie Southward. mathematics; National Merit M.Ed. from MYRTLE Attendance Center FUTURE PLANS: Go to a comCommended Scholar; DaughUniversity of STAR STUDENT munity college for two years, ters of the American RevoluMississippi. One year of gradOTHER HONmajoring in computer scition Good Citizen Award; uate work at Ole Miss.

ORS AND ACence. After I get my associate community service.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 37 TIVITIES: degree, I’ll go to a university PARENTS: Amy Bobo and Donyears at East Union.

HOSA; FBLA; outside Mississippi and aim nie Bobo PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND Beta Club. for a bachelor’s degree in FUTURE PLANS: Major in interACTIVITIES: National Board PARENTS: video game development. national studies at the UniverCertified Teacher of the Year, Adam and sity of Mississippi.

2005 and 2011. STAR Regina CovMORGAN RHODES Teacher in 1990, 1992, 2006, Covington ington.

BELMONT High School JOYCE KEY 2008, 2010 and 2013.

FUTURE Historic Downtown Tupelo 842-6453 STAR STUDENT TISHOMINGO COUNTY High PLANS: Go to college and Mall At Barnes Crossing 842-5287 OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVISchool CASON ROBBINS hopefully find a career that TIES: Most Intellectual; Hall of STAR TEACHER INGOMAR Attendance Center utilizes my artistic ability. www.reedsms.com WALNUT High School VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Mississippi Governor’s School Scholar; subClifton ject area awards in Algebra I and II, biology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, Mississippi studies, world geography, U.S. history, Technology Discovery, American government, economics, physics, overall science, Honors English IV, advanced algebra, discrete math, overall math; regional Science Bowl most questions answered correctly; Blue Mountain College science competition second place in biology, third place in advanced science; Mississippi College second place in biology; NEMCC top 10 in Science.

PARENTS: Joe and Tina Clifton.

FUTURE PLANS: Attend Ole Miss and major in biology.

Fame; President of Math Club; Spanish Club; Key Club; Beta Club; Tobacco Coalition; Rhodes SADD; FCA; Performed in school play; Tutor.

PARENTS: David and Stephanie Rhodes FUTURE PLANS: To go to Union University and pursue a career in Neuropsychology.

EDUCATION: Meridian Community College (AA), University of Southern Mississippi (BS), Key Mississippi State University, Meridian branch (Graduate studies) TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 29 years teaching mathematics, past cheer coach, academic coach.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: American Legion State Teacher of the Year, Tishomingo County High School Teacher of the Year, NCTM.

UNION COUNTY

VALEDICTORIAN and STAR Student OTHER HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Student Body Robbins president; senior class president; NorthStar Church in Tupelo; Mississippi College Presidential Scholar with Distinction; FBLA; Students Against Destructive Decisions; FCA; Math Club; Science Club; Union County theatre; Beta Club; DARE role model.

PARENTS: Bo and Alison Robbins.

FUTURE PLANS: Earn a degree in medicine and regularly participate in medical mission trips.

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