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The Daily Journal proudly presents the best and the brightest of Northeast Mississippi in our 2011 graduation section. These students have excelled in the classroom and in athletic and artistic endeavors. They have also served selflessly in their communities. This year’s “Best of the Best,” our Daily Journal All-Stars featured on the front page, exemplify the success that is the product of hard work and study. We congratulate these and all graduates in Northeast Mississippi.

Erin Dyer

■ Oxford High School ■ Top 4 Students/STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: National Merit Finalist; Miriam S. Pullen Award for Excellence in Mathematics; University of Mississippi Modern Languages Fair, first place in Chinese Division; Community volunteer; Oxford band; Color Guard; Northeast Mississippi Honor Band, first chair oboe; Oxford High Debate Team; John C. Stennis Novice Speech and Debate tourney, third place in public forum debate; tennis team – state championships 2008, 2009, 2010; Mississippi AllState Team; Piano study; Mississippi Music Teachers’ Association Outstanding Achievement Award for Qualifying for the State Special Recognition Recital for Eight Years; Eunice Hoffmeister Most Promising Young Artist Award; Mu Alpha Theta; Key Club; Anchor Club; National Honor Society; Spanish Honor Society; History Club; APEX Leadership Summit.

■ Parents: Don and Helen Dyer ■ Hobbies: Tennis, piano, reading, spending time with friends.

■ Future plans: Attend the University of Mississippi to double major in Chinese and chemical engineering as a member of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and the Chinese Language Flagship.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I hope to be finishing my medical degree to possibly be a pediatrician.

Angel Kathryn Gibson

■ West Point High School ■ Valedictorian ■ Other honors and activities: Highest class average 2007-2011; All A Honor Roll; National Honor Society; Beta Club; Outstanding Musician; Rotary Student of the Month; Student Council; American Legion Junior Auxiliary; Junior National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Mayor Youth Council; Senior Steering Committee; Showchoir; Band; Community volunteer.

■ Parents: George and Shirley J. Gibson ■ Hobbies: Playing music, working on art projects, reading.

■ Future plans: To attend the University of Mississippi and major in pharmacy.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I plan to have completed a doctoral degree in pharmacy and work in retail pharmacy.

Chelsea Elizabeth Griffin

■ Baldwyn High School ■ Valedictorian ■ Other honors and activities: Beta Club; Student Government Association; Deca Club; FBLA Club; Interact Club; Reading and Dining Club; Varsity Cheerleading; Spanish Club; Main Street Youth Committee; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; History Club; Math and Science Club; Bearcat Yearbook; Spotlight school newspaper; Baldwyn Bearcat Marching Band; DAR Good Citizen Award; Jefferson Award; Mississippi Scholar; Who’s Who; HOBY Leadership; APEX Leadership Summit; Mississippi Governor’s School; Homecoming Queen; Beauty; Community volunteer.

■ Parents: David and Cindy Griffin ■ Hobbies: Mentoring and tutoring children; reading, traveling and dancing.

■ Future plans: I plan to pursue an elementary education degree at Mississippi State University Shackouls Honors College to obtain a challenging and rewarding position of teaching.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I plan to use my degree to teach youth in a rural community where I can enrich, impact and, ultimately, make a difference in the lives of each student I encounter.

Maggie Thornton

Erin Dyer

Angel Kathryn Gibson

Chelsea Elizabeth Griffin

Edward Mac Huddleston

Andrea F. James

Rebecca Kellum

Hannah Long

Jelissia Lucas

■ Itawamba Agricultural High School ■ Valedictorian ■ Other honors and activities: Itawamba Symphonic Band, first chair; Itawamba Marching Band, section leader and Drum Major; Itawamba Percussion Ensemble, 1st place in state competition; All-South Honor Band at USM; University of Mississippi Honor Band 1st chair; Mississippi State University Honor Band 1st chair; Northeast Mississippi Honor Band, 1st chair; Mississippi Lion’s All State Band, 3rd chair; Brevard Summer Music Institute and Festival Transylvania Symphonic Orchestra under Keith Lockhard and Ken Lam; John P. Sousa Award; Most Outstanding Drum Major; Teacher’s assistant for middle school band; Benny Davis Memorial Award; Semper Fidelis Music Award; National Honor Society; Team Captain Relay for Life; FBLA; Juniorette member.

■ Parents: William and Coleen Thornton ■ Hobbies: Movies, art, music, reading.

■ Future plans: I plan to enroll at St. John’s College in Santa Fe, N.M. Afterwards, I hope to go to law school.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I see myself living in a major U.S. city.

Elizabeth Wiggs

■ Houston High School ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: National Merit Finalist; BancorpSouth Academic Award; First place in Letter about Literature State CompetiNathan Oakes Maggie Thornton Elizabeth Wiggs Allie Kaitlyn Winters tion; Second place in English competition at State Beta Convention; Student of the Month; ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, to become a surgeon.

Edward Mac Huddleston A Honor roll; HHS band; Anchor Club; Beta as a result of your education?

Finished with ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, ■ Pontotoc High School Club; Rhodes Chapel Volunteer Fire Departmy doctorate and pursuing a career as an as a result of your education?

I plan to be ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student ment; Scholar’s Bowl Team; Library volunteer.

English professor. beginning my career as a medical profession■ Other honors and activities: National ■ Parents: Eddie and Carol Wiggs al in a clinic or hospital, on my way to beMerit Scholarship Competition winner; MSU ■ Hobbies: Reading, sewing, drawing and coming a surgeon.

Distinguished Scholar; Senior Award for ExcelJelissia Lucas singing. lence; Highest average over four years in En■ Aberdeen High School ■ Future plans: I hope to become an eleglish, math and social studies; University of ■ Valedictorian Rebecca Kellum mentary school librarian and reading teacher, Mississippi Lott Leadership Institute; Presi■ Other honors and activities: Student ■ Tupelo High School serve God and raise a Christian family. dential Scholar; Who’s Who; Rotary Youth Council; Ambassadors for Change; Beta Club; ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as ■ Salutatorian Leadership Seminar delegate; Governor’s Jazz Band; Band; Soccer; Softball; Scholar’s a result of your education? I will be working ■ Other honors and activities: Numerous School Scholar; Hugh O’Brian Youth LeaderBowl; KFC Colonel Scholar; Rotary Scholar; academic awards; National Honor Society; with students in an elementary school, teachship delegate; DAR Christopher Columbus Mu Alpha Theta; National Spanish Honor So- Homecoming representative; Girls State Dele- ing them to love reading and to expand their Essay contest - district winner, second runner- ciety; Excalibur officer; Shakespeare Literary gate Business Woman Scholarship; Superin- imaginations with books. up at state; Mississippi House of Representa- Society; Anchor Club; Spanish Club; Concert tendent’s Award; Principal’s A Club Award; tives page; Warrior Band; Mid-South Honor Most Valuable Musician Award; Community Choir; Tupelo Rotary Club Code of Ethics Allie Kaitlyn Winters Band; Concert percussion ensemble; Jazz volunteer.

Award; Cum Laude Honor Society; Hope band; Warrior yearbook; Scholar’s Bowl; Math Church Youth Worship Leader, Vacation Bible ■ Parents: Cynthia Lucas and the late Isaiah ■ Corinth High School ■ Valedictorian and Science Team; Book Club; Beta Club; Stu- school assistant teacher, worship leader, Fort ■ Other honors and activities: Hall of Fame; dent Council; Knitting Club; Mu Alpha Theta; youth band, youth group; Community service ■ Hobbies: Reading, planning and hosting Coca-Cola Scholar; Mu Alpha Theta award for Drama Club; FCA; Spanish Club; Cross counvolunteer; ACT Scholar; Louisiana Academy of events, shopping. try; Community volunteer; Church youth choir. Performing Arts Superior Study; Rotary Schol- ■ Future plans: To attend Mississippi State highest math average four years of high ■ Parents: Mac and Flavia Huddleston University and major in secondary education. school; Numerous academic awards; Woodar. men of the World Award; Principal’s Honor Roll ■ Hobbies: Reading, writing, playing piano, ■ Parents: Tammie and Charles Kellum ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, 12 years; Student Council member and officer; cooking, singing, acting, laughing. as a result of your education? I see myself ■ Hobbies: Singing, writing, reading.

■ Future plans: I plan to attend Mississippi ■ Future plans: To become a chemical engi- with a Ph.D. in education, making the most of Creator of the school C-Town Scoop; Producer of Corinth School District Tomahawk Talk podState University, majoring in English with a my life, and helping those who I encounter neer at Mississippi State University. cast; Editor of Corinth High School Web page; pre-medical concentration. along the way.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, Videographer and editor of football DVD; La ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I see myself Femme Fatale Social Organization; Rotary Stuas a result of your education? After combecoming a successful engineer and hopeful- Nathan Oakes dent of the Month; Hugh O’Brian Youth Leaderpleting college and medical school, I plan to ly making a difference in our world.

■ Tupelo High School ship Ambassador; University of Mississippi continue my medical education as a surgical ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student APEX Leadership Summit scholarship winner; resident.

■ Other honors and activities: National Merit Tennis team member and captain; Cross counHannah Long Finalist; Mu Alpha Theta, member and officer; ■ Amory High School try; Oakland Baptist Youth Choir; First PresbyCounselor Camp Bratton Green; All Saints’ Tupe- terian Youth House Ministries; Academic Team; Andrea F. James ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student lo youth delegate; Community service; piano; ■ Shannon High School ■ Other honors and activities: National National Honor Society; FBLA; Historical Soci■ Valedictorian/STAR Student Honor Society; Student Council member/offi- ACT Scholar; Rotary Scholar; MSMS Math Com- ety; French Club; Key Club; Interact Club; Pep petition; State of Mississippi piano competi■ Other honors and activities: National cer; Spanish Club; Amory Students for Club; Community service volunteer. tion; Most Outstanding Male Student; Latin Achievement Finalist and scholarship recipi- Change; AHS Rocket Team; Junior Auxiliary ■ Parents: Mark and Cyndi Winters Club; Debate Team; THS We Care About Animals ■ Hobbies: Tennis, traveling, meeting new ent; Highest average awards in chemistry, AP Crown Club; SADD; Varsity cheerleader; NaClub; THS Young Democrats; Wave Connection people, watching football and acting goofy.

Chemistry, trigonometry, AP Calculus, Adtional Cheer Association; NCA All-American vanced Algebra, Algebra II, geometry, World Cheerleader; Rotary Student of Month; ASFC stage crew member; Varsity basketball.

■ Future plans: Attend the University of Mishistory; National Presidential Scholarship re- Platinum Award in Community Service; Who’s ■ Parents: Tom and Melissa Oakes sissippi to pursue a degree in mechanical en■ Hobbies: Basketball and piano. cipient from Auburn University; Mississippi Who; 30+ ACT Club. gineering while attending the Sally McDonnell ■ Future plans: Philosophy major at George- Barksdale Honors College and the Center for Scholar.

■ Parents: Chuck and Tracey Long ■ Parents: Ardessa Betts ■ Hobbies: Cheerleading, reading, cooking, town, law school, law firm, judge.

Manufacturing Excellence.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, ■ Hobbies: Reading, writing, cooking, draw- watching movies.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as ing, listening to music.

■ Future plans: The Sally McDonnell Barks- as a result of your education? I see myself a result of your education? Working my way ■ Future plans: Major in pre-medicine at dale Honors College at Ole Miss and major in starting out in a law firm, trying to rise up in management at an automotive manufacthrough the ranks to become a judge.

English.

Auburn University on full scholarship. I plan turing company.

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ALL STARS

ALCORN COUNTY

Jennifer Leigh Stutts

■ Alcorn Central High School ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: Beta Club member and officer: Student Government Association; FCA; Future Business Leaders of America; Academic Team; Drama Club; Pep Club; Math Team; Spanish Club; Mu Alpha STUTTS Theta; Community service volunteer; Vacation Bible School leader at Farmington Baptist Church; AWANA leader; Children’s choir assistant; Hall of Fame; Rotary Club Student of the Month; Mississippi Scholar; Superintendent’s Honor Roll; numerous academic awards.

■ Parents: Jimmy and Kathy Stutts ■ Hobbies: Traveling and photography.

■ Future plans: I hope to earn a degree from Mississippi State University then work for ALSAC, the fundraising division of St. Jude.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

Hopefully, I will be working for ALSAC and helping to save the lives of children battling cancer.

Elizabeth “Libby” Katherine Moore

GRADUATION2011

hope to be working as a high school math teacher.

■ Other honors and activities: Basketball; Fast Pitch Softball; Fellowship of Christian AthRebecca W. Lewis letes; Beta Club; ■ Alcorn Central High School Rotary Club; Health ■ STAR Teacher ■ Education: B.S., Blue Mountain Col- Occupational Students of America; lege; M.A. University National Technical of North Alabama.

Honor Society; ■ Teaching expeLOVELESS Class secretary; rience: Alcorn CenMember of Kemp’s tral High School, Chapel Baptist Church; mentor; com21 years. munity service with Cornerstone Health ■ Professional and Rehab. honors and activi■ Parents: Phillip and Laurie Loveless ties: National ■ Hobbies: Spending time with my LEWIS Board Certified family, hanging out with friends, texting, Teacher; STAR listening to music and going to the Teacher 2004, 2008, 2011; Rotary Club gym.

Teacher of the Year 2008; Alcorn School ■ Future plans: I plan to become a District Teacher of the year 2008. registered nurse. After saving my money for a few years, I may go back to school Abby Harris to become a nurse anesthetist.

■ Biggersville High School ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Valedictorian years, as a result of your education? I ■ Other honors and activities: Class see myself owning my own house, loving president 10th, my job and making good money.

11th; Class secretary 12th grade; FuRebekah Cummins ture Farmers of ■ Corinth High School America; Member ■ Salutatorian of FFA Parliamen■ Other honors and activities: Web tary Procedure Warrior; Interact Team; Fellowship of Club; Cross Country; Christian Athletes; Soccer; Soccer HARRIS Rotary Youth Leadmanager; Track; ership Association Science Club memCamp; Rotary Student of the Month; ber and officer; EnBeta Club member and president in vironmental Club 12th grade; Health Occupational Stuofficer; C-Club offidents of America; English Club; Pep cer; Editor of High Club; Vocational Technical Honor Soci- School Website; edCUMMINS ety; National Technical Honor Society; itor of school newsEnvironmental Club; Superintendent paper; co-leader of Project Greenway; Student Advisory Board; Crossroads community service volunteer; National Youth Advisory Council; Student Govern- Honor Society; Principal’s Honor Roll; ment president; Basketball; Homecom- Rotary Youth Leadership Association; ing Queen; Who’s Who awards.

Mu Alpha Theta; Homecoming Sweet■ Parents: Lamar and Angie Harris heart; numerous academic awards; ■ Hobbies: Hanging out with friends, Mississippi Scholars; Hall of Fame. riding horses, drawing, painting.

■ Parents: Dr. Ronnie and Iris Cum■ Future plans: I plan to attend mins Northeast Mississippi Community Col■ Hobbies: Soccer and track. lege and receive my degree in nursing. I ■ Future plans: Attend University of then plan to transfer to a university and Mississippi and become a marine biolcontinue my education in order to beogist. come a certified registered nurse anes- ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 thetist. years, as a result of your education?

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Working on the East Coast as a marine years, as a result of your education? biologist.

Working at a hospital as a nurse anesthetist and married.

■ Alcorn Central High School ■ Salutatorian ■ Other honors and activities: Future Business Leaders of America; Hall of Fame; Top Ten; DAR Good Citizen Award; Mississippi Scholar; 2009 Junior Leadership Alcorn graduate; numerous academic MOORE awards; Beta Club; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Drama Club; Student Government Association; Spanish Club; Math Team; Pep Club; Alcorn Central Dance Team.

■ Parents; Mike and Gayle Moore ■ Hobbies: Theater, singing, dancing, church activities.

■ Future plans: My plan is to go to Northeast Mississippi Community College for two years and then attend Blue Mountain College. I plan to major in math education.

Katie Loveless ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Biggersville High School years, as a result of your education? I ■ Salutatorian

Christian H. Stone

■ Corinth High School ■ STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: Numerous academic awards; Scored advanced

on all of the Mississippi Subject Area Tests; Rotary Student of the Month; Hall of Fame; CHS Academic Team; Boys’ State delegate; Rotary Youth Leadership Association; APEX youth leadership conference; Community STONE service volunteer; Mu Alpha Theta; Science Club; Foreign Language Club; Pep Club; History Club; FCA; Environment Club; National Honor Society; Drama Club; Tennis; cross country; Interact.

■ Parents: Robert and Valli Stone ■ Future plans: I plan to attend Mississippi State University and major in biomedical engineering.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I plan to have completed graduate school and be employed by a medical company. I see myself conducting research and living a financially secure life.

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DAILY JOURNAL running; volunteering; school clubs.

■ Future plans: I plan to attend the University of Mississippi and receive a degree in computer science. Then I plan to work for a government agency in the field of cyber security.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I see myself in a top position in a government agency protecting our nation from outside threats to network integrity of key intelligence facilities.

BENTON COUNTY

Marquez Walls

■ Ashland High School ■ Valedictorian ■ Other honors and activities: National Beta Club; Student Council; Class officer; Basketball; Who’s Who; 4-H Club; Prom Committee; Academic awards.

Alie Trim ■ Parents: ■ Kossuth High School Matthew and Angela WALLS ■ Salutatorian Walls ■ Other honors and activities: Nation- ■ Hobbies: Basketal Honor Society; ball, singing and hunting.

Student Government ■ Future plans: Attend Mississippi president senior State University as a biology major. After year; Future Busiearning a bachelor’s degree, I am going ness Leaders of to attend pharmacy school.

America – placed ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 third in state comyears, as a result of your education? petition; L.I.N.K.; InIn 10 years, as a result of my educateract; Math and tion, I see myself working as a pharmaTRIM cist preparing to own my own pharmaScience clubs; Fellowship of Christian cy.

Barbara D.Trapp Athletes; Class secretary/treasurer; Ju■ Corinth High School nior Leadership Alcorn; Rotary Youth ■ STAR Teacher Adam Griffin ■ Education: B.A. and M.Ed, University Leadership; Electric Power Association ■ Ashland High School delegate 2010; Alcorn County Mentorof Mississippi. ship Program; Crossroads Museum Youth ■ Salutatorian ■ Teaching experi■ Other honors and activities: SuperAdvisory Committee; Oakland Baptist ence: National intendent List; Beta Church nursery worker and choir memBoard Certified Club member and ber; Air Force scholarship recipient; SciTeacher with 39 officer; National ence Fair. years of experience.

Beta Club.

■ Parents: Terry and Donna Trim ■ Professional ■ Parents: Gwen■ Hobbies: Hanging out with friends; honors and activigoing to Pickwick; going to church; at- dolyn Willis ties: Master Teacher ■ Hobbies: Chess, TRAPP tending baseball games; and being with basketball, drawing.

2001; STAR Teacher her family. seven times.

■ Future plans: ■ Future plans: I plan to attend Receive a master’s GRIFFIN Northeast Mississippi Community College for two years and then transfer to degree in computer Michael Ginn the University of Mississippi to pursue a science.

■ Kossuth High School ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 degree in pediatric medicine.

■ Valedictorian/STAR Student years, as a result of your education?

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Other honors and activities: ComCollege graduate with a successful job years, as a result of your education? peted at a national and a loving family of my own.

In 10 years, I plan to be happily marlevel in FBLA in ried and in the process of starting my Computer Applicaown pediatric clinic. tions; Junior LeadJordan Wilson ership Alcorn; vice■ Hickory Flat Attendance Center president of SGA in ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student Gayle Rhodes 11th grade; presi■ Other honors and activities: Com■ Kossuth High School dent of Kossuth’s munity service vol■ STAR Teacher unteer; Class offiFBLA chapter; co■ Education: Blue Mountain College.

GINN ■ Teaching expericer; Class favorite; president of Math Northeast Missisand Science clubs; ence: 26 years. sippi Youth FoundaNational Honor Society; Interact Club; ■ Professional tion Chairman; Ace Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Rotary honors and activiHardware’s Helpful Youth Leadership; member of 3A cross ties: STAR Teacher; Hands Runner-up country State Championship team Woodmen of the for Mississippi; 2007, 2009 and state runner-up 2008; World; TAH facilitaWILSON Hugh O’Brien Youth science fair winner. tor; Who’s Who Leadership Alumni; ■ Parents: Clay and Gina Ginn Among Teachers; ■ Hobbies: Holly Baptist Youth group; MDE member.

RHODES Beta Club member and officer; Ms.

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Hickory Flat; Pine Grove Baptist Church Youth Council; Bible Drills; Basketball.

■ Parents: Wayne and Cindy Wilson ■ Hobbies: Basketball, spending time with friends and family, reading.

■ Future plans: I plan to attend the University of Mississippi and major in pre-pharmacy. I plan to ultimately earn a doctorate degree.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

I see myself working in some job in the field of pharmacy. I hope to be able to use my degree to work in hospitals in poverty-stricken countries for short time periods.

■ Teaching experience: six years (Greenwood, Bruce, Ole Miss Summer Academy, ISHS Ole Miss, online instructor).

■ Professional honors and activiADAMS ties: Mathematics department chairman; Assistant softball coach.

GRADUATION2011 ucation Awards Program; Drama Award; Multiple academic awards.

■ Parents: Gary and Ellen Mathieu ■ Hobbies: Musicals, reading.

■ Future plans: I plan to go to Mississippi State University to study veterinary medicine.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? In 10 years I see myself as a successful graduate either working with a veterinarian or just opening my own business.

State University and major in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

In 10 years, I plan on having a bachelor’s degree and also my master’s degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering. I plan on doing profitable works toward the country.

Hunter Powell

■ Houston High School ■ Valedictorian ■ Other honors and activities: DAR Kelci McCormick Perry L. Liles History Award; Cap■ Calhoun Academy ■ Calhoun City High School tain of Houston ■ Valedictorian ■ STAR Teacher Solar Race Team; ■ Other honors and activities: Beta ■ Education: BS/MS math educaCaptain of cross Kayla Kolivas Club; ABC competition/high school country team; Rep■ Hickory Flat Attendance Center tion; Senior class administration at resentative in An■ Salutatorian vice president; BasMississippi State chor Club; Houston ■ Other honors and activities: Lindy ketball; Softball; University.

Fire Department; Callahan Scholar Cheerleading; Fel■ Teaching experiMost Intelligent Athlete; Class offilowship of Christian ence: 22 years POWELL Award; Golf team. cer; Basketball; Athletes.

(Crystal Springs, Ab■ Parents: George Slowpitch softball; ■ Parents: Teresa erdeen, Madison and Allison Powell Fastpitch softball; Winter and Clovis Central, Coffeeville, MCCORMICK Charleston, Calhoun LILES ■ Hobbies: Running, golf, hunting, Beta Club member McCormick swimming. and officer: Fellow■ Hobbies: Playing City). ship of Christian basketball, watching movies and hang- ■ Professional honors and activities: ■ Future plans: I want to work for the FBI, investigating fraud and other whiteAthletes. ing with friends.

Football coach, powerlifting coach.

KOLIVAS ■ Future plans: I plan to attend collar crime after graduating from Ole ■ Parents: John Miss with an accounting and law degree. and Sandra Kolivas Itawamba Community College and Brandi Bray ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Hobbies: Playing basketball and major somewhere in the medical field. ■ Vardaman High School years, as a result of your education? I softball.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Valedictorian plan on graduating from Ole Miss with ■ Future plans: I will be attending years, as a result of your education? I ■ Other honors and activities: FFA, a master’s degree in accounting and a Millsaps College in the fall to pursue a see myself being a physical therapist/ Beta Club; HOSA, law degree. career in medicine. trainer for a college or professional ath- FCCLA, Honors, ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 letic team.

Woodmen of the years, as a result of your education?

Lindsay Ward World History Award.

In 10 years, hopefully I’ll be two years Madison Chrestman ■ Houston High School ■ Parents: Curtis into my residency at a hospital after ■ Valedictorian ■ Calhoun Academy Bray and the late finishing medical school.

■ Other honors and activities: Beta ■ Salutatorian Margaret Bray Club; Fellowship of ■ Other honors and activities: Hall of ■ Future plans: Christian Athletes; Kathy Bennett Fame; Beta Club; Attend Northwest BRAY Foreign Language ■ Hickory Flat Attendance Center Academic Quiz Mississippi CommuClub; Student Coun■ STAR Teacher Bowl Team; Comnity College and cil; Diamond Girls; ■ Education: B.A., Blue Mountain Col- munity service. major in pharmacy.

Varsity Tennis; Anlege.

■ Parents: Kevin ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 chor Club; Bancorp■ Teaching expeand Jeannie Chrestyears, as a result of your education? rience: Ashland Elman Working as a pharmacist at a CVS, Wal- South Academic Award; Volunteer ementary School ■ Hobbies: Writing greens or Walmart.

WARD Club; Cross Country; 1980-82; Hickory stories, drawing, CHRESTMAN Second place in the Flat Elementary working with chilBrittany Brummitt state for Letters to Literature.

1982 to 2009. dren, watching ■ Vardaman High School ■ Parents: Terry Ward and Kim Spicer Taught a total of movies, playing board games.

■ Salutatorian 29 years.

■ Future plans: To become an elemen- ■ Other honors and activities: HOSA, ■ Hobbies: Painting, running, reading, BENNETT tary teacher after attending online coursjust being with friends.

■ Professional FFA, National Tech■ Future plans: Go to Ole Miss to obhonors and activies through Mississippi State University. nical Honor Society. tain a bachelor’s degree in English, then ties: Was selected three years for ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Parents: Lisa go on to law school.

Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. years, as a result of your education?

Wright ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Teaching elementary preferably in a ■ Hobbies: SwimCALHOUN COUNTY years, as a result of your education? I small private school. ming, fishing, worksee myself fresh out of college and ing.

Clinton Lee Jenkins working for a small law firm.

Lindsey Liles ■ Future plans: ■ Bruce High School ■ Calhoun City High School Go to college and ■ Valedictorian/STAR student BRUMMITT Donna Turman ■ Co-Valedictorian/STAR Student pursue a degree in ■ Other honors and activities: ■ Houston High School ■ Other honors and activities: Varsity the medical field.

School band; Beta ■ STAR Teacher softball; Powerlift■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Club; Football ■ Education: B.S. and master’s degree ing; Beta Club; Felyears, as a result of your education?

I team; Varsity Quiz in Science educalowship of Christian see myself settled down and starting a Bowl Team; tion at MSU; NaAthletes; Annual family.

Statewide Youth tional Board CertiStaff; New Century Leadership ConferCHICKASAW COUNTY fied; College Board Club Juniorettes; ence; Class officer; Endorsement (AP Piano;Pperfect SAR Good CitizenHoulka Attendance Center Biology). score on Algebra I ship Award; NaValedictorian: JJ Edington ■ Teaching experiJENKINS state test; Highest tional Youth LeadLILES Salutatorian: Macey Heair ence: 27 years school score on Enership Training; (Mathiston, Abglish II state test; Eagle Scout; Academic awards in Enerdeen, Houston).

Principal’s Honor Roll; Class I Girls PowTURMAN Matthew Munlin glish, Algebra I and II, geometry, ■ Professional erlifting State Championship 3rd place ■ Houston High School trigonometry and more. honors and activities: STAR Teacher ■ Valedictorian ■ Parents: Ronald Clinton Jenkins Jr. 148 pounds 2009 and 2010. five times; Beta sponsor 23 years.

■ Parents: Sharon and Perry Liles ■ Other honors and activities: Beta and Carlyn Leigh Jenkins ■ Hobbies: Painting, designing T-shirts, Club; Anchor Club; ■ Hobbies: Video gaming, programplaying piano, powerlifting, softball.

Fellowship of ChrisVivian Kaufman ming, camping, hiking and reading.

■ Future plans: I will attend Mississip- tian Athletes; HHS ■ Okolona High School ■ Future plans: Attend college in fall pi State University and earn a master’s Scholars Bowl ■ Co-valedictorian/STAR Student 2011 and obtain a bachelor’s degree degree in Sports Administration.

Team; Houston ■ Other honors and activities: Princiin computer science.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 High School band; pal’s List; Honor ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I Roll; Career Associyears, as a result of your education? see myself as director of women’s ath- Delta State University Honor Band; ation; SuperintenI see myself as a video game program- letics at an SEC university.

Ole Miss Honor dent’s List; Peer mer at a mid-level development stuMUNLIN Helpers; Drama; Band; NEMBDA dio.

Honor Band; MissisTennis; Mentor ProEmily Carrol Hardin sippi State University Honor Wind Sym- gram.

■ Calhoun City High School Lisa Terrell Wells phony; Mississippi Baptist All-State ■ Parents: Vickie ■ Co-valedictorian ■ Bruce High School Youth Choir and Orchestra; Mississippi Yarrito and Nick ■ Other honors and activities: Varsity ■ Salutatorian KAUFMAN Lions All-State Band.

Yarrito cheerleading; Tennis; ■ Other honors and activities: Beta Dance; Piano; ■ Parents: Bart and Melanie Munlin ■ Hobbies: Writing, Club; Student ■ Hobbies: Fishing, cooking, reading, playing flute, video games and being Marching band; ConCouncil; Softball; going to high school sporting events, with family. cert band; Youth in Band; Woodmen of music.

■ Future plans: To become a counselor.

Arts; Beta Club; FCA; the World American ■ Future plans: I plan to attend Mis- ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Student Council; History award; sissippi State University and double years, as a result of your education?

MFWC Juniorettes; American Scholar; major in psychology and religion. I After getting my doctorate in psycholoTri-M Honor Society; Who’s Who Among would like to pursue a career in Chris- gy, I see myself owning my own counselAnnual Staff; Prom American High HARDIN tian counseling. ing clinic.

Committee; Art; Fox School Students; ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Conner’s Army; CalWELLS houn City First Baptist Church youth group; years, as a result of your education?

Career and TechniAlisha Buchanan cal Center Allied After attending seminary, I see myself Youth choir; Miss CCHS; Who’s Who; Re■ Okolona High School Health II Award; STEM Award; Quiz gion and state reading fair winner; Multi- working in a church helping youth and ■ Co-valedictorian Bowl; Class officer; Mississippi Rural young adults. ple academic awards.

■ Other honors and activities: SuperVoices; Rotary Club Youth Leader; Ju■ Parents: Susan and Tony Hardin intendent’s List; niorettes; City Library Youth Advisory ■ Hobbies: Photography, painting, Quadra Shanee Townsend School choir; NaCouncil; Piano; First Baptist Church reading and exercising.

■ Houston High School tional Honor SociYouth; Church youth choir; Bible Drill. ■ Future plans: Attend Mississippi State ■ Valedictorian ety; Mentor Pro■ Parents: Dr. Willie and Rose Wells University and major in interior design.

■ Other honors and activities: Most gram; National ■ Hobbies: Softball, bike riding, ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Original Individual Technical Honor Somovies. years, as a result of your education? I in Reading Fair; ciety; Peer Helpers; ■ Future plans: I plan to attend the see myself working for an interior deLetters About LiterFuture Business University of Mississippi where I will be sign firm in a big city. ature State Finalist; Leaders of America. taking prerequisites for medical Miss Congeniality; ■ Parents: BUCHANAN school.

The United States Jeanette and DonShelby Mathieu ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Achievement Acadeald Buchanan years, as a result of your education? ■ Calhoun City High School my Award; Anchor ■ Hobbies: Singing with my gospel ■ Salutatorian I see myself in an obstetrics/gynecoloClub; Karaoke and group, Blessed; talking on the phone ■ Other honors gy residency program in 10 years.

Music Club; Arts TOWNSEND and texting; hanging with my family and Shortly thereafter, I plan to begin prac- and activities: BETA and Sketching Club; friends.

Club; Musicals; tice in Calhoun County.

Most Likely to Succeed/Intelligent.

■ Future plans: I plan to attend the D.A.R. Good Citizen ■ Parents: Virginia and Charles University of Mississippi and major in Award; Perfect score Townsend physical therapy.

Stephen Adams on Biology I and ■ Hobbies: Singing, dancing, playing ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Bruce High School U.S. History SATP; the piano, sketching, painting, reading years, as a result of your education? I ■ STAR Teacher Tri-Music Honor Soand making people laugh. visualize myself being a certified physi■ Education: University of Mississip- ciety; Band; Paper MATHIEU ■ Future plans: Attend Mississippi cal therapist with my own office. pi; Alcorn State University. staff; President’s Ed-

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Trey Buchanan

■ Okolona High School ■ Salutatorian ■ Other honors and activities: OHS chorus; DECA competition (2nd place); Academic achievement awards; Band; Musicianship award.

■ Parents: Wayne and Ruby Buchanan ■ Hobbies: Playing BUCHANAN the piano, singing, talking on the phone, texting and hanging out with family and friends.

■ Future plans: Attend Ole Miss and major in music and minor in psychology.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I plan to become a vocal performer and musician and travel around the world.

Dena K. Holley

■ Okolona High School ■ STAR Teacher ■ Education: B.A., University of Mississippi; Teach Mississippi Institute; Currently working on master’s degree.

■ Teaching experience: Since 2008 at Okolona High School.

■ Professional HOLLEY honors and activities: Began and coordinated a school newspaper in 2009.

CLAY COUNTY

Morgan Sweeney

■ Oak Hill Academy ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: Commended scholar by National Merit Corporation; Honor Society member; A Honor Roll; Quiz Bowl Team; Math and Science Team; History Bowl Team.

■ Parents: Doug SWEENEY and Wanda Sweeney ■ Hobbies: Reading, writing, video games, going to concerts, Ultimate Frisbee.

■ Future plans: Graduate from MSU with a master’s in computer science.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

As a successful software engineer.

Ciera Higginbotham

■ Oak Hill Academy ■ Salutatorian ■ Parents: Donna Criddle ■ Hobbies: Picnicking and walking in the park with my mom and mini Schnauzer, Mistro; having fun with friends and reading a good book.

■ Future plans: I plan to attend Mississippi State UniHIGGINBOTHAM versity and major in English, while dabbling with photography on the side.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

In 10 years, I see myself working as a successful freelance writer and/or photographer.

Bobo Jr. ■ Hobbies: Learning, hanging out with friends, enjoying life.

■ Future plans: I plan to attend Mississippi State University and major in aerospace engineering.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I see myself as a successful engineer making a lot of money. I would also like to have regular speaking engagements to motivate the youth.

Stephanie Danielle Camp

■ West Point High School ■ STAR Student ■ Parents: David Camp, and Lawanna and Shea Terry ■ Hobbies: Reading, drawing and listening to music.

■ Future plans: Attend MUW to major in nursing.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 CAMP years, as a result of your education?

Working as a nurse practitioner helping someone.

Lynda Laabs

■ West Point High School ■ STAR Teacher ■ Education: BS, Murray State University; Master’s, University of Mississippi.

■ Teaching experience: 37 years.

■ Professional honors and activities: Teacher of the Year; STAR Teacher.

ITAWAMBA COUNTY

Chanda Davis

■ Itawamba Agricultural High School ■ Salutatorian ■ Other honors and activities: Special Honors; IAHS Hall of Fame; Academic awards; Anchor Club; Band; Big Brothers, Big Sisters; I-LEAD; Mu Alpha Theta; National Honor Society member and officer; Nurse Mentorship DAVIS Academy at NMMC; School Production of “Annie;” Student Council; Rural Medical Scholars Program; Community service volunteer.

■ Parents: Angelia and Terry Davis ■ Hobbies: Reading, photography, fashion, social networking, gardening, doing experiments.

■ Future plans: Attend MSU and study biochemistry, then attend medical school to become a pediatrician.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

Hopefully, working as a pediatrician in my own clinic.

John Reed Christian

■ Itawamba Agricultural High School ■ STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: All-Star Scholar of Mississippi; National Merit finalist; Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction; Presidential Scholars Program candidate; Numerous subject CHRISTIAN area awards; Student Council; Math and Science Club; Scholars’ Bowl; EBuddies; Northeast Mississippi Youth Foundation; I-LEAD; National Honor SoJudy Rice ciety; Mu Alpha Theta; Community ser■ Oak Hill Academy vice volunteer; Hugh O’Brien Youth ■ STAR Teacher Leadership Program; Mississippi Gover■ Education: Bachelor of Arts, Univer- nor’s School; Lot Leadership Program. sity of Mississippi.

■ Parents: Marty and Dawn Christian ■ Teaching experi■ Hobbies: Reading, listening to ence: 26 years; 18 music, writing, movies. at Oak Hill Acade■ Future plans: After high school, I my; 6 at Pulaski plan to enroll at Yale University and obAcademy in Little tain a degree in biology and then atRock, Ark., and 2 tend medical school. years at Hernando ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 High School.

RICE years, as a result of your education?

■ Professional My 28-year-old self will, most likely, eihonors and activither be completing his residency or ties: Reader of the National Advanced conducting some form of biological rePlacement exams for AP Language and search (independent or otherwise).

Composition; chairman of the English Department; member of NCTE; Clay Chris Johnson County Arts Council; Junior Auxiliary.

Itawamba Agricultural High School STAR Teacher Justin Dominique Bobo Education: B.A., Mississippi State Uni■ West Point High School versity.

■ Salutatorian Teaching experi■ Other honors and activities: Student ence: 10 years at Council; High School Itawamba AgriculScholar; National tural High School.

Honor Society; NaProfessional hontional Technical Soors and activities: ciety; Dynasty Show STAR Teacher, six Choir; West Point years; All-Star TeachHigh School MarchJOHNSON er; 2011 Fulton ing Band; Concert Civic Club Teacher of Band; Symphonic BOBO the Year; 2011 Presidential Teacher of Band; Science Club; Distinction nominee; Scholars’ Bowl National Beta Club; coach; Student Council advisor.

Technical Student Association; FCA; Northside Christian Church Mime, Youth choir; Football team captain; Scholar’s Nicholas Wofford Olympiad; Brain Bowl Team; Beta Club; ■ Mantachie High School Who’s Who; Honor Roll; Student of the ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student Month; Top 20 Under 20 Outstanding ■ Other honors and activities: Beta Youth in Clay County; Mayor’s Youth Coun- Club; Mu Alpha Theta; Science Club; Scicil; Community volunteer. ence Team; Student Council; Spanish ■ Parents: Pamela Anderson; Bobby Club; Scholars Bowl; MHS Band; MHS

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Jazz Band; Placed in top 20 percent in chemistry and biology at Mississippi College in 2009; Academic awards; Community service volunteer; Woodmen of the World WOFFORD American History award; Harrisburg Baptist Church in Tupelo; Academic Excellence Scholarship recipient; Guyton Excellence Scholarship; Holmes Scholarship at the University of Mississippi; Accepted to the Ole Miss Honors College.

■ Parents: Brad and Nancy Wofford ■ Hobbies: Reading, playing chess, playing saxophone.

■ Future plans: Attend the University of Mississippi and graduate from law school.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

My career goals are to become a prosecuting attorney and possibly become a judge.

■ Hobbies: Basketball, softball, swimming, fishing, hanging out with friends.

■ Future plans: Attend ICC to obtain an associate degree in nursing, HOLLAND then continuing on to a university for my bachelor’s degree in nursing.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I see myself with a bachelor’s degree working in the nursing field.

LAFAYETTE COUNTY

Austin Caulder

■ Lafayette High School ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: Principal’s List; Oxford Exchange Club Student of the Month; Academic Letter; Band Letter; NuHolly Hallmark merous academic ■ Mantachie High School awards; Beta Club; ■ Salutatorian Club Red; Mayor’s ■ Other honors and activities: SciYouth Council; Naence Club; StuCAULDER tional Honor Socidents Against Deety; Spanish Club; structive Decisions; Mu Alpha Theta; Junior Leadership; Anchor Club; Mu Marching band; Jazz band; Concert Alpha Theta; Beta band; Community service volunteer.

Club; Spanish Club; ■ Parents: Mark and Kim Caulder Band; Chorus; Color ■ Hobbies: Video games, playing Guard; Color Guard cards, swimming, camping. captain; Desktop ■ Future Plans: I have been accepted Publishing Award; HALLMARK into the Early Entry Pharmacy Program Word Processing at Ole Miss.

Award; Accounting Award; All As; All As ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 and Bs. ■ Parents: John and Debbie Hallmark years, as a result of your education? I hope to be working as a pharmacist.

■ Hobbies: Color guard; playing clarinet; writing poetry.

■ Future plans: Attend ICC for two Amber Bishop years then attend a university, marriage. ■ Lafayette High School ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Salutatorian years, as a result of your education? I ■ Other honors and activities: Woodssee myself as a high school English man of the World teacher with a family and nice home.

History Award; Academic Letter; Best All Around; Scholar Sandra F. Jackson Athlete; Student of ■ Mantachie High School the Month; Presi■ STAR Teacher dent’s List: Beta ■ Education: A.A., Club; National East Mississippi Honor Society; Mu Community College; Alpha Theta; StuB.S., M.Ed. and BISHOP dent Council; Junior Ed.D., Mississippi Leadership; Young Life; Abbeville Baptist State University.

Church youth group; Community volun■ Teaching expeteer. rience: 34 years.

■ Professional JACKSON ■ Parents: Darrell and Sheila Bishop ■ Hobbies: Going to church, working at honors and activities: DAR Award for Outstanding History Halon’s Day Spa, spending time with friends and family, studying.

Teacher for Pontotoc City Schools, ■ Future plans: Go to Ole Miss and 1997-98. receive a bachelor’s degree in biology, go to Jackson for med school to pursue Krisha Peden a career in physical therapy.

■ Tremont High School ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Valedictorian years, as a result of your education? I ■ Other honors and activities: ICC plan on living in Oxford and working as Leadership Schola physical therapist. I hope by then to arship; Lion’s Club be living a comfortable life with a beauStudent of the tiful family.

Month; TEPA Youth Leadership deleVirginia Cornelius gate; Hall of Fame; ■ Lafayette High School Homecoming ■ STAR Teacher Queen; Beta Club; ■ Education: B.A., Smith College; M.Ed., FCA; Student Council; Basketball; PEDEN Harvard University.

■ Teaching expeSoftball; Bowling; rience: 21 years.

Church choir; Competed in the State ■ Professional Bible Drills competition.

■ Parents: Kerry Lee and Creda Peden honors and activi■ Hobbies: Playing basketball, singing in ties: STAR Teacher church choir and church youth activities. 2004, 2006, 2007; ■ Future plans: Go to ICC and then on Siemens AP Teaching Excellence Award; AP to MSU. CORNELIUS Calculus, Question ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I Leader for AP Exam. plan to be a graduate MSU with a degree in engineering.

Mary Bryan Barksdale ■ Oxford High School ■ Top 4 students Lizabeth Holland ■ Other honors and activities: National ■ Tremont High School Merit Semifinalist; AP Scholar; Academic ■ Salutatorian awards; Woodsmen of the World History ■ Other honors and activities: ICC Award; Class Favorite; Homecoming Court; Leadership Scholarship; Hall of Fame; First-place award for painting; Tennis; TuSenior Maid; Basketball team captain; toring; Mentoring; Anchor Club member Student Council member and officer; Beta Club; FCA; SADD; Varsity basketball and officer; National Honor Society member and officer; Drama member. and softball; Church youth activities.

■ Parents: James and Tammy Holland ■ Parents: Marian and Claiborne

Barksdale ■ Hobbies: Tennis, drawing, reading, spending time with family and friends.

■ Future plans: I probably will attend Boudoin College in Brunswick, Maine.

BARKSDALE ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I see myself returning to Mississippi to work to better public education.

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■ Oxford High School ■ STAR Teacher ■ Education: B.A., University of Louisiana, Monroe; M.A. University of STONE Mississippi.

■ Teaching experience: Oxford High School since 1994.

Joan Westmoreland

■ Oxford High School ■ STAR Teacher Norma Barksdale ■ Education: B.A., Duke University; ■ Oxford High School M.Ed., University of ■ Top 4 Students North Carolina, ■ Other honors and activities: Anchor Greensboro; 60Club member and plus hours toward officer; Senior class Ph.D., University of officer; Theater; NaNorth Carolina, tional Honor SociChapel Hill. ety; French Club; ■ Teaching expeNational Merit Firience: Winstonnalist; Founding WESTMORELAND Salem School Sysmember of Oxfordtem, 1974-80; Lafayette Youth LitDurham County, 1981-87; Water Valley, eracy Council.

BARKSDALE 1992-2000; Oxford High School, 2000 ■ Parents: Marian to present. and Claiborne Barksdale ■ Professional honors and activities: ■ Hobbies: Reading, drawing, theater. Who’s Who in American Education; Ox■ Future plans: I have absolutely no ford High School Teacher of the Year. idea. I am going to go to a four-year college, Vassar, and then probably gradLEE COUNTY uate school.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Adrianna West years, as a result of your education?

■ Mooreville High School Hopefully, doing something very exciting ■ Valedictorian and not in an office environment.

■ Other honors and activities: Highest academic 9 through 12; Special Kevin Clancy Distinction; 3rd ■ Oxford High School place district com■ Top 4 Students petition FBLA. ■ Other honors and activities: Cross ■ Parents: Barry Country; Track; Socand Mary Ann West cer; ASG treasurer; ■ Hobbies: Playing National Merit Fibasketball, fishing nalist; National and painting.

WEST Honor Society; Na■ Future plans: I tional Spanish plan to attend ICC in the fall and major Honor Society. in exercise science.

■ Parents: Sally ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 and Tom Clancy CLANCY years, as a result of your education? I ■ Hobbies: Runsee myself as a successful physical ning, soccer. therapist with my own rehabilitation ■ Future plans: Attend University of center.

Notre Dame and study engineering.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

William Adamec Still working hard, but hopefully some- ■ Mooreville High School where the work is enjoyable.

■ Salutatorian/STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: National Merit ComDan Mossing mended Scholar; ■ Oxford High School Special Distinction; ■ STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: Band; Class officer; Straight As with Outstanding woodhighest academic wind musician; average in 10th, Band president; 11th and 12th Lions Band; Swimgrades; Academic ming; Boy Scouts; ADAMEC awards; Student of Eagle Scout; AcaWeek multiple demic awards; times; Nominated for Tombigbee Youth American Math Leadership Award; FBLA, multiple Competition School Winner; National MOSSING awards at district and state conferences; Student Council; Junior Civitan German Exam, Top Club; Spanish Club; Yearbook staff; Scorer; Recipient of Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange scholarship for Scholars’ Bowl; National Beta Club.

■ Parents: Stephen and Paula school year in Germany.

■ Parents: Michael and Susan Mossing Adamec ■ Hobbies: Working with computers, ■ Hobbies: Bassoon, swimming, Boy participating in school activities, listenScouts, reading interesting stuff. ing to music.

■ Future plans: Undergraduate at Princeton University. I plan to become a ■ Future plans: Attend Ole Miss and obtain a degree in computer science, research scientist. then pursue a career in software devel■ Where do you see yourself in 10 opment. years, as a result of your education?

As a post-doctoral fellow at a major re- ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I search university, hopefully. see myself as a senior computer scientist doing cutting-edge work in software Lucas O’Neill development in one of a number of ■ Oxford High School possible fields.

■ STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: Varsity basketball; National Belinda Bruce Honor Society mem■ Mooreville High School ber and officer; His■ STAR Teacher tory Club; Mu Alpha ■ Education: B.S., University of MissisTheta; Northeast sippi; Master’s deMississippi Youth gree, Walden UniFoundation Board versity. member; National ■ Teaching experiMerit Finalist. ence: Mooreville O’NEILL High School 2002 ■ Parents: Mike and Renee O’Neill to present.

■ Hobbies: Playing sports, hanging out ■ Professional with friends, reading. honors and activi■ Future plans: I plan to attend BRUCE ties: Mooreville Auburn University and receive a degree High School Teacher in mechanical engineering. of the Year 2008; Mississippi Profes■ Where do you see yourself in 10 sional Educators Organization; Lee years, as a result of your education? I County Schools Advisor Committee; repsee myself working as a mechanical en- resentative for Lee County Schools to gineer. the PUL Alliance.

James J. Reidy

CONGRATULATIONS 2011 GRADUATES

Mary Stone

■ Oxford High School ■ STAR Teacher ■ Education: B.A. University of Mississippi; Teacher certification, University of Oregon.

■ Teaching experience: Soldotna High School, 198992; Coldwater High School, 1992-93; Oxford High School, 1993-present.

REIDY ■ Professional honors and activities: CMS Fellowship Grant; QuarkNet Program Lead Teacher.

Eliott Channing Lansdell

■ Nettleton High School ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student ■ Parents: Kimberly C. Copeland and Billy Wade Lansdell II ■ Hobbies: Golfing, reading, going to church, playing racquet ball and football and bowling.

■ Future plans: I LANSDELL plan to receive an undergraduate in public policy leadership at Ole Miss.

Then I plan to go to law school to later

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DAILY JOURNAL pass the bar exam in order to become an attorney.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

In 10 years, I see myself as a senior associate in litigation in one of America’s leading law firms.

■ Other honors and activities: Academic awards; Numerous extracurricular awards; Highest GPA in 9th grade; Assistant instructor at Pinson’s Martial Arts AcadeBLANKENSHIP Jade Sullivan my for five years.

■ Nettleton High School ■ Parents: Al and Brenda Blankenship ■ Salutatorian ■ Hobbies: Taekwondo, cars, reading, ■ Other honors and activities: Hall of hanging out with friends and car enthuFame; National siasts of Saltillo.

Honor Society; Beta ■ Future plans: Go to the Mississippi Club; Jr. Civitans; University for Women and get a bacheNational Society of lor of science degree in nursing; work in High School Schola hospital and go back to school as ars; Member of Netsoon as possible to become a nurse tleton First Baptist anesthetist.

Church; Fellowship ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 of Christian Athyears, as a result of your education? I SULLIVAN letes; Varsity Cheer see myself working and enjoying it. I Captain; All-State plan to have a very stable, happy life Cheer finalist; Powerlifting State Cham- with the beginnings of a family. pion; Member of Powerlifting Elite 11; Dance Line Tigerettes; Student Council; William “Teb” Thornton USAA National Award Winner; Tennis Team; Diamond Girl; Track; Cross Coun- ■ Saltillo High School try Most Improved; Who’s Who; Editor of ■ STAR Teacher ■ Education: Associate’s, Itawamba school literary magazine; School reCommunity College; porter for local newspaper; Quill and Scroll Honor Society; Tupelo Jr. Auxiliary BSBA Industrial OpCharity Ball Living Ad; Academic awards; erations ManagePiano; Perfect attendance award; Pow- ment, Auburn University; graduate erlifting national qualifier. studies, University ■ Parents: Darryl and Debbie of Mississippi; Stephens, the late Gary Sullivan Graduate of the ■ Hobbies: Cheerleading, dancing, Mississippi Alterpowerlifting, piano, tennis, shopping.

THORNTON nate Path to Quality ■ Future plans: I plan to attend ICC and study pre-medicine. Then I plan to Teachers program attend a university and medical school in 2004 after working 17 years in Manufacturing Management. to pursue a medical degree in pedi■ Teaching experience: Adjunct faculatrics. ty member Roane State Community ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I College, Harriman, Tenn.; Art teacher hope to be working in the medical field Saltillo High school for seven years.

■ Professional honors and activities: as a pediatrician.

Industrial Education Advisory Board member, Nashville State Community Lisa Johnson College, Tennessee Technology Center; ■ Nettleton High School Industrial Education Advisory Board ■ STAR Teacher member, Roane State Community Col■ Education: B.A. in English from Uni- lege, Harriman, Tenn.; Certified Instrucversity of Mississiptor Blanchard Leadership Training Solupi. tions, High Performing Teams; ICC Hall ■ Teaching experiof Fame; Northeast Mississippi Art Asence: Metropolitan sociation; Artwork represented by the Nashville Public Attic Gallery, Vicksburg.

Schools 1979 1981; Nettleton Matthew T. Peugh Middle School ■ Shannon High School 1982-2007; Nettle■ Salutatorian JOHNSON ton High School ■ Other honors and activities: Lindy 1994 to present.

■ Professional honors and activities: Callahan Scholar Athlete nominee; Member of Mississippi Association for Highest average Gifted Children. awards in physics, A&P, AP calculus, Maggie Parker trigonometry, alge■ Saltillo High School bra II, geometry; ■ Valedictorian Hall of Fame; Mr. ■ Other honors and activities: FISH SHS; Editor of anmember and leadPEUGH nual staff; Beta er; Beta Club; FuClub; Student Counture Educators of cil president; TSA; Varsity tennis team.

America; Scholars’ ■ Parents: Stephen and Joanna Bowl Team member Peugh and captain; MC ■ Hobbies: Tennis, drawing, reading, Math and Science watching T.V. and going to the movies.

Tournament; Jr. J’s ■ Future plans: I plan to go to ICC for Volunteer program; two years then transfer to a senior uniStudent Council PARKER versity and seek a major in art history. member and offi■ Where do you see yourself in 10 cer; School newspaper staff; Girls’ years, as a result of your education?

State; APEX Leadership Summit: Class Hopefully, living in a big city someofficer; NMMC Nurse Mentorship where, working in an art gallery or as a Academy; Saltillo marching and concert professor at a university. band; MSU Honor Band: Ole Miss Honor Band; NEMBDA Honor Band; Saltillo High School Clarinet section Laura G. Shelander leader; Academic awards.

■ Shannon High School ■ Parents: Ricky and Vickie Parker ■ STAR Teacher ■ Hobbies: Playing clarinet, scrap■ Education: B.S., booking and reading.

University of Alaba■ Future plans: Attend Mississippi ma; M.A., University State in the Honors College while maof Alabama. joring in chemistry for pre-dentistry.

■ Teaching experi■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ence: Eight years at years, as a result of your education?

Shannon High Working in a dental clinic.

School.

■ Professional SHELANDER honors and activiClancy Smith ties: Teacher of the Year 2009-10.

■ Saltillo High School ■ Salutatorian ■ Other honors and activities: Senior Tupelo Christian class president; Preparatory School Student Council ■ Valedictorian: Megan Woodruff member and offi■ Salutatorian: Weston Webb cer; Miss SHS; Most Likely to Succeed; Most SophisApril Friar ticated; Homecom■ Tupelo High School ing Queen; Band ■ STAR Teacher captain; Hall of ■ Education: Ph.D. candidate at UniFame; Beta Club; SMITH versity of MississipFirst Baptist Church pi; A.A., Northeast Youth Group.

Mississippi Commu■ Parents: Greg and Gina Smith nity College; B.A and ■ Hobbies: Band, reading and activiM.A. from University ties with my youth group. I also value of Mississippi. spending time with friends and family.

■ Teaching experi■ Future plans: I plan to attend the ence: At Tupelo University of Mississippi as a member High School since of the Honors College, majoring in OcFRIAR 2003, teaching Encupational Therapy. glish, American Lit■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I erature, Creative Writing and more. hope to have earned my master’s and ■ Professional honors and activities: be working in a rehabilitation setting.

National Writing Project; instructional leader with Ole Miss Writing Project Summer Institute; Assembly on LiteraMartha“Brooke” ture for Adolescents; National Council Blankenship of Teachers of English; Association for ■ Saltillo High School Supervision and Curriculum Develop■ STAR Student ment; 2010 Teacher of Distinction.

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MARSHALL COUNTY

Alicia Brianna Culver

■ Potts Camp High School ■ Valedictorian ■ Other honors and activities: Mem■ H.W. Byers High School ber of Heritage ■ Valedictorian ■ Other honors and activities: Dandy Apostolic Church.

■ Parents: Terry Dozen; Basketball and Lisa Culver State Champion ■ Future plans: 2008, 2009, 2011; Attend Northeast Track; Cross counMississippi Comtry; Class president; munity College.

Student Council; ■ Where do you Inquiring Minds CULVER see yourself in 10 Science Club; Soyears, as a result cial Science and COLEMAN of your education? I hope to have a History clubs. career as a nurse.

■ Parents: Sylvester and Shonta Kilgore ■ Hobbies: Exercising, playing basket- Macy Watkins ball, listening to music, watching ■ Potts Camp High School movies and hanging out with friends.

■ Salutatorian ■ Future plans: Attend college at Uni- ■ Other honors and activities: Fellowversity of Troy and major in physical edu- ship of Christian cation while playing college basketball. Athletes; Student ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Government Associyears, as a result of your education? I ation; Beta Club; see myself as a successful coach and a FCCLA; Annual Staff; teacher living a happy life.

Senior Class president; Fast-pitch; Cross country; Chrishunda Cross Track; Cheerleading ■ H.W. Byers High School WATKINS and Powerlifting.

■ Salutatorian ■ Parents: ■ Other honors and activities: StuRichard and Suzanne Watkins dent Council; Se■ Hobbies: Reading, meeting new peonior Class secreple, learning new things. tary; Varsity dance; ■ Future plans: I plan to attend Blue Outstanding StuMountain College and earn a degree in dent of Marshall biology and then attend medical school County (Zeta Phi in Jackson.

Beta Sorority).

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Parents: Sonya years, as a result of your education? I and Christopher CROSS see myself working in the medical field Cross in the U.S. and overseas, occasionally, ■ Hobbies: Spendpursuing my dream of helping others. ing quality time with my family and working towards my future.

MONROE COUNTY ■ Future plans: My future plans are to attend Mississippi State University and Patrick Lockett major in education.

■ Aberdeen High School ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? As ■ Salutatorian/STAR Student a result of my education, I hope to make ■ Other honors and activities: All a difference in the lives of young children. American Scholar; Rotary Scholar; Who’s Who; NationSarah Poteet al Youth Leadership ■ Marshall Academy Forum on Medicine ■ Valedictorian attendee; Commu■ Other honors and activities: Bausch nity volunteer; & Lomb Science Class officer; StuAward; Zack Ross dent Council memLeadership Award; LOCKETT ber and officer; Entering Freshman Band member; Academic ExcelFootball; Basketball; Baseball; Beta lence Scholarship Club; SADD. from MSU; DAR ■ Parents: Patrick and Marie Lockett Good Citizenship ■ Hobbies: Sports, drawing, painting, Award; Hall of singing and dancing.

POTEET Fame; ACT Hall of ■ Future plans: I plan to attend the Stars; Honors EnUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham to glish highest average 9th - 11th grade; earn a B.S. in biology, then enter mediScience highest average 9th-11th cal school at UAB or another good grade; History highest average 9th-11th medical school to later begin a career grade; Key Club; Beta Club; Science as a physician.

Club; Varsity cheerleader and team cap- ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 tain; Anchor Club; Spanish Club; Fellow- years, as a result of your education? ship of Christian Athletes; Tennis team; In 10 years, I see myself completing Girls’ Bible Study. medical school and beginning my spe■ Parents: George and Amy Poteet cialty practice in internal medicine or ■ Hobbies: Reading, cooking, exercisorthopedic surgery at a major hospital. ing and spending time with friends and family.

■ Future plans: Attending Mississippi Toni L. Reece State University with a planned major in ■ Aberdeen High School ■ STAR Teacher biological sciences.

■ Education: University of Mississippi, ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Bachelor of music years, as a result of your education? education.

Contributing to the advancement of ■ Teaching expecancer research. rience: 1985-1993 S.D. Lee High Mallary Covington School in Colum■ Marshall Academy bus; 1993 to pre■ Salutatorian/STAR Student sent Aberdeen High ■ Other honors and activities: PrinciSchool. pal’s List; Numerous REECE ■ Professional high average honors and activiawards; Academic ties: STAR teacher 2006; Who’s Who; Betterment CompeNational Federation of High School Actition; National tivities (board member); Mississippi Youth Leadership Band Masters Board; Northeast Band Forum on Medicine; Masters Board; AE McClain Outstanding Congressional Youth Young Band Directors Award; George Leadership; Junior Henry Schultz Outstanding Band DirecCOVINGTON National Young tor Award; Phi Beta Mu; Gifted Parents Leader’s Conference; Beta Club; Anchor Club; Key Club; Span- Association. ish Club; Science Club; Girls’ Bible Study; Academic recognition through Duke Uni- Kathryn Evan Atkins versity; Fastpitch softball; National Honor ■ Amory High School Society; Star Student; Cheerleading ■ Valedictorian squad; Community volunteer.

■ Other honors and activities: Rotary ■ Parents: Keith and Dionne Covington Girl; National ■ Hobbies: Softball, cheerleading.

Honor Society; First ■ Future plans: Work as a nurse anes- United Methodist thetist in a hospital.

Church; Co-editor ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 of Panorama; Coyears, as a result of your education? captain of drum Working in a hospital in a big city. line; MHSAA Scholar Athlete; AHS representative for Belinda Massengill ATKINS Amory Main Street ■ Marshall Academy Council; AHS band; ■ STAR Teacher ■ Education: B.S., Blue Mountain Col- Lady Panther Soccer team; Tennis team; Cross country team; Crown Club; ASFC; lege; Master’s, UniCommunity volunteer. versity of Mississip■ Parents: Dennis and Kelli Atkins pi; Ed. specialist, ■ Hobbies: Playing tennis, shopping, University of Missislistening to music and playing soccer. sippi.

■ Future plans: I plan to attend ICC ■ Teaching experifor two years, followed by MSU for two ence: 1983-88 West years.

Union; 1988-98 ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Hickory Flat; 1998MASSENGILL years, as a result of your education?

2009 vocational diIn 10 years, I see myself working in a rector, Benton Counrehab center as a physical therapist. ty; 2009 to present Marshall Academy.

Kourtney Chuntay Coleman

Grant Nerren

ish; 9th-grade and 12th-grade English; Advanced Placement English Lit and Composition.

■ Professional honors and activities: University of Mississippi Writing Institute Mentor Teacher.

SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2011 ■ PAGE 5F ence: Five years with Monroe County School System; one year night class instructor for EMCC. ■ Professional honors and activities: Teacher of the Year; Mu Alpha Theta sponsor.

Science Honor Society; Beta Club; Hall ■ Amory High School of Fame; Honor ■ Valedictorian Club; ACT 29; ■ Other honors and activities: Student Played saxophone Council; Senior class in the A1 State president; Varsity Championship swim team; Varsity Band; Played tennis team; PanAlicia Ward Courtney Schrock rhythm guitar in CAGLE ther Pride Marching ■ Amory Christian Academy ■ Hatley High School CrossOver, a ChrisBand, Symphonic ■ Valedictorian ■ Valedictorian Concert Band; Amory ■ Other honors and activities: Senior ■ Other honors and activities: Honor tian rock band; Tang Soo Do Second Degree Black Belt; Member Grace FelHigh School Thespiclass president; graduate; Mu Alpha lowship Baptist Church: Praise Band. ans: Amory Students Who’s Who; WoodTheta; National ■ Parents: Scott and Dr. Rebecca NERREN men of the World for Change; Spanish Technical Honor SoCagle Club; Students American History ciety; Beta Club; All ■ Hobbies: Weight lifting, fishing, guiAgainst Destructive Decisions; Fellowship Award; 4.0 GPA; As. tar, Tang Soo Do of Christian Athletes: National Honor So- Community volun■ Parents: Burt ■ Future plans: To gain a B.S. degree ciety; Rotary Student of Month; First Bap- teer. and Sandy Schrock in mechanical engineering at Mississiptist Church - Youth Group, choir, Bible ■ Parents: John ■ Hobbies: Church pi State University.

Drill, Missions Team; Amory Dance Theand Faith Ward activities, reading, ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 WARD ater; Community volunteer; Who’s Who. SCHROCK ■ Hobbies: Readhunting, being with years, as a result of your education? I ■ Parents: Sam and Kathy Nerren ing, singing. family and friends, want to be the ■ Future plans: I plan to attend Mis- ■ Future plans: Attend ICC and major being outdoors and playing sports. owner of a busisissippi State University and major in in business administration.

■ Future plans: Attend Ole Miss and ness. psychology.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 get pharmacy degree.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I intend to use my business degree to years, as a result of your education? I Susan Owen hope to have my own clinic helping obtain an administrative position in the see myself as a pharmacist near my ■ Retired, children through difficult situations. marketing industry. hometown.

Smithville Elementary School ■ STAR Teacher OWEN Mira Patel Jordan Alexis Langford Brian A. Schrock ■ Amory High School ■ Amory Christian Academy ■ Hatley High School OKTIBBEHA COUNTY ■ Valedictorian ■ Salutatorian ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: National ■ Other honors and activities: Main- ■ Other honors and activities: Mu Ashley Nicole Lowery Honor Society; Natained academic Alpha Theta; Sci■ East Oktibbeha County High School tional Technical honor roll for comence National ■ Valedictorian Honor Society; Goldplete time in all Honor Society; ■ Other honors and activities: A & B en Panther Award; grades: First place MUW Science Bowl Honor Roll; National AHS Who’s Who; MACS competition Team Captain.

Honor Society.

Most Outstanding for vocal category; ■ Parents: Aubrey ■ Parents: Trish Musician; Northeast Cheerleader; First Nathan Schrock and Lowery Honor Band; Outplace in 4-H art M. Leah Schrock ■ Hobbies: Readstanding Academic category; Communi■ Hobbies: Coming, shopping, talkPATEL ty volunteer; NomiExcellence; Rotary LANGFORD puter programming SCHROCK ing on the phone, Girl; Spanish Club; nated by teachers and reading. traveling.

HOSA; Color Guard: Envirothon; Band; for National Scholastic Scholarship and ■ Future plans: ICC for a drafting and ■ Future plans: AtStudent Council; Amory Students for Achievement. design technologies certificate.

LOWERY tend MSU and Change; SADD; Panther Pals; Junior Auxil- ■ Parents: Herbert and Sue Langford ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 transfer to MUW for iary Crown Club; Community volunteer; ■ Hobbies: Horseback riding, swimyears, as a result of your education?

Nursing.

Beauty review; School musicals/play. ming, singing, drawing, four-wheeler rid- Working as a volunteer in New York at ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Parents: Jagdish and Nayna Patel ing, raising registered dairy goats, inter- the United States Branch of Jehovah’s years, as a result of your education? In ■ Future plans: Major in premed bioweaving, pampering dogs.

Witnesses.

10 years, I see myself being a nurse logical sciences at Mississippi State Uni- ■ Future plans: Go to ICC for two practitioner and taking care of my family. versity and then go to medical school. years; while there, take pre-vet require- Tessie Brown ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ments, then transfer to MSU to com■ Hatley High School years, as a result of your education?

Shondra Nichols plete veterinarian requirements. Also, ■ Salutatorian As some sort of successful physician or plan to minor in vocal music and art.

■ East Oktibbeha County High School ■ Other honors and activities: Honor ■ Salutatorian surgeon.

■ Were do you see yourself in 10 Club; Advanced SAT ■ Other honors and activities: Basketyears, as a result of your education? scores; Beta Club; ball; Softball; NaPracticing veterinary medicine in the Kelly Powell National Art Honor tional Honor Society. town of Nettleton.

■ Amory High School Society; Spanish ■ Parents: Angela ■ Valedictorian Honor Society.

Brown and Lonzie ■ Other honors and activities: Class Caitlyn Atkins ■ Parents: Daniel Nichols officer; National ■ Hamilton High School Brown, Deri and ■ Hobbies: BasketHonor Society; ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student Allen Red ball and softball.

Who’s Who; Amory ■ Other honors and activities: Hugh ■ Hobbies: Riding ■ Future plans: AtStudents for O’Brien Youth Leadhorses, spending BROWN tend the University Change; Rotary Girl ership attendee; time with family, NICHOLS of Southern Missisof Month; ACT Club; Mississippi Goversinging, hunting. sippi to major in Superintendent’s nor’s School; Blue ■ Future plans: Graduate from colbiochemistry and then go to the UniverList; Cheerleading; Lion Leadership lege, become a neonatal nurse practi- sity of Mississippi School of Medicine.

Swimming; SymAward; DAR Good tioner and hold a high position in a ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 POWELL Citizen Award: Mu phonic Band; Spanhospital. years, as a result of your education? ish Club; SADD; Alpha Theta; Na■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Completing my 2nd year of residency.

Thespians; Math Competition Team; tional Art Honor Soyears, as a result of your education? I First Baptist Church mentor; Junior Aux- ciety; National Beta ATKINS plan on working as a neonatal nurse iliary Crown Club; Community volunteer. Club; Rotary ScholDavis Richardson practitioner in a large hospital.

■ Parents: Dr. Tom Powell and Laurie ar; Class president; Most Likely to Suc■ Starkville High School Powell ■ Valedictorian ceed; Miss HHS; Slow-pitch softball; Trey Edgil ■ Hobbies: Water skiing, running, ■ Other honors and activities: InternaCommercial Dispatch All Area Team and ■ Hatley High School swimming, shopping. tional Thespian SoAll Area Player of the Year; Daily Journal ■ Salutatorian ■ Future plans: I plan to attend the ciety; Starkville InAll Area Team; Hamilton Lady Lions ■ Other honors and activities: Mu University of Mississippi in the fall of teract Club; NorthSlow-Pitch softball team; Hamilton Lady Alpha Theta; Beta 2011 as a member of the Sally McDon- Lions Fast-Pitch softball team; Commueast Mississippi Club; Honor Gradunell Barksdale Honors College.

Youth Foundation; nity volunteer; Member of Hamilton ate; Science Na■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Boy Scouts of AmeriBaptist Church and youth group. tional Honor Socica; National Honor years, as a result of your education?

■ Parents: Stan and Candie Atkins Society; Operation In 10 years, I hope to have completed ■ Hobbies: Sports, reading, spending ety; Spanish National Honor SociSmile; First United medical school and specialized in oph- time with friends and family. ety; Art National RICHARDSON Methodist Church thalmology.

■ Future plans: Attend Mississippi Honor Society; Hall youth group; deleState University and major in Biomedigate Mississippi Model Security Council; cal Engineering, then further education of Fame.

Kyle Trautman EDGIL SHS singers, madrigals, men’s quartet, ■ Parents: Dr. in medical school.

■ Amory High School Richard and Tanya advanced choir; Numerous stage roles; ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Valedictorian Edgil and Bonnie and Mark Buchanan Southeastern Theatre Conference All-Star ■ Other honors and activities: Who’s years, as a result of your education?

■ Hobbies: Hanging out with friends; Cast; Mississippi All-State Show Choir; Hopefully, I will have my own medical Who; Superintenworking out, going to church.

Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Conferpractice and be a successful doctor. dent’s List; Princi■ Future plans: Enlist in the National ence; Mississippi All-State Honor Choir; pal’s List; National Guard and attend Mississippi State Uni- Hall of Fame; Eagle Scout.

Honor Society ASFC Steffani Payge Gordon versity in fall of 2012.

■ Parents: Lynne and Woody Richardson Gold Award; Scholar ■ Hamilton High School ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Hobbies: Theater, choir, dancing, Athlete Award; All■ Salutatorian years, as a result of your education? I reading.

Area Daily Journal ■ Other honors and activities: Rotary plan to enlist into Active Army.

Soccer Team; 25 Scholar; ACT 25: ACT Club; Soccer Most Dependable; Joseph E. Brown TRAUTMAN Most Talented; Team; Marching ■ Smithville High School Band; Spanish Rocket Team; Sci■ Valedictorian/STAR Student Club; SADD; AP Physics Rocket Team; ence National ■ Other honors and activities: Mu Community volunteer.

Honor Society; Mu Alpha Theta presi■ Parents: Kevin Trautman and the Alpha Theta; Nationdent; National Scilate June Trautman al Art Honor Society. ence Honor Society ■ Hobbies: Soccer, cycling, traveling, ■ Parents: Patrick vice president; Art spending time with friends and family.

GORDON Gordon and Cheiron Honor Society; Stu■ Future plans: Attend Marquette Uni- Broome versity in the fall and major in business ■ Hobbies: Painting, singing, shopping, dent Council memCONGRATULATIONS ber and officer. administration. dancing, riding 4-wheelers.

■ Parents: James ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Future plans: Attend ICC then transL. Brown Sr. and years, as a result of your education? A fer to Mississippi State University as a BROWN Lisa C. Brown successful businessman in an industry I mathematics major.

■ Hobbies: Owner enjoy, managing people and gaining ex- ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 perience, paving my way to start my years, as a result of your education? I and instructor of Brown’s Martial Arts in Smithville; playing guitar. own company. hope to see myself with a successful CITY OF SALTILLO ■ Future plans: Attend MSU, major in career and living a very happy life. aeronautical engineering, work for Lock395 MOBILE ST Rachael Sibley Faulkner heed Martin.

■ STAR Teacher Shae Koenigsberger Mayor’s Office - 869-5431 ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Amory High ■ Monroe County years, as a result of your education?

Police Department - 869-5454 School Advanced Learning Working for Lockheed Martin designing Fire Department - 869-8656 ■ Education: BA Center military aircraft.

Park & Rec 869-5668 English/sociology ■ STAR Teacher Zoning/Building - 869-5431 University of Missis■ Education: B.S., Matthew “Matt” Cagle sippi; MA sociology Mississippi State UM. ■ Smithville High School University; M.S. at Mississippi State ■ Teaching Expe■ Salutatorian University. rience: 7 years ex■ Other honors and activities: Class FAULKNER ■ Teaching experi- KOENIGSBERGER president; Mu Alpha Theta; National perience in Span-

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GRADUATION2011

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DAILY JOURNAL

■ Future plans: Rotary Youth Exchange to Milan, Italy, for the 20112012 academic year.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

I’m still undecided about a future career choice, but I expect to be well educated and employed with a career I love.

Laura Kathryn Lindsay

■ Starkville High School ■ Salutatorian ■ Other honors and activities: Operation Smile: National Honor Society; National Thespian Society; Junior Miss; SHS Choir (Madrigals, Sextet); Model UN Security Council; Soccer; Cross country; LINDSAY Speech and debate; Interact Club; Key Club; Mayor’s Youth Council; Yearbook and Newspaper staff; Northeast Mississippi Youth Foundation; All-State Honor Choir; Winner in school, regional and state Poetry Out Loud.

■ Parents: Gaye Lindsay and the late Tom Lindsay ■ Hobbies: Theater, choir, reading.

■ Future plans: Attend Ole Miss and double major in accounting and theater.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

Happy, successful and secure.

Andrew LaFrance

■ Starkville High School ■ STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: National Merit Finalist; National Honor Society.

■ Parents: Robert and Linda LaFrance ■ Hobbies: Reading.

■ Future plans: LaFRANCE Getting a degree in computer programming.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

Working for a video game company.

MSU baseball, tennis.

■ Future plans: Attend Meridian Community College on a tennis and Presidential Scholarship.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I hope that I fulfill my dream to get a degree in an engineering field. My most important goal is to get the best of what I can out of my college experience and to come out of it a better man.

Patrick Jones

■ Starkville Academy ■ STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: Mississippi State Eminent Scholar; Bagley College of Engineering Scholarship recipient; Student Council Executive Board; Football; Basketball; Track; Golf JONES team; Youth member - First Baptist Church; Academic All-Star; Headmasters List; Mississippi State University Leadership Institute.

■ Parents: Brian and Robin Jones and Keith and Monica Henley ■ Hobbies: Golf, volunteering for my community; preparing for college.

■ Future plans: Attend Mississippi State University and major in computer engineering.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

I hope that I have pursued my dream of completing my degree in computer engineering. I hope I have left college making my parents proud of my accomplishments and leave with a background that will allow me to get a number of job opportunities.

Jeremy Brown

■ West Oktibbeha County High School ■ Valedictorian ■ Other honors and activities: Student Council president; Future Educators of America; Beta Club vicepresident; Future Business Leaders of America.

■ Parents: James R.J. Morgan and Debora Brown ■ Starkville High School BROWN ■ Hobbies: Foot■ STAR Teacher ball, baseball and ■ Education: B.S. in secondary educa- working on cars. tion from Missis■ Future plans: To become a mesippi State Univerchanical engineer and be able to give sity. back to my community.

■ Teaching expe■ Where do you see yourself in 10 rience: Four years years, as a result of your education? at Starkville High I see myself being a mechanical engiSchool. neer and also as a strong community ■ Professional leader. I can see myself working hard honors and activiin my community, building character ties: Starkville MORGAN and helping youth.

Teacher of the Year; Teacher of the Year for Mississippi’s PONTOTOC COUNTY Third Congressional District and finalist for Mississippi Teacher of the Year; Mis- Tiffany Richelle Coleman sissippi Scholastic Press Association ■ North Pontotoc High School Journalism Adviser of the Year.

■ Valedictorian ■ Other honors and activities: Band – trumpet, color Molly Rivers Edmondson guard, drum ■ Starkville Academy major; Mu Alpha ■ Valedictorian Theta; Beta Club; ■ Other honors and activities: UniScience Club; Theversity of Mississipater; Youth choir; pi Residential ColPraise band; Bible lege/Honors Coldrills. lege; Anchor Club ■ Parents: Jane president; Student COLEMAN and John Coleman Council president; ■ Hobbies: Yearbook business Singing; playing guitar; doing school or editor; Junior Auxilcommunity plays; hanging out with iary of Starkville friends.

EDMONDSON Crown Club; Youth ■ Future plans: I plan to go to ICC member Crosspoint for two years, then on to Ole Miss for Baptist Church; Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership representative; Honor roll; another two years. I will finish off in medical school in Nashville for three 4-year award for highest average in years for a major in physical therapy. math, English, history and science.

■ Parents: Henry and Kathy Edmond- ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? son I see myself out of college and hope■ Hobbies: Band, volunteering for fully working in a hospital or owning community - Habitat for Humanity, Starkville Get Swept Up and church ac- my own physical therapy practice. tivities.

■ Future plans: Attend the University Haley Grubbs of Mississippi and major in pre-den■ North Pontotoc High School tistry.

■ Salutatorian ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Other honors and activities: Band; years, as a result of your education? I ICC Band Camp; hope that I am a successful pediatric Shady Grove Bapdentist. I hope that I leave Ole Miss tist Church Youth with a wonderful experience behind Group; Mu Alpha me, but with an experience that I will Theta; Scholar’s cherish.

Bowl; FBLA; Science Club; Future Educators of AmeriHarrison Warren ca; Beta Club; Liv■ Starkville Academy GRUBBS ing Clay; Technolo■ Salutatorian gy Incentive in ■ Other honors and activities: EmiManufacturing and Engineering; Girls nent Scholar; NaState delegate; Students Against Detional Honor Socistructive Decisions; DAR essay winner; ety; Honor Roll; Highest average award in economics.

MAIS Science Fair; ■ Parents: Phil and Christy Grubbs Cameron Howell and the late Jenie Daine Grubbs Tennis Award; Vol■ Hobbies: Texting, watching TV, readunteer Award; Tening, listening to music, spending time nis; Academic Allwith friends, playing with my nephew.

Star.

WARREN ■ Future plans: I plan to attend ICC ■ Parents: Randy and Vicky Warren then either Ole Miss or the University ■ Hobbies: Playing tennis, playing in of Alabama with a major in prethe band, duck hunting, supporting medicine.

GRADUATION2011 ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

I will just be getting out of medical school and at this point, I want to have a family practice or go back and specialize in genetics or infertility.

officer; Student Council; TASK force; Spanish Club; Beta Club; Althea/FCA; Dance Team; Archery Team; Academic awards; Raise the Cameron Johnson Pulse drama team; WATSON ■ North Pontotoc High School Diamond Girl; ■ STAR Student Member of National Honor Society and ■ Other honors and activities: Mu Merit Scholars; Community volunteer.

Alpha Theta; Beta ■ Parents: Mike and Ruth Watson Club; HOSA; ■ Hobbies: Dance, archery, hanging Drama; Scholarout with friends. ship Bowl; Band ■ Future plans: Attend Northwest section leader; CoMississippi Community College, obtain president of HOSA. R.N. degree, continue on to become a ■ Parents: Brandi nurse practitioner. and Jesse Johnson ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Hobbies: BasJOHNSON years, as a result of your education? ketball, tennis, As a nurse practitioner working with singing, listening to special needs children. music.

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DAILY JOURNAL ■ Parents: Brad and Inez Strickland ■ Hobbies: Dancing, drawing, cooking, photography, reading, texting, spending time with family.

■ Future plans: Attend NEMCC majoring in Paralegal Technology for two years, getting my Associate’s degree, then completing two years online for my bachelor’s degree.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

I see myself with a good paying job as a paralegal supporting myself.

■ Teaching experience: New Site High School, four years.

■ Professional honors and activities: STAR Teacher 2007-08; 100 percent passage rate on the English II state test 2008-09; National Board Certified Counselor.

Brett Johnson

■ Thrasher High School ■ Valedictorian ■ Other honors and activities: Beta Club; Class officer; Member of golf Hilary Robinson team; Student ■ Jumpertown High School Council; Superinten■ Salutatorian dent’s List; Hall of ■ Other honors and activities: Honor Fame; Student roll; Subject Council officer; Pilot awards; Who’s Who; Club Good Citizen Homecoming Court; Award; Honor GradHall of Fame; uate; President of JOHNSON Honor Graduate; Little Brown Creek ■ Future plans: Ten to 12 years of Slow- and FastYouth Rally; Various academic awards. college to become a surgeon. pitch softball; BasLisa Buckner ■ Parents: Ricky and Robbin Johnson ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ketball; Cheerlead■ South Pontotoc High School ■ Hobbies: Fishing and hunting. years, as a result of your education? ■ STAR Teacher ing; FCA; FFA; ■ Future plans: Attend Northeast ROBINSON Mississippi Community College and About to graduate from medical HOSA; NTHS; Stu■ Education: B.A. English, University school. dent Council; Star of Central Mississippi State University majoring in Club; Beta Club; Math and Science Arkansas; Master’s civil engineering.

Club. of education, Coun■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Jason D. Varnon ■ Parents: Tracy Robinson Shockley selor ed/student years, as a result of your education?

■ North Pontotoc High School and Terry Stark development, MisIn 10 years, I hope to be employed as ■ STAR Teacher ■ Hobbies: Cheerleading, reading. sissippi State Unian engineer with a reputable company ■ Education: University of Mississip■ Future plans: Major in nursing at versity. in north Mississippi or running my own pi, B.A. secondary NEMCC, then later obtain a bachelor’s ■ Teaching expecompany. education; pursudegree in nursing and work to become rience: Five years, ing master of eduBUCKNER a nurse practitioner.

Mississippi State cation degree at Daren Farrar ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 University adjunct Abilene Christian ■ Thrasher High School faculty; one year North Pontotoc High years, as a result of your education? ■ Salutatorian University in CurSchool; five years South Pontotoc High In 10 years, I hope to be a nurse prac- ■ Parents: Elvin Farrar and Sherry riculum and Intitioner, but if not, just in the medical Farrar School. struction/Leaderfield.

■ Professional honors and activities: ship of Digital ■ Hobbies: Golf, VARNON MSU Student Affairs; New Professional Learning. hunting, fishing.

Award; Member of Southern Associa■ Teaching ExpeBlake Smith ■ Future plans: rience: Tupelo High School 2001-04; tion of College Student Affairs; Member ■ New Site High School College, wildlife of National Association of Colleges and ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student North Pontotoc High School 2004 to major in a four-year Employers; English II Writing Exam Re- ■ Other honors and activities: Mispresent. college. Pursue a view Committee.

■ Professional Honors and activisissippi Scholar; career in golf. ties: Extra Mile Award; Tupelo High Honor graduate; ■ Where do you PRENTISS COUNTY FARRAR School Favorite Teacher; Member of Principal’s List; Susee yourself in 10 Mississippi Association of Educators; perintendent’s List; years, as a result Devin Shanice Faith completed National Writing Project.

Academic awards; of your education? Working with Agnew Bible Club; Beta wildlife.

■ Baldwyn High School Club; Math Club; Robb King ■ Salutatorian Spanish Club; Star ■ Pontotoc High School Michael S. Thompson ■ Parents: Teresa Agnew and the late Club; Reporter for ■ Salutatorian ■ Wheeler High School Stefan Agnew Technology Student SMITH ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: Mis■ Hobbies: Association; Finalist sissippi State Beta ■ Other honors and activities: Beta Spending time with in TSA State Competitions-System Con- Club; Math and Club president; Namy friends and trol, Problem Solving and Chapter tional Achievement Science Team; family.

Team; Class officer; Student GovernAward/Scholarship; Civics Club; Aca■ Future plans: ment Association; Most Intellectual; 2009 Bowling demic Team; CapAttend Grambling Golf Team; Farm Bureau Scholar AthState Champion. tain of football and State University lete; Member Little Creek Baptist ■ Parents: Sonja golf teams; Volunand major in psyChurch Youth Group; Participant in Hobson, Robert teer at Boys and AGNEW Black Light Team; Mission team for chology and attain King Girls Club of my master’s degree.

MFuge at Mississippi College.

KING ■ Hobbies: PlayBooneville.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Parents: Ron and Ann Smith THOMPSON ing music, drawing, years, as a result of your education? ■ Hobbies: Hanging out with friends, ■ Parents: The biking. late Mike ThompHave a successful psychology practice playing video games and playing bas■ Future plans: Attend Vanderbilt son and Sonya and Gene Gilley and start a family. ketball.

University and earn a degree in music ■ Hobbies: Hunting, playing sports, ■ Future plans: I plan on attending education and business. hanging out with friends, spending Northeast Mississippi Community Col- time with family.

Jared Daher ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 lege and then continuing my education ■ Future plans: I plan on attending years, as a result of your education? ■ Baldwyn High School at the University of Mississippi major- Mississippi State University and major■ Salutatorian/STAR Student Hopefully, I would like to be teaching ing in medicine.

■ Other honors and activities: Vice music at a university. ing in Biomedical Engineering, then go ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 president of Interto medical school. years, as a result of your education? ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 act; Freshman treaSarah R. Todd I see myself practicing medicine in surer; Sophomore years, as a result of your education?

■ Pontotoc High School North Mississippi. class president; I hope to be an orthopedic surgeon as ■ STAR Teacher Beta Club; Math well as settling down with a family.

■ Education: B.M.Ed. in instrumental and Science Club; Kaitlyn D. Prince music, University of History Club; Span■ New Site High School Mississippi; M.M. Jonie Green ish Club; Hall of ■ Salutatorian in clarinet perfor■ Wheeler High School ■ Other honors and activities: Hall Fame; Academic mance, Louisiana ■ Salutatorian DAHER of Fame; Honor Achievement State University.

■ Other honors and activities: Miss Student: Woodmen Awards.

■ Teaching expeWheeler High of World Award; ■ Parents: Brenda and Khalil Daher rience: Madison School; Honor grad■ Hobbies: Tennis, ultimate table ten- Family Dynamics Central High uate; Hall of Fame; nis, air hockey, bowling, skating, swim- Award; Principal’s School, 2005-6; Softball team capList; Perfect Score ming and video games.

Pontotoc High tain; Basketball TODD ■ Future plans: I plan to attend ICC on Biology I State School, 2006 to team captain; before going into medical school. I will Test; Academic present.

Homecoming court; awards; Bible Club; major in physics.

■ Professional honors and activities: ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 PRINCE Most Intellectual; Star Club; Math A.E. McLaine Outstanding Young Band years, as a result of your education? Club; Fellowship of Beta Club; Math GREEN Director Award, 2010.

I see myself working in a rural area as Christian Athletes; Spanish Club; Who’s and Science Club; Academic Team.

Who; Miss NSHS; Homecoming maid; a family physician.

■ Parents: Kenneth Green and Pam Class officer; Beauty review beauty; Seth Roye Stroupe Cross country and basketball teams; ■ South Pontotoc High School Demi Vegas Hughes ■ Hobbies: Playing softball and basLady Royal All-Division Basketball Reg■ Valedictorian/STAR Student ■ Baldwyn High School ketball, attending church, watching ular Season and Tournament Team; ■ Other honors and activities: Na■ STAR Teacher Yearbook editor; Assisted with basket- baseball games, spending time with tional Beta Club; ■ Education: Blue Mountain College, ball camps; Served in nursery at Snow- friends and family.

Spanish Club; FelBachelor of Science degree in sec■ Future plans: I plan to attend Misdown Church of Christ; Active in Lads lowship of Christian ondary education. sissippi University for Women and reto Leaders/Leaderettes.

Athletes; Student ■ Teaching Experience: 4 years ■ Parents: Johnny and Beverly Prince ceive a degree in nursing.

Council; Pontotoc teacher of gifted English and AP En■ Hobbies: Playing basketball; spend- ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 County Youth Task glish IV at Baldwyn High School. years, as a result of your education? ing time outdoors; hanging out with Force; Baseball; ■ Professional honors and activities: friends; going to the movies; fishing.

In 10 years, I see myself as a nurse Football; Soccer; Rotary International Presidential Cita- ■ Future plans: I plan to attend col- anesthetist in a women’s hospital.

Member of Troy tion Award; Interact Club sponsorship. lege and pursue a degree in pediROYE Baptist Church atrics.

Doug Holland Youth Group and Booneville High School ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Wheeler High School adult choir; Archery; Community seryears, as a result of your education? ■ STAR Teacher vice volunteer; Academic awards; Hall ■ Valedictorian: Ehlana Stell ■ Salutatorian: Stacy Tuttle I see myself caring for infants in a clin- ■ Education: B.S, Mississippi State of Fame; DAR Good Citizen recipient; ic as a pediatrics nurse practitioner.

University; Graduate U.S. Marine Scholastic Excellence school, Georgia Karley Strickland Award winner.

State University; Marla Marshall ■ Jumpertown High School ■ Parents: Allen and Suzan Roye Southern ■ New Site High School ■ Hobbies: Baseball, soccer, football, ■ Valedictorian Methodist; Harvard ■ STAR Teacher ■ Other honors and activities: Stuhunting, fishing.

University (lan■ Education: B.S. secondary educadent Council re■ Future plans: Attend ICC, then MSU guage, U.S. Milition from Mississipto pursue a degree in Biomedical Engi- porter; Math and tary). pi State University; Science Club vice neering.

■ Teaching expeMaster’s of educapresident; Senior ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 HOLLAND rience: 10 years tion in school Beta Club presiyears, as a result of your education? gifted studies; 9 counseling from dent; FCA vice I see myself at a good job designing years gifted performance. the University of president; Star and engineering medical equipment.

■ Professional honors and activities: Mississippi; speClub treasurer; SeWho’s Who in Education; Personalities cialist in education nior, junior and Regan Nicole Watson of the South; Who’s Who in Music; sophomore class STRICKLAND degree in educa■ South Pontotoc High School MARSHALL STAR teacher three times; Distintional leadership reporter; Varsity ■ Salutatorian guished Educators of America; Teacher from the University cheerleader; FFA member; Varsity ■ Other honors and activities: Class cheerleading captain. of the Year. of Mississippi.

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LaDreka Washington

■ Blue Mountain High School ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: U.S History award; Physics award; Geometry award; English I - III awards.

■ Hobbies: Writing poetry.

■ Future plans: My future plans include going to Ole WASHINGTON Miss to get a degree in accounting.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

In 10 years, I see myself having my own accounting business and a steady life.

Krystal Mooney

■ Blue Mountain High School ■ Salutatorian ■ Other honors and activities: Basketball; Slow Pitch; Fast Pitch; Math & Science Team; Academic Team; Beta Club; FCA; FCCLA. ■ Parents: Larry and Rita Mooney ■ Hobbies: Writing poetry, playing sports, spending MOONEY time with friends and family.

■ Future plans: I plan to attend Northeast Mississippi Community College for two years, then attend Ole Miss and major in pre-med.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

I hope to be a successful surgeon at the Medical Center in Jackson.

Martha Kent

■ Blue Mountain High School ■ STAR Teacher ■ Education: B.A., Blue Mountain College; B.S. and M.A. at Ole Miss.

■ Teaching experience: SenathHornersville Consolidated Schools, Senath, Mo., 196768; Austin City Schools, 1968-69; KENT Ashland Elementary, 1970-72; Blue Mountain Elementary and High School, 1974 to present.

■ Professional honors and activities: Delta Kappa Gamma; South Tippah Teacher of the Year; Master Teacher Hall of Fame; National Beta Club Congressional Youth Leadership Council; Nations Honor Roll’s Outstanding American; Teachers for Exceptional Performance; Cambridge Who’s Who.

Summer Eden Sharplin

■ Falkner High School ■ Valedictorian ■ Other honors and activities: Golf team; Varsity cheer captain; Basketball; Track; Numerous academic awards; National Honor Society president; FCCLA president; Student Government AssoSHARPLIN ciation president; Beta Club; Class officer; Art Club; Math and Science Club; FCA; Annual staff; Community service volunteer; Who’s Who. ■ Parents: Tony and Tammy Sharplin ■ Hobbies: Singing, arts and crafts, spending time with family and friends.

■ Future plans: Attend Northeast Mississippi Community College and enter into the nursing program, then transfer to a university for a bachelor’s degree and specialize in cardiac nursing.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

I see myself as having a successful career as a cardiac nurse specialist working in a hospital. I would be out on my own, providing for myself and striving to do my best each and every day.

Jasmine Braddock

■ Falkner High School ■ Salutatorian/STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: Senior class officer; Class favorite; FCCLA member and reporter; SGA secretary; Beta Club member and reporter; National Honor Society; Math & Science BRADDOCK Club; Who’s Who; Cheer captain.

■ Parents: Michael and Kim Braddock ■ Hobbies: Softball, shopping, riding four-wheelers.

■ Future plans: Attend Northeast Mississippi Community College and Mississippi State University to become

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■ Parents: Tommy and Pam Whitehead ■ Hobbies: Video games, amateur photography.

■ Future plans: I plan to attend the University of Mississippi to study Mandarin Chinese through the Croft Institute for International Studies and the Chinese Language Flagship Program.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

I hope to pursue a career in foreign relations.

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■ Salutatorian/STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: All As Honor Roll; Most Intellectual Male; Academic All-Stars; Who’s Who; Trent Lott Leadership Institute; Science Patsy Braddock Fair; Math Compe■ Falkner High School tition; Senior class ■ STAR Teacher president; Nomi■ Education: NEMCC and MIssissippi LAMBERT nated for Lindy State University; Callahan Scholar B.S. from Blue Athlete; Advanced placement classes; Mountain College; Samuel R. Cunningham Spirit and Truth Christian Fellowship; post-graduate work ■ Ripley High School Students against Destructive Deciat the University of ■ STAR Teacher sions; Beta Club; Student Council; FuSamantha McDonald Mississippi.

■ Education: Northeast Mississippi ture Business Leaders of America; In■ Belmont High School ■ Teaching expeCommunity Colteract; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; ■ Salutatorian rience: 1 year at lege, Associate of Baseball; Football.

■ Other honors and activities: Most Old Salem ElemenArts; B.M.E. Delta ■ Parents: Danny and Mary Lambert BRADDOCK State University.

Intellectual; Who’s tary School; 28 ■ Hobbies: Baseball, disc golf, music, Who among Honor years at Falkner ■ Teaching expechurch and fishing.

Students; Who’s High School. rience: 11 years ■ Future plans: Attending the UniverWho Among All■ Professional honors and activities: five years at Kossity of Mississippi and majoring in American Scholars; Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers; suth High School chemical engineering and minoring in Woodmen of the National Honor Roll’s Outstanding and six years at pre-med. Then will attend medical CUNNINGHAM World American American Teachers; Biltmore Who’s Ripley High School. school.

History Award; Beta Who Among Executive and Professional ■ Professional ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Women; Kappa Kappa Iota Teacher’s honors and activities: Miss. Outstand- Club; Spanish Club; years, as a result of your education?

McDONALD Sorority. ing Young Band Director 2005; North- Math Club; SADD I see myself just getting out of medical Club; Key Club; east Mississippi Band Director of the school and getting a job as an orthoFBLA. Year 2010.

Jaycee Hopkins ■ Parents: Hal and Bonnie Patterson pedic surgeon.

■ Pine Grove High School ■ Hobbies: Reading; writing stories ■ Valedictorian Anna Lauren Inman and poetry; listening to music; John Barnett ■ Other honors and activities: Na■ Walnut High School taking nature walks; taking care of ■ Tishomingo County High School tional Beta Club; ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student animals.

■ STAR Teacher Honor roll 9 -12; ■ Other honors and activities: Mis■ Future plans: Attend college and ■ Education: B.S. from University of National Commemsissippi Governor’s obtain a license to practice veterinary Mississippi. orative Certificate School; Who’s Who; medicine.

■ Teaching experience: 3 years at by the U.S. Hall of Fame; Soci■ Where do you see yourself in 10 TCHS. Achievement ety of Distinyears, as a result of your education?

■ Professional honors and activities: Academy; Homeguished High I will have an established veterinary Assistant baseball coach; junior varsity coming maid and School Students; practice and run a no-kill rescue cenfootball head coach. queen; Slowpitch Most Dependable, ter.

HOPKINS softball; All-County Most Intellectual; UNION COUNTY Honorable MenMost Popular; INMAN Janie Thrasher tion; Fastpitch softball; Basketball; Most Beautiful; Rachel Suzanne Hancock ■ Belmont High School RAK Club; Dumas Baptist Church youth Student Govern■ East Union Attendance Center ■ STAR Teacher group; Summer mission work. ment Association; Class officer; Beta ■ Valedictorian ■ Education: B.S. ■ Parents: Ronald and Lisa Hopkins Club member and officer; Math and ■ Other honors and activities: Senior University of North ■ Hobbies: Playing softball, playing Science Club member, officer and class vice-presiAlabama. guitar, writing music, singing, writing team captain; APEX; 500 Club on MS dent; Union County poetry and short stories, hunting, fish- Biology I Exam; Wendy’s High School ■ Teaching expeLeadership Acadeing, riding four-wheelers.

Heisman Award; Lindy Callahan Schol- rience: 30 years in my; Beta Club offi■ Future plans: I plan to attend ar Athlete Award; Academic awards; Alabama, Arkansas cer; FBLA officer; Northeast Mississippi Community Col- Fast-pitch softball; slow-pitch softball; and Mississippi.

TSA first-place lege for two years, then transfer to Cheerleading captain.

■ Professional state competition; Mississippi State University to com■ Parents: Randy and Angie Inman honors and activiTHRASHER SADD officer; Anplete a degree in Veterinary Medicine. ■ Hobbies: Sports, math and science ties: STAR Teacher chor Club; Student ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 competitions, being creative and 2008-09.

HANCOCK Council officer; years, as a result of your education? coaching a 6- to 8-year-old girls’ softUnion County Plays; I see myself working at a veterinary ball team.

Ashley Counce Diamond Girl; Kiwanis Club Award; hospital doing what I love – caring for ■ Future plans: I plan to attend ■ Tishomingo County High School Multiple academic awards; Tutoring; animals.

Northeast Mississippi Community Col■ Valedictorian Member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. lege, transfer to Ole Miss and become ■ Other honors and activities: Varsity ■ Parents: Valarie Hancock and an anesthesiologist.

Bethany Adams dancer; editor of William Hancock ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Pine Grove High School ■ Hobbies: Art, writing, reading, workyears, as a result of your education? yearbook; Beta ■ Salutatorian member and offiing with children.

I hope to be working at St. Jude as a ■ Other honors and activities: Nacer; Academic All■ Future plans: To attend ICC and pediatric anesthesiologist. tional Beta Club; Star; Honor roll; Ole Miss, then medical school, specialBeta Club officer; Annual staff; Anizing in pediatrics.

Student GovernBraden Foster chor Club; Student ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ment Association; ■ Walnut High School Council member years, as a result of your education?

FFA member and ■ Salutatorian and officer; CheerIn 10 years, I hope to be working on a officer; DAR Good ■ Other honors and activities: AcaCOUNCE residency at LeBonheur or St. Jude’s. leader; FBLA histoCitizen Award; Miss demic Service rian; Interact; StuMississippi Teen Scholarship for dents Against Destructive Decisions; USA contestant; Jackson State National Young Leadership Alumni; Fel- Jessica Scott ADAMS Community ColMost Courteous; lowship of Christian Athletes; National ■ East Union Attendance Union ■ Salutatorian Overall Science lege; FCA officer; Art Honor Society; Academic awards; Award winner; Hall of Fame.

■ Other honors and activities: SADD Beta Club.

Who’s Who; 2nd place FBLA District ■ Parents: Paul and Tonya Adams ■ Parents: James and State competitions; American Psy- president; Senior ■ Hobbies: Reading, texting, watching and Lisa Foster chology Award; Science fair; Communi- Class president; Anmovies, listening to music. chor Club secre■ Hobbies: Perty volunteer.

■ Future plans: Attend pharmacy tary; FBLA viceforming magic; FOSTER ■ Parents: Fred and Lori Counce school and graduate with honors. president. filmmaking, soccer ■ Hobbies: Playing piano; dancing ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 ■ Parents: Faron and camping. and watching baseball games. years, as a result of your education? ■ Future plans: I will be going to and Karen Scott ■ Future plans: Attend University of Working in a good job that will help Jackson State Community College to Mississippi and major in political sci- ■ Hobbies: Acting me pay for a house and everything in Union County study Media Communications. ence, then attend the University of else I will need.

SCOTT plays, scrapbook■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Mississippi Law School with major in ing, film competiyears, as a result of your education? criminal law.

I hope to be working in the media in- ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 tions, tutoring.

Carrie Simpson dustry either filming and editing video years, as a result of your education? ■ Future plans: I plan to attend ICC ■ Ripley High School for advertisments or television.

■ Valedictorian/STAR Student I see myself practicing law as a crimi- for two years, then go to a university to pursue my English degree.

■ Other honors and activities: Band; nal defense attorney.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Thespian Society; Danny Meeks years, as a result of your education?

National Honor So■ Walnut High School Joshua Hunter Lambert I see myself being a teacher and workciety; Encore ■ STAR Teacher ing with students to help them in any singing group; En■ Education: A.A. Agriculture, NEMCC; ■ Tishomingo County High School richment producB.S. Mississippi State University; M.S. tions; Masque Mississippi State University.

Award Featured Ac■ Teaching experience: Two years tress winner; Secteaching assistant at Mississippi State tion Leader in University; 23 years Walnut High SIMPSON School.

Band; Drum Major; First Chair Flute; ■ Professional honors and activities: Lads to Leaders; RHS Math/Science STAR Teacher eight years at Walnut Team; Spanish Club.

High School; Who’s Who among American High School Teachers six years.

■ Parents: Bob and Penny Simpson ■ Hobbies: Reading, singing, acting, TISHOMINGO COUNTY writing.

■ Future plans: College at Freed Zackary Whitehead Hardeman and major in English and ■ Belmont High School become a book editor.

■ Valedictorian/STAR Student ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? ■ Other honors and activities: MisEditing for a Nashville publishing com- sissippi State Senate page; 3rd pany. place FBLA district competition; Best Cooper Campbell in Show in BHS art ■ Ripley High School show; Outstanding ■ Salutatorian Student Computer ■ Other honors Systems Technoloand activities: gy; Lott Leadership USM Presidential Institute, summer WHITEHEAD Scholarship; Naprogram; 1st place tional Science FBLA district competition; 3rd place Award; National FBLA State competition; National Beta Academics Award; Club; FBLA; Key Club; Math Club memMartin Award; ber and officer; Most Likely to SucCAMPBELL ceed; Most Intellectual; Most DigniMSPA 2nd place in

an English teacher.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

Teaching English at Falkner High School and coaching either softball or cheerleading.

cartoons; Math/Science; Best in Show in Art; Eminent Scholar.

■ Parents: Bonnie and Clay Campbell ■ Hobbies: Managing acquariums, tennis, acting, painting and hiking.

■ Future plans: I plan to pursue a doctorate in marine biology at the University of Southern Mississippi.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

I hope to be working as a rising marine researcher.

way possible.

Ingomar Attendance Center

■ Salutatorian: Dalton Wood

Lauren Mae Langston

■ Ingomar Attendance Center ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: Future Business Leaders of America member, officer and competition winner; Academic awards; Woodmen of the World U.S. History Award; Biology I State Test Perfect LANGSTON Score; 5th place team, Mississippi Envirothon Competition; Math Club member and officer; Science Club; Anchor Club; SADD Club; Beta Club member and officer; Special Honor Roll; Perfect attendance; Lindy Callahan Scholar Athlete District Nominee; Freshman Academic Excellence Scholarship; Student Council; Who’s Who; Homecoming Maid; Class officer; Hugh O’Brian Leadership Conference; Union County Leadership Academy; Community service; Slow-pitch softball; Basketball; Diamond Girl.

■ Parents: Greg and Robin Langston ■ Hobbies: Spending time with friends and attending various school athletic events.

■ Future plans: Obtain a bachelor’s degree in biology from Mississippi State University, continue on to medical school to become an anesthesiologist.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

I hope to be participating in an anesthesiology residency program, preparing to return to Northeast Mississippi to begin my career.

Glenda Adair

■ Ingomar Attendance Center ■ STAR Teacher ■ Education: Bachelor of Business Administration, Memphis State University; Master of Education and Specialist degrees, University of Mississippi.

■ Teaching experience: Ingomar, 35 years.

ADAIR ■ Professional honors and activities: STAR Teacher 2008 and 2011.

Christopher Adam Baker

■ Myrtle Attendance Center ■ Valedictorian ■ Other honors and activities: Varsity baseball; Student Council member and officer; Beta Club member and officer; Mr. Myrtle; Myrtle Homecoming King.

■ Parents: Tim and Vickie Baker ■ Hobbies: Playing BAKER baseball and just hanging out.

■ Future plans: Attend Northeast Mississippi Community College then the University of Mississippi in an undecided field.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

Having a job I enjoy and having a family.

Nicholas M. Milsap

■ Myrtle Attendance Center ■ Salutatorian ■ Other honors and activities: Varsity baseball; Varsity track; Students Against Destructive Decisions; National

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Beta Club; Student Council.

■ Parents: Chikina Banks and Lawrence Milsap ■ Hobbies: Writing poems, playing basketball and listening to music.

MILSAP ■ Future plans: My future plans are to attend Mississippi State University and get my degree in pre-med.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? In 10 years as a result of my education, I see myself as an anesthesiologist and becoming a top doctor in my profession.

Theta; 2010 State Tennis Championship Team member; FCA; Praise Band drummer; Youth Main Street Association Member.

■ Parents: Steven and Candy Jarvis ■ Hobbies: Tennis, sports, riding fourwheelers, drawing and design, hanging out with friends.

■ Future plans: I plan to attend Mississippi State University and major in mechanical engineering.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education? I see myself owning a successful Off-Road Fabrications or Weapons Design Shop.

Shannon Dye

■ New Albany High School ■ STAR Student ■ Other honors and activities: Band; Tarver Reeder Mu Alpha Theta; An■ New Albany High School chor Club; National ■ Valedictorian Honor Society.

■ Other honors and activities: Honor ■ Parents: Wayne roll National Honor and Melissa Dye Society; FCA mem■ Hobbies: Reading. ber and officer; Mu ■ Future plans: I Alpha Theta; Acaplan to go to demic Competition Northeast MissisTeam; Rolls in anDYE sippi Community nual musicals; varCollege and major sity choir and band in business administration. member; Most Outstanding Freshman REEDER ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Band Member; Nuyears, as a result of your education? I merous academic awards; Hugh O’Brien see myself owning my own successful Youth Leadership Conference; Mississip- business. pi Science Olympiad Award; Who’s Who; Band Captain; SADD Leadership Award. Mary Margaret King ■ Parents: Glen and Tammie Reeder ■ New Albany High School ■ Hobbies: Singing, playing saxo■ STAR Teacher phone, church activities and spending ■ Education: Northeast Mississippi time with family and friends.

Community College; ■ Future plans: I plan to attend Mis- B.S., University of sissippi State University and pursue a North Alabama; degree in music education with a vocal Master’s in English, concentration.

University of North ■ Where do you see yourself in 10 Alabama. years, as a result of your education? I ■ Teaching expesee myself working in a school system rience: Adjunct directing choirs and serving as a music faculty member at minister in a church.

NEMCC; 2005 to KING present, New AlJustin Jarvis bany High School.

■ New Albany High School ■ Professional Honors and Activities: ■ Salutatorian National Board Certified Teacher.

■ Other honors and activities: NuKimberly Seleigh Jackson merous academic ■ West Union Attendance Center awards; ACT 30+ ■ Valedictorian/STAR Student Club; Tennis team; ■ Other honors and activities: PerStudents Against fect Attendance awards; Student-TeachDestructive Decier Achievement Recognition; Special sions; National Honor graduate: Who’s Who; Beta Club; Honor Society; Yearbook; Student Council; Press Club H.U.N.C.H. Team JARVIS member and officer; Anchor Club memmember; Mu Alpha

ber and officer; Students Against Destructive Decisions; Archery Team; Union County Plays; Honor Roll Awards; Various academic awards; FBLA; Basketball; Junior JACKSON Beta.

■ Parents: Randy and Tanya Jackson ■ Hobbies: Reading, hunting, fishing, anything with my family or friends, being outside, archery.

■ Future plans: Northeast after high school. Unsure after that.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

Possibly a mission trip to Uganda, but I am not certain.

Leah Paige Goolsby

■ West Union Attendance Center ■ Salutatorian ■ Other honors and activities: Physical Science Award; Honor Roll; Beta Club member and officer; FBLA; Students Against Destructive Decisions; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Anchor Club; BasketGOOLSBY ball; Slow-pitch team; Fast-pitch team; Homecoming Queen; Who’s Who; All-Division in basketball, Slow-pitch and fast-pitch.

■ Parents: Paula and Tony Tice, Robby and Cindy Goolsby ■ Hobbies: Playing sports mainly, but just spending time with my family and friends is the most of it.

■ Future plans: To attend ICC and pursue a career in physical therapy.

Then go on to a senior college.

■ Where do you see yourself in 10 years, as a result of your education?

In 10 years, I see myself finishing up college and working in a physical therapist office somewhere close by.

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