THE VICKSBURG POST
SCHOOL & YOUTH WE DN E SDAY, December 1, 2010 • SEC TI O N B w w w.4kids B2 | COMICS B4 Karen Gamble, managing editor | E-mail: newsreleases@vicksburgpost.com | Tel: 601.636.4545 ext 137
Santa letters The Vicksburg Post is accepting letters to Santa, to be published in the combined Christmas Eve-Christmas Day edition. The deadline is 5 p.m. Dec. 13.
BULLETIN BOARD We welcome items for Bulletin Board. Submit items by e-mail (schoolnews@vicksburgpost.com), postal service (P.O. Box 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182), fax (6340897), or delivered in person to 1601-F N. Frontage Road by Monday for publication Wednesday. Be sure to include your name and phone number.
Achievements • Sara Jean Turner has been selected as vice president of recruitment personnel on the Panhellenic Executive Board at Louisiana State University. A junior Sara Jean at LSU, Turner she is a petroleum engineering major. She is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, Volunteer LSU and the National Society of Leadership and Success. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Allen Turner of Vicksburg. • Alcorn State University’s School of Agriculture, Research, Extension and Applied Sciences has received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a comprehensive plan for the establishment and operation of a Policy Institute for Rural Communities and Small Farmers and Ranchers.
Vicksburg High School National Honor Society Each year highachieving high school students are inducted into the National Honor Society. Nineteen at Vicksburg High have been named members of the group. The society, formed in 1921, is for students who show strides in scholarship, leadership, service and character.
David Jackson•The Vicksburg Post
Juniors, from left, are Genea Bradford, the daughter of Oscar Denton and Margaret Bradford; Jazmyne Smith, the daughter of Carl and Bridget Harris and James Smith; Genevieve
Juniors, from left, are Courtney Barnes, the daughter of Alfred and Carolyn Barnes; Zalak Patel, the daughter of Makesh Patel; Raven Lawrence, the daughter of
Dario and Barbara Lawrence; Daniel Kees, the son of Janice Kees and the late Dr. Stewart Kees; and Haley Ray, the daughter of Mary Ray and the late David Ray.
Walker, the daughter of Milton Walker and Linda Walker; Brittany Dotson, the daughter of Linda Sims; and Rebeca Velazquez, the daughter of Gerardo and Vivian Velazquez.
Juniors, from left, are Kiara Wilson, the daughter of Willie and Rosia Wilson; Jessica Friley, the daughter of Randy and Rennae Friley; Matthew Price, the son of
Scholarships
Richard and Cindy Price; Dianna Kariuki, the daughter of Benson and Cheryl Kariuki; and Kelly Gatewood, the daughter of Bill and Valerie Gatewood. Senior Bryton Hixson, from left, the son of Jerry and Vickie Hixson; stands with juniors Brennen Coomes, the son of John and Kim Coomes; Gunnar Daquilla, the son of Steve Daquilla and Nicole Bland; and Daniel Sluis, the son of Dr. Gordon and Jennifer Sluis.
• Dominique Simone Williams has received a $1,000 academic scholarship to Jackson State University, where she will study civil engineering. A senior at Warren Central High School, she is the daughter of Charmi Major and Dwayne Williams. She is the Dominique grandSimone Williams daughter of Adolph and Dorothy Williams of Vicksburg and the late Jacob and Lucille Major.
Recitals • Piano students Will Farthing, Tyler Smith, Matthew Copes, Jacob Waisner, Jacob Runnels, Will Gatewood, Vincent Liu, Jackson Oaks, Raymond Young, Joshua Wright, Philip and Patrick Beasley, Jacob Lloyd, Duncan Wright, Dustin Runnels, Stephen Wagner, Stephen Hensley and Chance Ragsdale participated and performed in the Vicksburg Music Teachers Association’s annual boys’ recital, Mystery Musicale. VMTA members are Judith Allen, Linda Carnes, Jeanne Evans, Susan Gambrell, Dixie Henry, Sheila Hess, Denise Ragsdale, Kim Steen and Barbara Tracy.
VAA aiming for mentoring, scholarship programs By Ben Mackin bmackin@vicksburgpost.com The Vicksburg Art Association is gearing up for its annual holiday gala on Friday, but this year there will be some business mixed in with the fun-filled evening. The party is primarily to raise funds for the upkeep of the VAA’s headquarters, the Firehouse Gallery at Main and Openwood streets. But this year members are looking to provide learning opportunities for young artists and eventually a scholarship program. “I would like to see us
If you go The VAA’s annual Christmas gala will begin at 8 p.m. Friday at the Firehouse Gallery at Main and Openwood streets. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door, and cover food and, until 10 p.m., an open bar. Raffle tickets for the H.C. Porter piece are $25. Call 601-638-9221 or 601-634-8928. develop a structured program where four to five artists of all ages can be exposed to different types of art programs, and have assistance, whether it is in materials or mentoring, to put together a portfolio that meets a specific art program’s criteria, so that they
can apply,” event chairman Jere Jabour said. “I would love to get a scholarship where we can help someone go to college, but I think the first step, the way we can touch the most people, is through a mentorship to help artists apply for scholarships and get accepted to
programs.” The goal this year is $10,000 — to get the program off the ground. Last year’s gala raised $5,000. “We want this to be an extraordinary year,” VAA president Glenn Gregory said. “We are really wanting the community to become involved in helping young artists.” The evening will feature a raffle of a piece by local artist and gallery owner H.C. Porter called “Peaches Restaurant.” Tickets are $25 each for the piece which depicts bluesman Jesse Robinson playing a set at the
Jackson restaurant. The gala will also offer a silent and live auction featuring local artwork, merchandise from designer Vera Bradley, gift certificates and more. Presence is not required to participate in the auctions or raffle. The items will be on display this week and the night of the gala at the Firehouse, and at www.biddingforgood.com/blue. Bids, in a sealed envelope, may be dropped off at the Attic Gallery on Washington Street or at the Coldwell Banker See VAA, Page B2.