French Camp Today Winter 2023

A New Season for Two Siblings

It was mid-summer, and the Mississippi heat was hitting record highs. Stewart and Rebecca Edwards were headed to an appointment when the car directly in front of them stalled to a stop in the busy highway. The lady driver proceeded to get out and start pushing the vehicle toward the side of the road. “Stewart, we have to help her!” Rebecca said. Putting their car in park with the flashers on, they both began pushing the larger vehicle with help from another man when suddenly, Rebecca saw two small heads pop up in the back seat. “There are young children in the back. We’ve got to get them off this highway!” Rebecca exclaimed. Eventually the car was pushed to safety and all three got in Stewart’s truck for some quick relief from the grueling heat.

“My car ran out of gas!” was the caregivers reply. After a short drive to a gas station and Stewart talking the cashier out of her pickle jar, the car was fueled and ready to go. After lending a hand, they learned that the newly relocated family had lost their home and was living out of a hotel room. To make matters worse, the children’s new school situation was challenging, as well.

What do young people need to thrive in this world? The basics, for sure, food, clothing, shelter, and a safe environment.  The young mother was working full-time but still having difficulty providing those basic needs. It was obvious that something needed to change.

Sometimes parents in difficult situations need time to get on their feet. French Camp Academy is a place that a parent like this young mother can trust to not only provide the basics, but so much more—a comfortable home with three healthy meals a day. Solid education from an accredited school helps address academic needs. Horses, swimming, fishing, sports, and lots of outdoor activities and space to play is needed to help children explore their world, their gifts, and abilities. Healthy play helps create healthy children who grow up to be healthy adults.

The two young children in this story will enjoy Christmas at French Camp Academy this year. The story of Christ coming into our world to save a people living in darkness will be shared and lived out among them. The mother has expressed deep gratitude for these opportunities and French Camp Academy’s new role in their life.

By God’s grace and through the generosity of people like you, young people of different backgrounds and experiences like these two young siblings are experiencing life changing, life shaping opportunities at French Camp Academy. What a wonderful season we celebrate! v

When little children become adults, they hope and reason and talk like men and women with a future. We endeavor to point them to lives of service in the kingdom of God. “…the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” Matthew 4:16

President's Perspective

Faith that Counts

How can we have faith when we need it most? Faith is not just a feeling but a decision that leads to action. A few examples of faith in action are when Abraham left everything and followed God’s call to an unknown land. Esther risked her life to approach the king and save her people. Abraham obeyed God and was willing to sacrifice his son on Mount Moriah. Noah built an ark in the desert, trusting God’s promise of a flood.

Faith is the result of God working in us. It is not about how much faith we have, but the object (person) we place our faith in.  Jesus is the one who has done everything for us.

I’m a boat guy.  Alexandria, the ancient port of Egypt, was known for its ship tearing reefs that treacherously surrounded the entrance to the port.

Navigating this port was so dangerous that they assigned a smaller vessel to meet the larger one at the entrance for the purpose of taking the larger ships’ anchor into the rock infested waters to securely set the anchor for the ship.  This smaller boat was called the projemos or forerunner. The author of Hebrews called Christ our forerunner, a term that his readers and listeners would have easily understood because of this famous port.

The bible teaches that Christ has gone where we cannot go and accomplished what we can NEVER do.  Just as a dead man can do nothing to save himself, Christ’s sinless life, obedience even unto death, and his bodily resurrection has secured a SURE ANCHOR FOR OUR SOUL!  Jesus is the anchor for our soul, the One we place our faith in. Nothing can ever reverse the work that He has already accomplished.  What great news in a day and age when it seems as if Andy and Barney left Mayberry with Otis in charge.

I was sitting behind the bench of the other team at a basketball game last night. I had a funny idea that when the coach looked for new players on the bench, I would point at myself and get up as if I was going to join the game. That would have been amusing but it would have been a very unrealistic hope. In fact, I know for sure that would NEVER happen no matter how much I hoped it would.

The bible, speaking of  faith says, “It is the assurance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Unlike my silly hope of joining the game, true hope is based on something or someone who has already done everything I need. Jesus’ work of faith on my behalf is fully complete.  Nothing can be added to or taken away from this gift of love that He offers all who will trust in Him.

So here is a question for you.  Where is your faith resting?   What is your faith producing?  Is it leading you toward faithful convictions?   And if so, what actions are being lived out of those convictions?

Our prayer for you from all of us serving at French Camp Academy would be that during this season of Christmas your hearts and minds would rest fully on the perfect and complete work of the one who came to save us.  And may this faith in Him produce a fruit of righteousness for His glory.

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French Camp Academy One Fine Place French Camp, MS 39745-9703 662-547-6482 or 662-547-9464 www.frenchcamp.org

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Sharkey Burke Brandon Scott Castleman Ocean Springs

Dave Fair Oxford Vivian Farris Oxford

Glenn Galey, Secretary Hattiesburg Toxey Hall III Canton G. Carey Hauenstein Laurel Lee Lampton, Vice Chairman Jackson Chuck McBride Madison Brooks Mosley Jackson

Tommy Peaster, Vice Chairman Flora Hugh Potts, Jr., Chairman Kosciusko

F. Stewart Edwards, Jr., FCA President

Mission Statement

French Camp Academy, a Christcentered home and school, exists to serve young people and families for the glory of God.

F. Stewart Edwards, Jr.

Staff Member Focus

Randy and Joy Martin—For the past 15 years the Martin’s have served as house parents in Taylor Home. Randy and Joy both graduated from Columbia International University. Randy currently teaches a class at FCA called Christian Family Living, serves as a counselor/mentor to our male students, and helps lead other house parents in his role as Assistant Director for Discipleship in the Student Life department. Joy is a gifted teacher and enjoys teaching New Testament and organizing girls’ Bible Studies and mentorship. She is a talented quilt artist and is sponsor of the FCA Art Club. Randy and Joy have 4 children—Ty, Gray, Eden, and Brighton. v

Growing up at French Camp Academy opens a child’s world. The newness of youth and the fascination of old things are important contrasts; those values are worth protecting. “In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:4-5

Leave French Camp in your Will

A gift to FCA through your will is simple. You can include language in your will or trust making a gift to members of your family, friends, or to your favorite charity.

Your bequests can be

• A specific asset

• A gift of the balance of your estate

• A gift of a specific amount

• A percentage of your estate

• A contingent gift when the primary beneficiary predeceases you.

To make a gift to French Camp Academy from your estate you should contact your attorney. Your attorney can help you include a gift in your estate documents. If you need specific language to assist you and your attorney to help write your bequest to French Camp Academy, reach out to Lance Ragsdale at lragsdale@frenchcamp.org. He’ll send statements that are commonly used by people leaving FCA in their will.

Please contact us if you have any questions about how to make an estate gift to French Camp Academy, or to request an estate planning guide. If you have included French Camp Academy in your will, we would love to know. We would like to thank you and recognize your gift. For will and estate planning purposes, our legal name and address is below. v

French Camp Academy • One Fine Place • French Camp, MS 39745 (662)547-6482

House Parenting—A Unique Calling

Serving at French Camp Academy as a house parent is much more than a job—it’s a unique calling that requires you to invest your life with young people. We like to say, “Life on Life ministry” to describe the highly relational aspect of what we do. A house parent couple joins a team of other house parents, support staff, and teachers that live, work, and worship together with students. We are committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment in which our students can grow into the men and women Christ made them to be.

A Rural Setting

French Camp is located a little north of central Mississippi in Choctaw County. It’s a small town located on the Natchez Trace Parkway, 90 miles north of Jackson and 80 miles south of Tupelo. French Camp Academy is a 900-acre community making a big impact in a small space.

God Gives Guidance

From the beginning of the application process, we ask the Lord for direction and wisdom regarding each applicant and the decision-makers of French Camp Academy. We understand the truth that “unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it.” As you consider possible ministry at FCA we ask you to join us in praying that God’s will is accomplished.

God may be calling you to share your life with young people in a residential setting. Your journey can start today by exploring frenchcamp.org and prayerfully beginning a conversation with us.

What makes our houseparents special?

Our houseparents understand the brokenness of humanity but are passionate about loving others as Christ loves us. They thrive in relationships, understand open communication, and have a strong and growing understanding of Biblical marriage, family, and parenting.

Are you considering becoming a houseparent?

Houseparents feel called to serve the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of children and teenagers in a residential environment. They are Christ-centered couples who are prepared to meet our students where they are, providing a safe and structured home life.

Find out more about employment opportunities at www.frenchcamp.org/contact#employment-panel or scan QR code to explore more.

The Gospel produces knowledge, godliness, persistence, kindness, and love. These qualities are encouraged throughout French Camp Academy. “But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it.” II Timothy 3:14

Walking with Jesus

As we celebrate the birth of Christ, those of us serving at French Camp are also mindful of the life He lived among His followers. He came into the world as a baby, but He also showed us how to walk with others in love and truth.

He traveled with His disciples, teaching them about His kingdom and His mission. He shared their joys and sorrows, their questions and doubts, their hopes and fears. He taught them how to pray, how to forgive, how to serve, and how to love. He was not just a teacher, but a friend and a brother. As time went on, they also learned that He was their God and King.

At FCA, we want to follow the example of Jesus and walk with young people in their journey of faith pointing them to Him. We provide a place where they can grow in their relationship with God and with others. We offer them guidance, instruction, support, and encouragement. We are not just staff, but mentors and role models. FCA is more than a school and a home. It is a community of grace and truth that seeks to build up children and teenagers in Christ.

The activities you see sprinkled throughout this paper are our attempt to show your investment in action. Think of it as our ‘missionary newsletter’ to you reporting on the various activities we employ to evangelize and disciple a generation for Christ.

If you ever have any questions about FCA’s work with young people, please feel free to give Lance Ragsdale a call at 662-547-6482. Better yet, set up a time to come see us so we can show you all the wonderful things God is doing because of you faithfully walking with us. v

Give a Gift Online

A gift from you in December would make our year complete! Trusting God’s provisions, we count on people like you who love the ministry of French Camp Academy to provide the resources needed to provide a safe and structured place for children and teenagers to live and learn.

The QR code on the right can be scanned by your smart phone device using the camera application. Once the website opens, you can follow the directions to give a gift in December. Thank you for helping the young people at French Camp Academy! v

Holiday Reflections

Written in early November for FCA Today

By Lacy Wilson-Ross, Class of 2024

Fall is finally here, and you know what that means—THANKSGIVING! Thanksgiving is an exciting time to spend with family, friends, and other people you love. Of course, we cannot forget about warm blankets and pumpkin spice lattes. In fall the leaves change, the weather is finally cooling down, and it can be what you want it to be. On the other hand, we can get so wrapped up in our own worlds that we forget to stop and think about what we’re grateful for. Many people are grateful for basic things, such as food, water, shelter, family, and of course God.

Why don’t we think deeper? Why must we always go for the general answers? I know that deep inside I’m grateful that I don’t have to worry about walking to school with shoes that don’t fit. I’m grateful that I can wake up every morning and have the opportunity to brighten someone’s day. What are you truly grateful for? When you sit around the table eating turkey, ham, stuffing, and maybe even your grandmother’s homemade mac and cheese, what do you think about? Think about what you are truly grateful for.

Here in French Camp, MS the Thanksgiving traditions are typical. In our residential homes most house parents cook early Thanksgiving meals for us. Since we are on break for Thanksgiving, house parents make an effort to celebrate Thanksgiving traditions with us. Christmas traditions are observed also. While the entire town of French Camp is covered in colorful lights, Christmas traditions bring cheer in our homes as well. Customs like hanging ornaments on the Christmas tree, playing Christmas music, having stockings hung by the fireplace, and even watching the classic Christmas movies, produce a warm and safe feeling. As a boarding student myself, my personal favorite Christmas memory is the Christmas Banquet that the Academy hosts. I am able to hang out with friends, eat good food, and create memories that will last a lifetime.

What are your Christmas traditions? Maybe you listen to Christmas music after Thanksgiving, or maybe you’ve been playing it since November 1st. Either way Christmas is the celebration of Jesus’ birth and to celebrate the love He has for us.  God loved us so much He was willing to send His only son for us, and Jesus loved us so much He was willing to step down from glory and join us on this death-ridden Earth. As we go into Thanksgiving and Christmas, let’s remember the true reasons why we celebrate these holidays.  v

2023 Homecoming

Playing is an important part of growing up. Our recipe is love, learning, and old-fashioned fun in the country. “From infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” II Timothy 3:15

Mission Trip

A team from FCA went to Fort Worth, Texas, to serve the homeless with Beautiful Feet Ministries, as they have done for the last 15 years before Thanksgiving. The team had trained for weeks before the event, learning how to perform skits, puppet shows, share testimonies, and do other activities that show the gospel. A memorable part of the trip was giving hygiene packs to the homeless people who lived on the streets in their own shelters. It reminded us of how Christ came into our world and lived among us. He is the light of the world who gives life to everyone who accepts Him. v

Panther Sports

Sports and athletic competitions have biblical references, which is one of the reasons we love to compete at FCA. The Bible draws several analogies of the Christian life from the sports world: the author of Hebrews compares the Christian life to a race (Hebrews 12:1), and Paul admonishes us to “run in such a way to win the prize” (1 Corinthians 9:24, CSB).

The FCA Cross Country Team (girls) worked hard and had fun competing this year. Led by senior and team captain, Averie Jane Gundy, they finished 3rd in the State.

The FCA Cross Country Team (boys), a group with a majority in the 10th grade or younger, were some of the fastest Coach Watkins has had during his coaching tenure. Led by junior Josiah Dwyers, they were the 1A Region 3 Champions this year.

FCA Panther Football worked hard to compete in the first-round of 1A playoffs but was not able to advance to the next level. The competition was extremely challenging this year with teams in the division showing impressive records. Regardless, FCA had some rising stars who are looking forward to next year. v

Scan the QR code to watch a video highlighting the FCA athletic program.

Celebrating Senior Night - 1st row: Chloe Tharp, Allie Cheser, Jolie Ebeling, Emma Claire Thomas, Eden Box, Emalee Browning, Savannah Staszefski. 2nd row: Avery Summers, Noah Dew, Cason Shurden, Silas Hodge, Conner Privitt, John Moore, Reese Churchill

Cross Country Seniors

Martha Ferguson and Averie Gundy

Shepherding Sheep

Written by Sheila Stone—Faithful Donor and Friend

The sheep are asleep on the grassy hillsides overlooking Bethlehem. They snuffle little sheep sighs as they sleep, at complete peace because the shepherds are near. The shepherds, however, knowing night with its cloak of darkness can easily provide camouflage for wolves as they lurk in and out of the shadows are alert. Knowing that the wolves are ever on the watch for that one stray lamb that waked in the night, and missing its mother, had set out to find her. This lamb, as do all the others in the flock, needs care and attention. It not only needs the nearness of a nurturing parent but also the watchful eye of the shepherd.  Even the shepherd's rod on its back is welcome because it assures the lamb that the shepherd is near.

There are so many children who, like that lamb, have temporarily lost their way.  They need a reassuring hand, a quick hug and a kiss to know that they are loved, watched over, and nourished.  They come from all walks of life, and they need shepherding. They need the lesson those shepherds learned so long ago when the heavens were spangled with light and angels sang the very first Christmas carol.

Many like those shepherds do take the angels’ message to heart and are wonderfully changed by that ancient miracle of God come to the earth clothed in flesh. Like the shepherds, they are changed, never to be the same again. Like the lamb guided by the shepherd, they find their way to a place of peace and safety.  So, on this night of nights, the stars shine brightly over French Camp, a home for lambs, just as they did over those hills of Bethlehem so many years ago. v

A Heavenly View

The ringed giant Saturn and its amazing secrets were revealed to a group of boys from campus who visited Rainwater Observatory. The boys also enjoyed informative exhibits and a constellation planetarium show. To say the least, they left starryeyed! v

Honor Gifts

Honor gifts show appreciation to a living person–such as teachers, pastors, parents, etc., while helping students at FCA. To make an Honor Gift, you may use the form/envelope provided, designating the type of gift you are making. The honoree will be notified of your thoughtfulness. Amounts of gifts are never divulged.

July

ALLEN, POLLY, Ethel, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Joseph Quayle

AUSTIN, MR. AND MRS. TOM, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX

Ms. Mary Alice Waldrop

BEARD, GERALD AND MARIE, Ridgeland, MS

Mrs. Martha Godfrey Vance

BROWN, SUE, Bay Springs, MS

Mr. and Mrs. David Lee Thornton

BROWNING, CARRIE, French Camp, MS

Miss Mary Michaela Parker

BYRAM, DWIGHT, Nauvoo, AL

Mr. Joey Clingan

CHAMBLESS, KAYE, Hattiesburg, MS

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Chambless

CHUCK BENTLEY FAMILY, French Camp, MS

Mr. and Mrs. John Hutchinson

COCKRELL, JOHN ROBERT AND PEGGY, French Camp, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Joseph Quayle

EDWARDS, STEWART AND REBECCA, French Camp, MS

Rev. and Mrs. Paul L. Nasekos

FOSTER, BUZZ AND JOYCE, Beaverdam, VA

Dr. and Mrs. Vander Warner, Jr.

GODFREY, DREW AND MANELL, Madison, MS

Mrs. Martha Godfrey Vance

GRANGER, ED AND CONNIE, Sallis, MS

Mrs. Martha Godfrey Vance

LAYNE, HELEN, Signal Mountain, TN

Ms. Mary Alice Waldrop

LONG, MR. AND MRS. DONALD, Soddy Daisy, TN

Ms. Mary Alice Waldrop

MORGAN, DENNIS, Dublin, GA

Mr. Joey Clingan

RICH, CHARLES, French Camp, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Joseph Quayle

RODDEY, TRESIA, Laurel, MS

Mr. and Mrs. David Lee Thornton

SARTAIN, ARTHUR, Ethel, MS

Mrs. Polly Allen

SMITH, NANCY, The Villages, FL

Ms. Joyce Edmunds

TAYLOR, MARTHA MCKEE, The Woodlands, TX

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lynn Taylor

Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Cowley

TRIMBLE, JO, Chattanooga, TN

Ms. Mary Alice Waldrop

VINCENT, MR. AND MRS. DAVID, Brandon, MS

Mr. Samuel Clemons

WALDROP, MR. AND MRS. LAKE, Tupelo, MS

Ms. Mary Alice Waldrop

WALKER, JR., ROBERT E., Goshen, VA

Ms. Mary Alice Waldrop

WARNER, BETSY LUNDY, Delray Beach, FL

Mrs. Ruth Lundy Switzer

WHITE, BEULAH, Huntsville, TX

Mr. Edward Garrett Taylor

August

ALLEN, JOHN MICHAEL AND CARRIE M., Terry, MS

Mrs. Polly Allen

BRASWELL, JIMMY

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Joseph Quayle

CHUCK BENTLEY FAMILY, French Camp, MS

Mr. and Mrs. John Hutchinson

GIFFIN, REBECCA T., Louisville, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Fair, III

HUGHES, CARSON, Starkville, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dillon

POTTS, MR. AND MRS. ROGER, Saltillo, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Henderson

SORENSEN, KEVIN, French Camp, MS

Mr. Doug McAllaster

September

ALLEN, JOHN MICHAEL AND CARRIE M., Terry, MS

Mrs. Polly Allen

ALLEN, JOHN MICHAEL, Terry, MS

Mr. Samuel Clemons

ALLEN, NORMAN PAUL, Maitland, FL

Mr. Samuel Clemons

ALLEN, POLLY, Ethel, MS

Mr. Samuel Clemons

AYRES, VICTOR AND BOBBYE

Mr. and Mrs. William Stanley Ayres

BARLOW, GLEN and RITA, French Camp, MS

Rev. and Mrs. Charles S. Carroll

BATTE, JOY, Ridgeland, MS

Mrs. Elizabeth Parry

CHAIN, BUDDY AND BARBARA, Oxford, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Black

CHUCK BENTLEY FAMILY, French Camp, MS

Mr. and Mrs. John Hutchinson

DONALD, SUSAN, French Camp, MS

Ms. Sunny Francois

FAUGHN, EDWIN, French Camp, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Faughn

HARRIS, PEGGY, Satartia, MS

Ms. Sue S. Nowell

JONES, BILL, Okolona, MS

Farned Farms

LACEY, DUDLEY, Dallas, TX

Mrs. Kimberly Judin

LAND, BRO. AND MRS. ART, Kosciusko, MS

Ms. Patricia Barr

LLOYD, ZOE ROSE

Mrs. Antonia Stubbs

Mrs. Donna Gonzales

RUTLEDGE, BILL AND GAYLE, New Albany, MS

Dr. and Mrs. Joe D. Pegram

SETTLEMIR, CHRISTIE, Kosciusko, MS

Ms. Patricia Barr

SHAW, J. D., Oxford, MS

Dr. Kitty Mann

SORENSEN, KEVIN, French Camp, MS

Mr. Doug McAllaster

TAMOR, KEITH AND STACY, Summit, MS

Mrs. Mattie Rials

THE CHILDREN

Mr. Charlie Holland

MeMorial Gifts

We strive to answer memorials and notify relatives as quickly and accurately as possible after they are received. When you send in a memorial, please include the name of the deceased, the complete address of the person you wish notified and your complete address. Important: IF YOU DO NOT INCLUDE A NAME and ADDRESS OF A RELATIVE OR FRIEND OF THE DECEASED, WE WILL BE UNABLE TO NOTIFY ANYONE OF YOUR GIFT. Follow the same procedure for honor gifts. (A blank form and envelope appear in this issue.)

July

ADAMS, MARIANNE, Mathiston, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Fulgham

ALLEN, JOHN SAMUEL, Ethel, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Joseph Quayle

ANDERSON, GRAYSON W., Houston, TX

Mrs. Speight W. Anderson

BATTLE, CHARLOTTE TIMBERLAKE, Chapel Hill, NC

Mrs. Geri Graeber Pitts

BLOSSMAN, JOHN R., Ocean Springs, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Brodowicz

BORING, ETHEL, Starkville, MS

Judge and Mrs. John C. Love, Jr.

Mrs. Pam Morgan

BREAZEALE, DAVID PYBAS, Philadelphia, MS

Mr. Wade Breazeale

BROOKS, JIMMIE, South Hill, VA

Mrs. Athena B. Davies

BROWN, ROSEL SEIPP, Harlem, GA

Mr. Edward L. Brown

BYERS, LEE LOGAN AND LOU ELLA

Mr. and Mrs. George G. Byers

CARSON, THOMAS GORDON, Kosciusko, MS

Mrs. Jo Ann Carson

CARTWRIGHT, JR., CECIL JOHN, Yazoo City, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Lea C. Black

Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Swayze

Bumpus Trucking Inc

Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Marting, Sam, Jr. and Chris

Mr. and Mrs. Bounlieng Sodachanh

CHATHAM, JR., GERALD, Hernando, MS

Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins

CLARK, EDWARD, Needham, AL

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Goodwin

COGGINS, HUBERT AND SADIE

Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Record

COLE, TIMOTHY LEIGH, Hattiesburg, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Del E. Tichnell

COOK, MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM, Jackson, MS

Miss Helen Elizabeth Cook

COPELAND, JOHN T., Starkville, MS

Mrs. Lou Wallace

CORBETT, KAREN

Mrs. Patricia Kay Turnmire

CREEINK, JOHN, Starkville, MS

Mrs. Janice W. McSpadden

DEAN, STANLEY, Hot Springs Village, AR

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Reece

Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Fuquay

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reece

DOUGLAS, ONA EARL

Mrs. Frances Ramsey Gardner

ELLISON, CHARLES

Mr. and Mrs. Mason Wheeler

FLAUTT, SR., HENRY, Greenwood, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bardin Redditt

FORD, MARY LOU

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pound

FOREMAN, LEE BROOKS, Grenada, MS

Mr. Jeffrey Mark Scobey

FRACCHIA, JOHN

Ms. Helen T. Derryberry

FULCHER, JR., LUTHER HARRISON, Jackson, MS

Mrs. Jane W. Lord

Dr. and Mrs. Allen R. Yates

GARNER, BETTY, Charlotte, NC

Dr. and Mrs. George T. Bates

GEORGE, LOUISE FAIRMAN

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy W. Tyrone

GILMORE, ROSA LEE VIRGINIA

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Maurice Johnson

GINN, MORRIS AND OPAL

Ms. Libby Johnson

Mrs. Elizabeth McKinley

GREGORY, CLAIRE, Okolona, MS

Ms. June Oglesby Hause

GRIFFIN, VIRGINIA TAYS, McComb, MS

Mrs. Janice W. McSpadden

GUTHRIE, JR., NOEL WEBSTER, Ridgeland, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Swayze

HARRIS, BETTY, Green Cove Springs, FL

Mr. and Mrs. James Merle Jent

HATTEN, MARYANN, Jackson, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Joseph Quayle

HAUN, FREIDA B., Brandon, MS

Mrs. Betty Anne Hays

HERRING, DOUG, Louisville, MS

Mrs. Marion Herring Stoute

HERRING, JR., DANIEL A., Ellisville, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Herring

HERRING, MARION, Louisville, MS

Mrs. Marion Herring Stoute HILL, CARL MILTON

JP Petrie Associates, Inc. HINDS, RICHARD LAWSON, Wilmington, NC

Mrs. Rachel C. Martin

HOLMES, MARY, Salida, CO

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Goodwin

Mrs. Betty S. Allen

HUNT, ANITA

Mr. and Mrs. Andy H. Perry

JENKINS, JOAN, Vestavia, AL

Mr. Harrell Lee Jenkins

JENKINS, SWEP

Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins

JOHNSTON, TERRY

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Joseph Quayle

JONES, EMILY BRADDOCK, Starkville, MS

Dr. and Mrs. James E. Long KEA, DORIS

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Kea KIRK, BENADINE, Olathe, KS

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Kirk

KNOWLES, JR., MEDFORD, Nettleton, MS

Mrs. Mary Payne Hairald LINK, MARTIN TURNER, Bentonia, MS

Mrs. Nora Deen Link Maloy MARSH, ELIZABETH

Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Furlow

Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Davis

MARSHALL, BARRY JOE, Brandon, MS

Mr. and Mrs. James O. Sparks

MITCHELL, JR., CHARLES G., Lexington, KY

Mrs. Elizabeth M. Mitchell

MONTGOMERY, SR., CHARLES JOSEPH, Greenwood, MS

Mrs. Pauline M. Strain

Mr. and Mrs. William Lee Mattox

Dr. and Mrs. John A. Smith

NABORS, LOUIS, Columbus, MS

Dr. and Mrs. James E. Long NATIONS, DANIEL KENT, Sontag, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kent Nations

NUNAN, T. RUSSELL, Decatur, GA

Mrs. Virginia Johnson

OTWAY, SANDRA C., French Camp, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Paladino

Ms. Barbara Nickels

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Price

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lane

Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Maehlmann

Mrs. Jane E. Beswick

Ms. Jamie W. Senyard

Mr. and Mrs. John Mike McCollum

Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Sinquefield

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin O’Brien

Mr. and Mrs. James Hill

PARKER, ROGER, Purvis, MS

Mrs. Nancy Barton

PARKES, LARRY

Mrs. Margaret M. Davis

PATTERSON, SAM, French Camp, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Joseph Quayle

PERRY, MARY JO FERGUSON, Memphis, TN

Mrs. Geri Graeber Pitts

POWELL, MR. AND MRS. C. E.

Mr. James Powell

PUTMAN, JR., HARVEY

Mr. David Putman

RECORD, BILL AND EDNA

Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Record

RHEA, ARTHUR WAYNE, Lexington, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Harris, Jr.

RICE, MIKE, Chesterfield, MO

Mrs. Janice W. McSpadden

ROBERTSON, JOSEPH TAYLOR, Kensett, AR

Mrs. Geri Graeber Pitts

ROGERS, KHRISTI LYN LONG, Holly Springs, MS

Mr. Ralph W. Rogers

ROSENBLATT, ELISABETH G., Ridgeland, MS

Mr. and Mrs. George R. Fair

SEWELL, BILLY, Starkville, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert E. Hunter

SMITH, WILLIAM, Greenwood, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Gene Cooper

SORENSEN, GUNNAR

Mr. and Mrs. William McElroy, Jr.

STEELY, TOM, Fort Mill, SC

Mr. and Mrs. George R. Fair

STONE, JO ANN

The Graeber Family of Marks, MS

STRINGER, PAT, Durant, MS

Ms. Sue S. Nowell

TATUM, MARIWOOD CRADY, Brandon, MS

Mr. Robert L. Koestler

TENNANT, JOHN, Weir, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Gene Cooper

TOOLE, LOTTIE MAE BLAKELY, Enid, MS

Mr. Jeffrey Mark Scobey

VANTREASE, JR., DAVID

Mrs. Irene M. Vantrease

VANTREASE, JR., JAMES F.

Mrs. Irene M. Vantrease

VANTREASE, SR., JAMES F.

Mrs. Irene M. Vantrease

WALKER, C. W., Greenwood, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bardin Redditt

WILLIAMS, JERRY, Starkville, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Fulgham

WILLIAMS, RUTH ANN ORR, Raymond, MS

Ms. Julie Lampley

WILLIFORD, JOYCE WHITE, Jackson, MS

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bise, IV

Mrs. Jane M. Baird

Ms. Susan Collins

Mrs. Dorothy B. Ward

Mr. and Mrs. Haden Hughes

WISE, EDWINA MORRIS, Ackerman, MS

Dr. Michael Dale Morris

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jarrett

WOODWARD, MABEL CLAIRE, Louisville, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert E. Hunter

WRIGHT, MARY LEE, Vardaman, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Willie M. Blaine

August

ANDERSON, GRAYSON W., Houston, TX

Mrs. Speight W. Anderson

BARLOW, DEBBIE DEE DOSTER, French Camp, MS

Mrs. Linda Parker

BARTON, JOHN T., Purvis, MS

Mr. W. A. Payne, Jr.

United Presbyterian Church

Ms. Faye Evans

Mrs. Nancy Barton

BRAMUCHI, BETH

Ms. Mary Cathy Bramuchi

BROWN, ROSEL SEIPP, Harlem, GA

Mr. Edward L. Brown

BYERS, LEE AND LOU ELLA

Mr. and Mrs. George G. Byers

CHAPMAN, AILEEN R. GRAFTON, Madison, MS

Mr. William James Chapman

CHATHAM, JR., GERALD, Hernando, MS

Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins

CLEMANDOT, ANDRE, Durham, NC

Mr. and Mrs. Sam C. Barry

COATS, EARL, Raymond, MS

Couples Sunday School Class

COGGINS, HUBERT AND SADIE

Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Record

COPELAND, ETHEL

Dr. H. Duane Stokes

CROWDER, JR., GARY DAVID

Dr. and Mrs. Tom Dewey

DEAN, JR., STANLEY

Mr. Donald N. Dodson

DELGADILLO, JAMES HICKS, Memphis, TN

Mrs. Geri Graeber Pitts

DIXON, MARTHA FRANCES HARDISON, Senatobia, MS

Mr. and Mrs. William Graeber

DUBARD, DONALD CLINE

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. James

DUKE, FRANCES OSWALT

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. James

ETHRIDGE, SUMMER RAE

Mrs. Martha Gayle Watson

EVANS, HELEN KENNEDY

Mrs. Shirley Tyler Stafford

FIELDER, ELEANOR WASSON Leland, MS

Mrs. Ellen Walker

GARDNER, NORMA, Starkville, MS

Mr. William H. McGee

GILMORE, BOBBIE SUE, Brandon, MS

Brandon Presbyterian Church

GINN, MORRIS AND OPAL

Mrs. Elizabeth McKinley

Ms. Libby Johnson

GUTHRIE, JR., NOEL WEBSTER, Ridgeland, MS

Ms. Barbara K. Hammond

HALL, WILLIAM NELSON, Meridian, MS

Mr. Richard Hall

HARRIS, DANIEL, Henderson, NV

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Harris

HARTLEY, CINDI P., Oxford, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey E. Hartley

HATCHER, R. AL, Columbus, MS

Dr. and Mrs. James E. Long

HENDERSON, JAMES KENNETH, Lucedale, MS

Mr. Ben L. Sanford

HERRING, DOUG, Louisville, MS

Mrs. Marion Herring Stoute

HERRING, MARION, Louisville, MS

Mrs. Marion Herring Stoute

HESTER, ANNA, Pickensville, AL

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fulton

HILL, MICHAEL SCOTT, Sturgis, MS

Mrs. Joyce A. Hall

Tim & Joan Hall Clark

J. J. & Patti Hall

HILL, OLIVIA MARION, Tupelo, MS

Charityvest Inc.

HODGES, DAVID LAWRENCE

Mr. Joseph C. Coker, III

HUTCHISON, ARNELL

Mr. and Mrs. Kip B. Zacharias

JENKINS, SWEP

Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins

JOHNSON, MARK, Brandon, MS

LTC and Mrs. William D. Brandon

JOHNSON, SR., JAMES KENNETH

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fulton

JONES, JR., WILLIAM EVERARDE, Greenwood, MS

Mrs. Nora Deen Link Maloy

JONES, MONTFORT, Kosciusko, MS

Mrs. Nora Deen Link Maloy

KEA, DORIS

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Kea

KERSEY, ISKA, Southaven, MS

Mrs. Rita Kersey

KINTON, SUSAN, Carthage, MS

Mr. and Mrs. David Herrington

KNIGHT, JUDY MAE

The Blakely Bunch

LAWSON, PATRICIA PETERSON

The Graeber Family of Marks, MS

LESTER, DUDLEY

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Buddy Lester

LEWIS, PAT, Hernando, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Chris McCall

LONG, BETTY JANE, Meridian, MS

Mrs. Margaret Clark

LONG, KIRK, Wylie, TX

Mr. Samuel Clemons

LOVE, DAVID LEO, Raymond, MS

Couples Sunday School Class

Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Thomas

LOWRY, JESSIE

Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Bond

MARSH, ELIZABETH

Dr. and Mrs. Max R. Taylor

MCCLINTOCK, JR., S. R., Terry, MS Wynndale Presbyterian Church

MCCLINTOCK, KATHERINE GARROTT, Memphis, TN

The Graeber Family of Marks, MS

MCKNIGHT, WILLIAM, Kosciusko, MS

Mrs. Martha S. McKnight

MINSHEW, JACQUELINE, Carthage, MS

Mr. and Mrs. James D. Ellington

MITCHELL, GARY, Jackson, MS

Ms. Sarah H. Ellison

MITCHELL, JUNE FOX, Brandon, MS

Mrs. Betty Anne Hays

MONTGOMERY, BETTY, McCarley, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Bond

MORGAN, JOHNNY

The Graeber Family of Marks, MS

MYERS, GLENN

Dr. H. Duane Stokes

NABORS, LOUIS, Columbus, MS

Dr. and Mrs. James E. Long

NATIONS, DANIEL KENT, Sontag, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kent Nations

NEWTON, JEFF

Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Bond

NORRIS, TED AND VIVIAN

Mr. and Mrs. W. Robert Blackledge

NUNAN, T. RUSSELL, Decatur, GA

Mrs. Virginia Johnson

OTWAY, SANDRA C., French Camp, MS

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Rosch

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Steffen

Ms. Amy Marion

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gullett

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Roberts

PARISH, RAY

Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Gene Cooper

PHILLIPS, TIM

Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Melvin

PLUNKETT, MARVIN, Kosciusko, MS

Mr. and Mrs. James K. Williamson

RATLIFF, CHARLES FRENCH

Mrs. Tammy Blackwell Sheridan

RECORD, BILL AND EDNA

Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Record

REDDITT, BILL, Cleveland, MS

Mr. Laurence Y. Mellen

Mr. and Mrs. Billy Davis

REED, BUCK, Louisville, MS

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Mitchell

REILLY, JR., FRANK JORDAN, Ridgeland, MS

Mrs. Mildred Severance Stevenson

ROBINSON, FRANCES, Delhi, LA

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Fallin

ROGERS, KHRISTI LYN LONG, Holly Springs, MS

Mr. Ralph W. Rogers

ROGERS, WILNA JUANITA RIGBY, Brandon, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Ray N. Hansen

Ms. Lucy L. Hilton

Hotel and Restaurant Supply

Mrs. Sara E. Newton

RONE, PAUL, Ethel, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Willie M. Blaine

SANDERS, WILLIAM RALPH, Hernando, MS The Graeber Family of Marks, MS

SCHOENING, KARI LENNING, Asheville, NC

Mrs. Martha W. Hogue

SCURRIA, STUART DANIEL, Delhi, LA

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Fallin

SHAW, MARY LOUISE, Jackson, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Paul Adams, Sr.

SHORT, EDWARD T., Henrico, VA

Ms. Mary Ann Delano

SHURDEN, MICHAEL LOYD

Mr. Randy Shurden

SIMPSON, SANDRA, McCool, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Willie M. Blaine

SKELTON, BOBBY, Sallis, MS

Ms. Sue S. Nowell

SMITH, E. A., Yazoo City, MS

Mrs. Nora Deen Link Maloy

SMITH, MARGARET

Mrs. Ella Pogue

STEELE, BERNICE, Deer Park, TX

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert E. Hunter

STEGALL, CATHERINE LOUISE HIGH

Mr. Jim High

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Maurice Johnson

STEWART, STELLA WATSON

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kettleman

STOKES, EVELYN, Kosciusko, MS

Mr. and Mrs. James K. Williamson

Mrs. Linda P. Parkerson

STONE, JO ANN RIDDELL, Tupelo, MS

Dr. and Mrs. William David Hewitt

SULLIVAN, PAUL, Ridgeland, MS

Mrs. Dona Sue Sullivan

SULTAN, DANNY

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams

TERPSTRA, TALETHIA KUMA

Dr. and Mrs. Alfred P. Chestnut

TREMONTE, NICHOLAS, Kosciusko, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Reno

TUBBS, SHARON MELISSA

Mrs. Sherry Berthelot

TURNER, CHARLES MONROE, Moss Point, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Buckley

Mrs. Kim Blackwell

Mrs. Maxine Turner

VAUGHN, W. C., Lena, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Goodwin

WARD, LEWIS, French Camp, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Joseph Quayle

WARD, MARTHA ANNE HAMILTON, French Camp, MS

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Ward

WARDLAW, WILLIAM H., Jackson, MS

Mrs. Janice W. McSpadden

WATSON, KEITH, Holcomb, MS

Mr. Charlie Holland

WEBB, CAROLYN

Mr. and Mrs. Allen L. Shaffer

WIGGS, LILLIE FRANCES, Columbus, MS

Mr. and Mrs. James Barry Newell

Volunteer Tutor—Janie Edwards

Janie, a retired schoolteacher now living in French Camp, didn’t know what to expect when little Sam from campus came to her house for tutoring. She signed up to volunteer and knew this 10-year-old fellow had a past. Abused not too long ago, he was safe at French Camp now, but wasn’t easy to get to know. Walking through Janie’s door for the first time, he was not eager to get started on his spelling words. With arms crossed, his demeanor didn’t lend itself to repetition and learning. But this wasn’t Janie’s first rodeo! Her piano in the corner of the living room was the perfect distraction. He was eager to learn ‘chopsticks’ and other fun tunes. And what a difference the music made! Now, every time Sam walks into Janie’s living room, there is a smile and an eagerness to learn. French Camp Academy is thankful for volunteers like Janie who are making a difference! v

Scan the QR code to watch a short video of Kinley celebrating her perfect spelling score thanks to Ms. Janie Edwards.

WILLIAMS, JO ANN, D’Iberville, MS

Mr. Ben L. Sanford

WILLIAMS, RUTH ANN ORR, Raymond, MS

Ms. Julie Lampley

WILLIFORD, JOYCE WHITE, Jackson, MS

Mrs. Betty Anne Hays

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McCaffery

WISE, EDWINA MORRIS, Ackerman, MS

Mrs. Nancy Critz

Ms. Wynema McGrew

YATES, BONNIE SUE HOLT, Conroe, TX

Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Yates

ZANE BRANTLEY FAMILY

Mrs. Marian H. McClintock

September

ADCOCK, MARY

Leet Maggio

ALLEN, JOHN SAMUEL, Ethel, MS

Allen’s Martial Arts

ANDERSON, GRAYSON W., Houston, TX

Speight W. Anderson

ARD, THERESA, Pontotoc, MS

J. Thomas Littlejohn

ARMSTRONG, JAMES C.

Bryan Wilson

ARRINGTON, GALE, Oxford, MS

Rachel C. Martin

BAIN, HUGH DAVID, Kosciusko, MS and Mrs. James K. Williamson

Janie Curtis

BARLOW, DEBBIE DEE DOSTER, French Camp, MS and Mrs. Doug Terreson

BARR, BILL, Kosciusko, MS

Patricia Barr

BAUGHMAN, MARY LUCILLE

Natalie N. Gibbs

BOLER, MICHAEL T., Greenwood, MS and Mrs. Marion R. Boyd

BONDS, JR., ALBERT EARL, Chelsea, AL

Janet Bonds

Patrick H. Smith Jr.

BROWN, MARGARITA

Mary Lou Kimmel

BROWN, ROSEL SEIPP, Harlem, GA

Edward L. Brown

BYERS, LEE AND LOU ELLA

and Mrs. George G. Byers

CAIN, MAXINE and Mrs. Bobby Howell

CARTWRIGHT, JR., CECIL JOHN, Yazoo City, MS and Mrs. William C. Carroll

Maggie Rider

CHATHAM, JR., GERALD, Hernando, MS

Elizabeth Jenkins

CLARK, MADELINE N., Vestavia Hills, AL

Victor B. Clark

COLEMAN, ELDREGE, Coffeeville, MS and Mrs. Billy D. Fielder

COMINGS, PAULINE, Bainbridge, NY and Mrs. Larry W. Littlejohn

COVINGTON, ANN and Mrs. James E. Long

CRAWFORD, JACK and Mrs. Arthur W. Frierson

CROTCHETT, ARLEN AND JOYCE, Brandon, MS

Brandon Pres. Church, Women’s Ministry

DEAN, JR., STANLEY, Hot Springs Village, AR

Cheryle Dean

DEASON, CARLENE STEEN

Linda P. Parkerson

DEER, JEWEL, McComb, MS

and Mrs. Larry Fulton

FAIR, MARY LOUISE RICHARDSON

Mary E. Tibbs

FAULKNER, TOMMY, Carthage, MS and Mrs. Jon D. Gatlin

FIELDER, ELEANOR WASSON, Leland, MS and Mrs. James T. Hollingsworth

Leet Maggio

Kris Azlin

and Mrs. Harold H. Mitchell Jr.

Corinne H. Buehler

Mary Ingram Hagaman

Elaine C. McIntire

Catherine S. Hayman

FRAZIER, DEAN PHILLIPS, Brandon, MS

Mary L. Sheffield

FREUNDT, CHIP, Brandon, MS

Alene D. Freundt

GARDNER, NORMA WINTER and Mrs. James E. Long

GINN, MORRIS AND OPAL

Libby Johnson

Elizabeth McKinley

GOODMAN, JAN, Okolona, MS and Mrs. James Sanders

GOODMAN WENDY CAROL, Okolona, MS and Mrs. James Sanders

GRIFFIN, VIRGINIA TAYS, McComb, MS and Mrs. James M. Brock Jr. GUNN, MARK, Meridian, MS

Margaret Clark

GUTHRIE, JR., NOEL WEBSTER, Ridgeland, MS and Mrs. William C. Carroll

HAAS, RUTH

Juanita Helen Flanders

HEARON, CLAIRE S., Hattiesburg, MS

Anita T. Hearon

HENDERSON, LOUISE FAIR

Mary E. Tibbs

HERRING, DORA, Starkville, MS

Clyde Herring

HERRING, DOUG, Louisville, MS

Marion Herring Stoute

HERRING, MARION, Louisville, MS

Marion Herring Stoute

HILL, DEBBIE

Geri Graeber Pitts

HILL, MARY ELIZABETH CLARK

Carnathan Law Office

HOLMES, JR., MILLER, Brandon, MS and Mrs. William C. Carroll

HOOD, PATRICIA ANN WEAVER

Carnathan Law Office

HOUSTON, RUHEN KIDD

and Mrs. Fred Gordon Abney

ISBELL, PATRICIA, Meridian, MS and Mrs. Jimmy E. Isbell

JENKINS, JOAN, Vestavia Hills, AL

Harrell Lee Jenkins

JENKINS, SWEP

Elizabeth Jenkins

JOLLY, GREG and Mrs. Dwight Rhyne

JONES, BARBARA

Mary Jones

JONES, LEONE BREWER, Florence, AL

Thomas Lenville Jones Jr.

JONES, PAT and Mrs. Larry W. Littlejohn

KEA, DORIS and Mrs. Charlie Kea

KING, II, CHARLES HILL, Jackson, MS

Aden C. Pryor and Mrs. Haden Hughes and Mrs. L. E. Allison Jr.

Julie W. Smith

KINTON, SUSAN, Carthage, MS and Mrs. Alvie C. Moore

KNOTTS, JO LANE, Sardis, MS

Jerry W. Knotts

KORNEGAY, STANLEY, Starkville, MS

Ginger Kornegay

KUNATH, OTTO, Golconda, IL

Elizabeth M. Mitchell

LANGSTON, DOROTHY, Starkville, MS

Pam Morgan

LITTLEJOHN, JOSHUA PAUL, French Camp, MS

J. Thomas Littlejohn

LOVING, BARBARA S., Chesapeake, VA

Kenneth E. Manis

LYELL, LOUIS JAMES, Jackson, MS

Michael Owen Moore

LYTTON, BETTIE

Connie S. Wadsworth

MARR, DOTTIE

Mary Lou Kimmel

MARSH, ELIZABETH

Bettye W. Mason

MASON, TONY ALTON

and Mrs. Richard Maurice Johnson

MASSEY, BARBARA, Lucedale, MS

Annie Ruth Thigpen

MAY, CHARLIE and Mrs. John E. Shaw

MCCLELLAND, TONY Irene Morgan

MCGEHEE, MARI LYN, Madison, MS and Mrs. James Duncan II

MINOR, CHARLES AND ROSE and Mrs. Gary Minor

MITCHELL, GARY, Jackson, MS

Carolyn J. Pohlman

MONTGOMERY, SR., CHARLES JOSEPH, Greenwood, MS and Mrs. Larry W. Littlejohn

MOORE, JAMES O., Woodville, MS and Mrs. Dewitt Jerome Wall III

NATIONS, DANIEL KENT, Sontag, MS and Mrs. Jerry Kent Nations

NEWELL, RONALD BRUCE, Greenwood, MS and Mrs. Marion R. Boyd

NUNAN, T. RUSSELL, Decatur, GA and Mrs. Dwight Johnson

OSWALT, BETTY

Jane Lefante and Mrs. Haskel M. Lee

OTWAY, SANDRA C., French Camp, MS and Mrs. Larry W. Littlejohn and Mrs. Kenneth Earl Henderson Jr. PACE, JAMES RALPH, Winona, MS Mary B. Pace

PETERMANN, J. W. AND PAULINE, Jackson, MS Luticia Johnson

PLUNKETT, MARVIN, Kosciusko, MS and Mrs. John E. Shaw

POLK, WILSON and Mrs. Edward B. Polk

POWERS, NICHOLAS WORTH, Germantown, TN Geri Graeber Pitts

PRICE, NORMA NEWELL, Jackson, MS Marion Dunn Tutor

RAY, CARL, Winter Haven, FL and Mrs. Charles C. Ray

REDDITT, BILL, Cleveland, MS and Mrs. Ralph Bardin Redditt

RHEA, LINDA W. Suzanne R. Burgar

RITTER, JR., CHARLES WILLIAM, Kosciusko, MS and Mrs. John E. Shaw

ROGERS, KHRISTI LYN LONG, Holly Springs, MS

Ralph W. Rogers

RUMPH, MILLER AND THEO and Mrs. Alfred P. Chestnut

RUTLEDGE, MITCH AND PAM

Sara A. Wickham

SANDERS, REBECCA, Magee, MS Stanley Magee and Mrs. Allen Holifield

SHINALL, ROBERT, Grenada, MS Ida M. Shinall

SIMMONS, EMMITT, Ethel, MS and Mrs. John E. Shaw

SIMPKINS, AUDEN JUBILEE, Madison, MS and Mrs. Kelly D. Simpkins

SPEAR, HARRISON, Corinth, MS and Mrs. Marion R. Boyd

STEPHENSON, MIKE and Mrs. James Stephenson

STOWERS, PAM, Madison, MS

Dane M. Watkins

STRONG, GLORIA SANSONE and Dr. Charles D. Cannon

SWAN, GEORGE A. AND ETHELYNN C. and Mrs. George A. Swan III

TAYLOR, IRENE EDWARDS, French Camp, MS and Mrs. Ralph Edwards

TENNANT, JOHN, Weir, MS and Mrs. Jerry L. Orr

TENNYSON, II, JAMES WILLIAM, Nashville, TN and Mrs. Jerry L. Orr

TOLAR, LISA STRICKLIN, Brandon, MS Dan Benson Tolar

TURNER, JIMMY and Mrs. James L. Roberson Jr. UNDERWOOD, CAROL Carole Gorman

VICKERS, BERTHA Irene Morgan

WALDROP, ANN ELIZABETH ROBINSON, Aiken, SC and Mrs. John W. Savage III

WARREN, HOLLIS and Mrs. Butch Stuart

WEIL, JR., JOSEPH H., Meridian, MS and Mrs. William Tom Weil

WILLIAMS, JERRY W., Starkville, MS Mary Libby Harrison

WILLIAMS, RUTH ANN ORR, Raymond, MS

Julie Lampley

WILLOUGHBY, JODI, The Colony, TX and Mrs. Mike Catchings

WOODS, BETTY, Benton, MS

Ellzey & Associates

WOODSON, JIM, Brandon, MS Frances F. Armstrong

YATES, BONNIE SUE HOLT, Conroe, TX and Mrs. Donald E. Yates

YODER, ROBERT, Crestwood, FL James M. Smiley III

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NEEDS LIST

Please call Lance Ragsdale at (662) 547-6482 to let us know if you can help with any of these:

• ATV or UTV for horse barn usage

• Grounds hand-tools, rakes, shovels, fertilizers, etc.

• Sedan or small SUV for drivers’ education class

• Full size SUV for transporting residential students

• Paper products—Kleenex, toilet tissue, paper towels, napkins, Styrofoam plates, Styrofoam cups

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Alumni Staff Member of the Year

Congratulations to Larry Littlejohn whose servant heart was celebrated after Harvest Festival this year at the annual Alumni Soup Supper. The Alumni Association recognized Larry’s dedication to the young people at French Camp Academy and selected him to be the 2023 Staff Member of the Year.

Pickle Ball Club

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the U.S.A. and has caught on at French Camp Academy. The FCA Pickleball Club, organized by Mr. Hunter McKnight, biology teacher and FCA Class of 2014, can be seen in action on most Thursday nights at the FCA tennis courts. Students and staff are enjoying the easy-to-learn game, but most of all having fun connecting with each other through this fun, social, and friendly sport. v

Harvest Festival— A Record-Breaking Day

A monumental day was experienced on every level at French Camp’s annual fundraiser. $32,000 was the highest mark of any auction since 1951 when this event started as a charity benefit for French Camp Academy and churches in the area. It certainly helped to sell a 1953 Studebaker for $6,000!

The crowds seemed larger than past events, too. Alumni groups from different decades came out in full force. People from all over the region marked it on their calendars and were ready to drive the bidding to top dollar. Many people traveling up and down the Natchez Trace Parkway stopped to satisfy their curiosity. When you see a 100-foot tent on the side of the road with hundreds and hundreds of people gathering, sorghum molasses being made, and the sounds of laughter and conversation in the air, you must stop and look.

If you didn’t experience Harvest Festival in French Camp this year, come and help us break more records on October 12, 2024. Make plans to attend and join thousands who have experienced a Mississippi tradition benefitting God’s work in our area. v

Harvest Festival photos courtesy of Jacob Dennis, FCA Class of 2021