Graduation 20160602

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Sunday, May 29, 2016

Graduation Section E

LAUREN WALKER Alcorn Central High School • Salutatorian • Other Honors and Activities: Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Award; Wendy's High School Heisman Athlete; Walker Corinth Rotary Club St udent of the Month; HOBY Delegate; Received the HOBY Presidential Service Award; Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipient; Alliance Junior Leadership Alcorn Graduate; Top Ten Hall of Fame; Beta Club President and Vice President; Fellowship of Christian Athletes Vice President; Student Go vernment Association Treasurer; 3A State Finalist in high jump and 4x400 M relay; Voted Most Likely to Succeed, Most Dependable and Most Talented by her senior class; Academic awards in English; Algebra II; Trigonometry; World History; College Algebra; Chemistry ; Biology I; Anatomy and Physiology; and Spanish I. She received a superior rating from the National Federation of Music Clubs for 11 years for piano solo. She is a member of Oakland Baptist Church where she has served at VB S and on mission trips. She has also served in the Community Connections Me ntoring Program. • Parents: Chuck and Kim Walker • Future Plans: Lauren plans to attend Northeast Mississippi Community College upon graduation and continue to either the Mississippi University for Women or the University of Alabama Birmingham to pursue a B.S. degree in Nursing. Afterward, she plans to continue her education to become a nurse practitioner specializing in family medicine. CHARLETTE FOSTER Alcorn Central High School • STAR Teacher • Education: B.S. in Physical Education Foster - Blue Moun-

HANNAH SHARP Hickory Flat Attendance Center • Salutatorian • Other Honors and Activities: Honor Roll 9-12; Algebra I subject area award; Health Science Subject Area Award; Golden Glove Award Slowpitch Softball 10th, Sharp 11thMVP Award Slowpitch Softball: 11th Basketball Teammate Award 10th, 11th; All Division 1st Team Fastpitch Softball; All Division 1st Team Slowpitch Softball • Parents: Derrick Sharp; Devoni Huffman • Future Plans: Attend Northeast MS Community College and study nursing

tain College; M.S. in Physical Education/Health - University of West Florida • Teaching Experience: 30 years of teaching Physical Education and Health; 30 years of Coaching Basketball, Fast Pitch Softball, Slow Pitch Softball, Volleyball, and Tennis • Professional Honors and Activities: Coach of The Year 7 times in Basketball; Coach of The Year 5 times in Softball; FCA Champion Coach of The Year ; NEMBCA All Star Coach 3 times in Basketball

KATIE STRICKLAND BIGGERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL • Valedictorian • Other Honors and Activities: Overall Mathematics Award; Overall Science Award; Overall Social Studies Award; Rotary Stickland Club Student of the Month; Student Government Association (Treasurer); Senior Class Treasurer; BETA Club; History Club; Fellowship of Christian Athletes (Treasurer); STEM Club; Future Business Leaders of America; Reading and Book Club; Art Club; FCCLA; Girl Scout (12 years) - Gold Award; Community Connections Mentor; Junior Leadership Alcorn Representative • Parents: James Strickland • Future Plans: She plans to attend Northeast Mississippi Community College and then transfer to Mississippi State to become a veterinarian. Eventually, she would like to open her own Veterinarian Clinic.

Alcorn Representative; LeaderCast Participant; Varsity Cheerleader; Varsity Basketball Team; Varsity Track Team; Community Connections Mentor; Area 11 Special Olympic Volunteer; World Changers Volunteer • Parents: Neil and Carrie Mitchell • Future Plans: Blaklie plans to attend Mississippi State University this fall as a student of the Shackhouls Honors College to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/Zoology. She wants to study abroad and later attain a Master's degree and her doctorate in a research environment.

DANA BULLARD Biggersville High School • STAR Teacher • Education: Undergraduate - Blue Mountain College; Graduate University of Mississippi Bullard • Teaching Experience: Elementary Education - 10 years; NEMCC - 5 Years ; University of MS - 6 years; Biggersville High School - 4 years • Professional Honors and Activities: STAR Teacher

HEATH WOOTEN Kossuth High School • Valedictorian, STAR Student • Other Honors and Activities: Editor of Yearbook, CoChoir Dictor at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church, MisBLAKLIE MITCHELL sissippi Wooten Biggersville High School Scholar, Com• Salutatorian, STAR Student munity Con• Other Honors and Activities: nections Overall EngMentor, Member of Drama lish Award; Club, FBLA, National Honor SoOverall Span- ciety, Band, and Spanish Club, ish Award; Member of MSU Honor Band, Rotary StuNEMBDA Honor Band, 1st Place dent of the at Regional Science Fair, FreshMonth; Stuman Class Favorite, Sophomore dent Govern- Class President; Ranked numMitchell ment ber one in class of 116 seniors. Association ACT of 34. Co-Editor of the Reporter; Senior Class Presiyearbook. Flute section leader dent; Fellowship of Christian in the Aggie Band. Co-Chair Athletes (Vice-President); FuDictor at St. Jude the Apostle ture Business Leaders of Amer- Catholic Church. Mississippi ica (President); BETA Club; Scholar. Community ConnecFuture Farmers of America; tions Mentor APEX Leadership Institute Sum- • Parents: Darwin and Theresa mit; Southern Leadership Con- Wooten ference; Junior Leadership • Future Plans: I plan to attend

BELINDA MASSENGILL Hickory Flat Attendance Center • STAR Teacher • Education: Blue Mountain College, B.S. University of MS, M.S.; Ed.S. • Teaching Experience: 33 years • Profesthe University of Mississippi in dent Principal; Girls' State; Class President; Student Gov- Massengill sional Honors the fall and have been acand Activicepted into the Honors College. ernment President; Volleyball Captain; Cheerleader Captain; ties: STAR Teacher: 1992, My major is Linguistics and FBLA; FFA; Yearbook; 4H; 1994, 2010, 2011, 2016 Spanish. Future plans include Highest SATP Biology I Score; travel and teaching at the colHighest SATP Algebra I Score; lege level. Awarded leadership grant; Keynote speaker at CommitHUNTER SWINDLE REBECCA BOWLING tee for King; Dynamic Devils Kossuth High School Bruce High School State Test Tutoring • Salutatorian • Valedictorian • Parents:Martha and Kervin • Other Honors and Activities: • Other Honors and Activities: Richard 27 on the BETA, MFWC-GFWC Bruce Fine • Future Plans: Attending ACT, MissisArts Juniorettes, National Socisippi Scholar, Mississippi State University ety of High and major in Accounting. Member of School ScholNational ars, ValedictoHonor Society ANTERRICKA JONES rian, 4.0 GPA, Ashland High School & Math and Principal's Science Club, • Salutatorian Swindle Honor Roll, • Other Honors and Activities: Member of Personal Student Kossuth High Leadership Council; Beta School Baseball State ChampiBowling Class, AmeriClub; Dyons Team 2013 & 2014, Div. 1 can History namic Devil; 3A All Div. Honorable Mention Award, Rotary Youth Leader, Junior in Football, Junior Leadership First Chair Clarinet, Envision AchieveAlcorn Graduate & Community ment; HOSA; Alumni Connections Mentor, Northeast Choir; Cheer- • Parents: Douglas Collins and MS Community College BaseJones Leighann Bowling leading ball Commit, 2013 Baseball • Future Plans: Attending The • Parents: Div. 1 3A Champion and 2015 University of MS and major in Yolanda and Aaron Jones Football Div. 1 3A Champion, • Future Plans: Attend Missis- the field of Biomedical Engi2016 Baseball NEMCAB All neering Star, 2016 Baseball Crossroads sippi State University and major in Criminology. Diamond Club D. M. Howie All MICHAEL ROBERTS Star, Selected for Kossuth's Bruce High School Wendy's High School Heisman SANDY CHILDS • Salutatorian Ashland High School Recipient • Other Honors and Activities: • Parents: Randy & Sarry Swin- • STAR Teacher Salutatorian, BETA for 3 years • Education: B.A.Ed. Univerdle Work at Bowle's Honda Shop sity of Mis• Future Plans: Obtain Pharma• Parents: sissippi; M.A. ceutical Doctorate Degree from Bryan Shane Ed. Univerthe University of Mississippi Roberts and sity of North Wendy Alabama; VICKI JONES Michelle M.S. Ed., Ed. Kossuth High School Shields S., A.B.D. • STAR Roberts University of Teacher • Future Mississippi • Education: Childs Roberts Plans: Plans • Teaching Bachelor's to obtain a Experience: Degree from nursing degree and then purthe University 20 years as teacher and adsue medical school to become ministrative assistant in Alof North Ala pediatric endocrinologist corn and Benton counties. abama; Jones • Professional Honors and Teaches JUSTIN NOGUEZ Spanish I and Activities: Benton County Bruce High School Teacher of the Year, 2016; Spanish 2 • STAR Student Teaching Experience: 13 Years STAR Teacher 2015; STAR • Other HonTeacher 2016; Lead Teacher ors and Acfor LDC (Literacy Design Coltivities: laborative) in Benton County Northeast Honor Band, DUSTIN MATLOCK KERTESE RICHARD All-State Hickory Flat Ashland High School Honor Band, • Valedictorian and STAR Stu- Attendance Center Mid-South • Valedictorian, STAR student dent Honor Band, • Other Hon- Noguez • Other HonBand, BETA, ors and Acors and Activities: Beta Drama Club tivities: STAR • Parents: Mary and Jaime Club PresiStudent; Noguez dent 2015Highest aver• Future Plans: Attend ICC and 2016; Beta age in Engtransfer to The University of Club Vicelish, Math, MS to obtain a degree to President History & Richard teach special education 2014-2015; Science; Stu- Matlock

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ALCORN COUNTY LAUREN MCCRELESS Alcorn Central High School • Valedictorian and STAR Student • Other Honors and Activities: Math club (Secretary); BETA club; Spanish club; Class Treasurer; Community Connections McCreless Mentoring; FCA; FBLA (Historian);1st place Algebra II, English II, Word Processing, College Algebra, Biology I; 2nd place Health; 3rd place A & P; FBLA- Business Math- 2nd at regional, 3rd at state, Global Business- 1st at regional, Business Calculations –1st at regional, 4th at state; Mississippi Scholar; All American Scholar; National Merit Commended Scholar; U.S. Presidential Scholar Candidate; Top Ten; Hall of Fame; Most Athletic; Class Favorite; Miss ACHS; Basketball awards 9th and 10th grade best field goal percentage, best free throw percentage, most points scored, All Division 1-3A, All County Team, All County MVP, 10th grade Best 3 point percentage, All Division 1-3A, All County Team, All County MVP, 11th grade-Best 3 point percentage, best field goal percentage, most points scored, All Division 1-3A. • Parents: Kim and Dewayne McCreless • Future Plans: I plan to attend Mississippi State University as a part of the Honors College and major in Chemical Engineering Research and Development. After I graduate, I would like to go on to get my Professional Engineer's license.

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