Debutantes 2014
Rachel Victoria Carlton and attends Church of the Holy Trinity, Vicksburg. Miss Carlton is the daughter of Dr. Scott Aaron Carlton and Judge Virginia Carter Carlton. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Carter of Columbia and the late Frank A. Carlton of Greenville, and Mrs. Frances Carlton of Madison. Miss Carlton was graduated from Jackson Preparatory School with honors. She served as the editor-in-chief of Jackson Prep’s award winning literary magazine, Earthwinds, and named a National Merit Scholar. Her activities included Jackson Youth Leadership, Mississippi Governor’s School, Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council, Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs, Youth Legislature, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and a Mississippi Legislature page. Miss Carlton received Jackson Prep’s Faculty Service Award. She was admitted into the Schackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University, where she is a sophomore with a double major of chemical engineering and physics. She received the Larry and Judy Grillot Endowed Scholarship, Shaw Industries Achievement Scholarship, National Merit Scholar scholarship, and Physics Scholarship. Miss Carlton’s extracurricular college activities include the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Chemical Engineering Newsletter, Taido Karate Club, and Tai Chi. She was selected to be an undergraduate researcher in biodiesel production. Miss Conn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Alan Conn. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Edward Conn Sr. of Jackson, and Mrs. Grady Harold Catlett, and the late Mr. Catlett of Meridian. She was graduated with honors from Jackson Academy where she was a member of the Mu Alpha Theta Math Honorary Society. Miss Conn received the Calculus Award. She was a captain for the Jackson Academy dance team and participated in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, was treasurer of Students Against Destructive Decisions, and a member of the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs. She was elected Winter Fest Queen and was a member of the 38
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Peyton Elizabeth Conn
Anna Katherine Culbertson
Fellowship of Christian Athletes. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Conn is a biology major. She is the recipient of the Academic Excellence and Bledsoe Scholarships, a member of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and Chi Omega social sorority. She worked as a volunteer at Special Needs Camp Capernaum, a Young Life Ministry, and is a volunteer for Madison Ark Animal Shelter. Miss Conn is a member of Vertical Church in Madison. Miss Culbertson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Douglass Culbertson of Madison. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Louis Black Jr. of Madison, and Mr. and Mrs. Dooley Ewell Culbertson of Destin, and the late Mrs. Culbertson. She was an honors graduate from Jackson Preparatory School where she was a member of the Cum Laude Society, National Honor Society, and voted Most Versatile. She was a co-captain of the soccer team and named Most Valuable, AllConference and All-Star. Miss Culbertson was a student leader for the Jackson Prep Junior Class fundraiser and volunteered for TOPSoccer, Mississippi Children’s Museum, and the Boys and Girls Club. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Culbertson is an accounting major in the Sally McConnell Barksdale Honors College. She is the recipient of a Bledsoe Scholarship, a member of Collegiate Scholars, Sigma Alpha Lambda, and Phi Eta Sigma honorary societies, and Delta Delta Delta social sorority. She is a member of the Chapel of the Cross in Madison, where she served as an acolyte. Miss Jameson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bryan Jameson. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. John Cottrell Jameson Jr. of West Point, and the late Mr. Jameson, and Dr. and Mrs. McWillie Mitchell Robinson Jr. Miss Jameson was graduated from Jackson Academy where she was on the honor roll, an Accent, and a Diamond Girl. She was a Mustard Seed volunteer, ambassador for the Mississippi Children’s Museum, and a member of the Jackson
Symphony League Sub-Debs. A sophomore at Mississippi State University, Miss Jameson is a communications major with a concentration in public relations. She is a member of Kappa Delta sorority, the public relations committee for Kappa Delta and co-chairman of the golf tournament raising funds for the Sally Kate Winters Home. Miss Jameson is also a member of College Republicans, the Mississippi State Public Relations Committee, and a staff member of the school newspaper, The Reflector. She is a member of Christ United Methodist Church. Miss Leech is the daughter of William Hollis Leech Sr. and Wesla Sullivan Leech. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Stephen Herschel Leech Sr. of Madison and the late Mr. Leech, and Mrs. William Otis Fitch of Holly Springs, and the late Louie Wesley Sullivan of Mendenhall. Miss Leech was a 2013 honors graduate from Jackson Preparatory School where she was a member of the National Honor Society, the National Spanish Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, the Spanish Club, and the Community Service Club. She was a three-year member of the Pacer dance team and served as captain her senior year. She was also a member of the soccer team, basketball team, serving as student assistant of the basketball team her senior year, the powder puff football team, swim team, and the Harry Potter Club. Miss Leech received the Senior Service Award and was a volunteer at the Neighborhood Christian Center and the Boys and Girls Club where she served as a senior service project leader. She also participated in Race for a Cure. Miss Leech was a member of the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs. She is a sophomore at the University of Mississippi where she is a Provost Scholar and the recipient of the Academic Excellence and Bledsoe scholarships. She is a member of Chi Omega sorority and is active in Reformed University Fellowship. Miss Leech served on the summer staff at Camp Desoto and is a member of the First Presbyterian Church.