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March 10, 2010

Anonymous The Meridian Star The Meridian Star Wed Mar 10, 2010, 08:30 AM CST

MERIDIAN —      • DECATUR – East Central Community College in Decatur recently hosted the 2010 Mississippi SkillsUSA Championships for District III, during which approximately 500 area students competed in various skills events.

    First through third place winners advance to state competition scheduled April 15-16 at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Perkinston.

    Category winners for the local and surrounding areas and their respective schools include the following:

    Automotive Technology: Delvin Gilmore, third place, Wayne County Vocational-Technical Center.

    Masonry: Ryan Ladd, assisted by Trinsky Burrage, third, Philadelphia-Neshoba County Career-Technical Center.

    Opening and Closing Ceremonies: second place, Philadelphia-Neshoba County Career-Technical Center: Shawn Anderson, Casey Coats, Jonathan Keen, Tanya Ward, Holly Coats and Collin Compton

    Precision Machining: Joshua Sammons, third, Philadelphia-Neshoba County Career-Technical Center.

    • Amy LeAnne Tolleson has been selected to receive the Beverly Barham Memorial Scholarship at Meridian Community College.

    This $400 award was initiated by the Dusty Social Service Club in 1990 and Berniece and Dwight Barham, now of Hattiesburg, have continued to fund it each year. Preference in selection is given to a member of the local group.

    Tolleson is a 2008 graduate of Meridian High School. She is a sophomore in the University Transfer Program. A Dean’s List scholar, Tolleson is a MCC Eagle Diamond Doll. Her goal is to pursue a bachelor of science degree in nursing.

    • Deborah Eaton has been selected to receive the Gerald Price Memorial Scholarship at Meridian Community College.

    This $600 award is funded through the MCC Foundation. The medical lab at Riley Hospital initiated this scholarship to honor their former associate. The family of Mr. Price continues to support the fund.

    Eaton is a 1995 graduate of Newton High School. She is in the third semester of the Medical Laboratory Technology Program. Easton is a member of the Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) and secretary of the Medical Laboratory Technology Student Organization. Her plans are to pursue a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.

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