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March 17, 2010

Anonymous The Meridian Star The Meridian Star Wed Mar 17, 2010, 08:30 AM CDT

MERIDIAN —     This year's winners of Newton County Elementary School's annual spelling bee are Samantha Powell, first place; Trinity Harper, second place; and Yasmine Thames, third place. Samantha, a fifth grader, was the school's representative in the County Spelling Bee.

    • Newton County Elementary School Student Thomas Gaddis won first place in the first Division I Talent competition sponsored by the East Central Talented and Gifted Association (ECTAG). Thomas' winning vocal performance was a selection from "Seussical, the Musical." He is the son of Rich and Kay Gaddis.

    Several NCES students participated in this inaugural talent event.

     • Jessica Suzanne Rose has been selected to receive the Doris and Cecil Seale Memorial Scholarship at Meridian Community College.

    This $500 award is funded through the MCC Foundation by Ms. Daisy Seale Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Moore, all of Fairhope, Ala. Mrs. Seale worked for many years with the Mississippi Employment Commission which maintained an office on the MCC campus at that time.

    Rose is a 2008 graduate of Southeast Lauderdale High School, where she was a member of the Beta Club and the annual staff. Rose is in the second semester of the Physical Therapist Assistant Program at MCC. A Dean’s List scholar, her plans are to enter the workforce after graduation.

    • Amber K. Bloebaum has been selected to receive the Jerry Greene Hotel Restaurant Supply Scholarship at Meridian Community College.

    This $1,250 award is funded through the MCC Foundation by Jerry Greene. Mr. Greene, a longtime supporter of the College, is a member of the MCC Foundation Board of Directors.

    BA 2008 graduate of Southeast Lauderdale High School, Bloebaum is a sophomore in the Hotel Restaurant Management Technology Program. She is a member of Delta Epsilon Chi, Distributive Educational Clubs of America. Bloebaum plans to pursue a career in the hospitality industry.

    • Students named to Lamar School's Honor Roll for the second nine weeks are:

Head of School

    Fourth grade: Emily King, Will McKelvey and Nazm Rahat

    Fifth grade: Savannah Adams, Clancy Duggan, Nomi Khan, Katie Lindley, Madison McElroy, Wes McRae, Kaylila Pasha, Will Roberts, Cody Spedero and Sarah Lawrence Tucker

    Sixth grade: Zaineb Ahmad, Mary Webb Ballou, Layne Burns, Will Cope, Grace Goodman, Jonathan Lung, Jacob Neal, Clay Patrick, Chase Perritt, Nicole Seale, Matt Shine and Sam Vaughn

    Seventh grade: Tate Dye, Christopher Hicks and Kevin Oh

    Eighth grade: Coyt Majure

    Ninth grade: Allison Justice and Rachel Varela

     10th grade: Omama Ahmad

     11th grade: Resham Rahat

     12th grade: Taylor Mabry and Allen Massingill

Principal’s List

    Fourth grade: Catherine Dean, Blake Dearing, Dan Dye, Caroline Garrett, Elizabeth Hale, John Daniel Lee, Shannon Sellers, Davis Thames and Mary Claire Whitehead

    Fifth grade: Kinley Eldridge, Davis Harrison, Alex Honeycutt, An’Dria Kenney, Marissa Lee, Madi Ousley, Caroline Smith, Tate Thompson and Hannah Thornton

    Sixth grade: Melissa Hudson, Morgan McDonald, Brice Richardson, Trey Smith, Leah Thompson, Clay Trayal, Anna Katherine Vega and Avery Watson

    Seventh grade: Bilal Ahmad, Blake Barham, Richard Covington, Brady Dearing, Madison Greenway, Mary Love Hodge, Walker Hyche, Hannah Ivey, Maggie Kelly, Asia McCoy, Dylan Miller, Melissa Moore, Hayley Rank, John Davis Roberts, Sarah Page Sikes, Walker Whitehead and Lindley Williams

    Eighth grade: Hailey Bailey, Robin Emmons, Heather Harris, Jenninfer Hunter, Victoria Neal, Karam Rahat and Danny Weisner

    Ninth grade: Lallie Bennett, Mackenzie Carver, Olivia Mabry, Garrett Porter and Caroline Thomas

     10th grade: Madison Lee, Caroline Martin, Gage Neal, Dusty Weisner and Brock Williams

     11th grade: Cliff Allred and Mary Margaret Arrington

     12th grade: Bo Bidgood, Julie Covington, Micheal Crowe, Britten Feldman, Daniel Finan, Kaeley Gemmill, Justin Goldacker, Erin Harrison, John Holland, Jennifer Lagendijk, Mary Lawrence Love, Semmes Partridge and

Mary Anna Smith

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MCC Hotel & Restaurant Management Technology Program dishes out experience
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Meridian Community College Hotel Restaurant Management Technology (HRT) Program Coordinator and Instructor Mark Chandler and his students have more than just the key ingredients. They have the drive and passion for excellence in the hospitality industry.

February 8, 2012
ECCC’s GED graduates relate success stories
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Zettie Viverette put her education on hold for more than 40 years but made sure her nine children received an education. She has now earned her high school diploma even though she was told “it could not be done.”

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GED graduation honors those completing milestones
It was an evening of celebration for the 40-plus GED graduates during a ceremony at MCC, but for one graduate, James Parker, it signaled the first step of a new future.
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ECCC receives grant for Founders’ Gym
East Central Community College’s efforts to renovate Founders’ Gym received a financial boost thanks to an $80,000 grant from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
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EMBDC Awards 2011 Fall Semester Head of the Class
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Ross Collins CTC DECA students take top honors at district competition
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