The Meridian Star
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
