• HATTIESBURG – Elizabeth Kiehn of Bailey is one of 52 Presidential Scholars at the University of Southern Mississippi this fall.

Southern Miss Presidential Scholarships are awarded to students meeting rigorous entrance requirements, including a score of at least 30 on the American College Test or are a national merit semifinalist, and who successfully complete an on-campus panel interview and essay competition.

As a Presidential Scholar, Kiehn also is enrolled in the university’s Honors College, one of America’s oldest among public universities. It offers special academic opportunities for ambitious undergraduates, regardless of their fields of study.

The Presidential Scholarship is designed to cover the cost of attendance for four years, including tuition, room, board and a book stipend for four years.

Kiehn is a graduate of West Lauderdale High School. She is the daughter of Robert and Martha Kiehn.

• The following Lamar Middle and High School students made Honor Roll for the first nine weeks:



Lamar Middle School



Head of Schools List (95 or above in every class)

• 12th Grade: John Holland and Allen Massingill

• 10th Grade: Omama Ahmad, Gage Neal, Dusty Weisner and Brock Williams

• Ninth Grade: Allison Justus

• Eighth Grade: Karam Rahat

• Seventh Grade: Tate Dye, Kristen Enriquez, Christopher Hicks, Kevin Oh, Hayley Rank and Lindley Williams

Principals List (90 or above in every class)

• 12th Grade: Bo Bidgood, Julie Covington, Britten Feldman, Kaeley Gemmill, Erin Harrison, Jennifer Lagendijk, Mary Lawrence Love and Taylor Mabry

• 11th Grade: Bryan Enriquez and Resham Rahat

• 10th Grade: Isaac Futrell, Madison Lee, Caroline Martin, Elizabeth Patterson and Sarah Story

• Ninth Grade: Lallie Elise Bennett, Mackenzie Carver, Olivia Mabry, Dylan Rivers, Caroline Thomas and Rachel Varela

• Eighth Grade: Royce Aggarwal, Robin Emmons, Heather Harris, Coyt Majure, Alice McKelvey, Danny Weisner and Will Whitehead

• Seventh Grade: Bilal Ahmad, Blake Barham, Beau Corella, Richard Covington, Brady Dearing, Reed Green, Mary Love Hodge, Walker Hyche, Hannah Ivey, Maggie Kelly, Julie Lam, Asia McCoy, Dylan Miller, John Davis Roberts, Sarah Page Sikes and Walker Whitehead



Honor Roll (85 or above in every class)

• 12th Grade: Beau Burns, Michael Crowe, Madelyn Denton, Daniel Finan, Alex Goldman, Easton Key, Semmes Partridge, Mary Anna Smith, Andy Waite and Warren Welch

• 11th Grade: Cliff Allred, Grace McKelvey and Victoria Poole

• 10th Grade: Will Bridges, Gane Duggan, Tyler Harris, Kristoff Hart and Sadie Wilkinson

• Ninth Grade: Cynthia Howarth, James Kenney, Garrett Porter, Andy Shine and Caroline Summers

• Eighth Grade: Haley Bailey, Elizabeth Clark, Becca Denney, Christian Futrell, Paige Gipson, Avery Goodman, Jennifer Hunter, Jamesia Kenney, Whitney Rhett, Brooke Sanders and Eli Wilkinson

• Seventh Grade: Jeremiah Callahan, Henry Countiss, LA Gidden, Madison Greenway, Ann Morgan Lamar, Melissa Moore, Thompson Schille, Victoria Sellers and Anne Tyler Ward



Lamar Elementary School



Head of Schools List (95 or above in every class)

• Sixth Grade: Zaineb Ahmad, Mary Webb Ballou, Layne Burns, Will Cope, Grace Goodman, Shahmeer Hashmat, Shelby Morgan, Jacob Neal, Nicole Seale, Matt Shine, Sam Vaughn and Anna Katherine Vega

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

• Fourth Grade: Dan Dye, Emily King, Will McKelvey, Nazm Rahat and Mary Claire Whitehead



Principals List (90 or above in every class)

• Sixth Grade: Addie Ford, Luke Harrison, Melissa Hudson, Rachel Ivey, Brienne Kennedy, Jonathan Lung, Morgan McDonald, Clay Patrick, Chase Perritt, Trey Smith, Clay Trayal and Connor Webb

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

• Fourth Grade: Jake Doster, Aidan Kennedy and Rameen Hashmat



Honor Roll (Grade average of 85 with no grade below 80 in every class)

• Sixth Grade: Sydney Andrews, Seth Blanton, Blake Boswell, Courtney Clark, Taylor Clark, Parker Dixon, Zachary Engell, Zain Hashmat, Tyler Hinson, Brooke Holloway, Lake Majure, Cecelia Moseley, Blaine Mueller, Brice Richardson, Helen Peake Sims, Alex Story, Leah Thompson and Avery Watson

• Fifth Grade: Maddie Lynn Anderson, Alexa Andreacchio, Samuel Brown, Kaylen Crago, Myles Culpepper, Clarke Dickson, Lauren Graham, Evans Kauerz, Sara Katherine Kemp, Beau Michael McHenry, Alexander Nix, Caroline Parker, Alex Poole, Jake Powell, Sarah Roberts, Stephanie Smith, Madison Thornton and Sidney Thrift

• Fourth Grade: Charlie Ballou, Caila Beddingfield, Catherine Dean, Blake Dearing, Garrett Engell, Caroline Garrett, Olivia Gibson, Adie Goodman, London Goodman, Elizabeth Hale, Eric Hessler, John Daniel Lee, D.J. McGrew, John Alex Nunnery, Anna Carole Purvis, Davis Thames and Kaleigh Thomas