Two Meridianites are among four East Mississippi Community College students to be named to the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s All-Mississippi Academic Team.

 

Latia Powe and Isabella Temple, members of PTK’s Eta Upsilon chapter at EMCC’s Scooba campus are joined by Beta Iota Zeta chapter’s Anna Borst and Jay Hilfiker from the college’s Golden Triangle campus in receiving the honors.

 

Nominations are based on academic performance and service to the college and community.

 

Latia Powe

Latia Powe of Meridian graduated from EMCC in December with Magna Cum Laude honors. She made the President’s List for the three semesters she attended EMCC. Powe was a student ambassador on our Scooba campus and a member of PTK. She is currently majoring in Business and Marketing at the University of West Alabama.

 

Isabella Temple

Isabella Temple of Meridian is a sophomore on EMCC’s Scooba campus who will graduate this May. She is the co-president of the Scooba chapter of PTK, vice president of the Scooba Student Government Association and the captain of the Mighty Lion Band’s Color Guard. Temple is also a student ambassador, a resident assistant, a peer mentor and a member of the choir and theater. She plans to attend Mississippi State University after graduating from EMCC to study Public Relations.

 

Anna Borst

Anna Borst of Montpelier is a sophomore on EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus. She is the vice president of fellowship for the Golden Triangle PTK, president of the Golden Triangle Student Ambassadors and secretary for that campus’ Student Government Association. She is also a student recruiter, an orientation leader and a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success. She was selected as the 2024 Homecoming Queen for EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus. Borst was also named as a 2025 PTK Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar. She plans to attend Mississippi University for Women to continue studies needed to become an elementary education teacher.

 

Jay Hilfiker

Jay Hilfiker of Caledonia is president of the PTK chapter on EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus. He will graduate from EMCC in May and plans to continue his studies at Mississippi State University to pursue a bachelor of Business Administration with a major in management.