EDUCATION/YOUTHThe Choctaw Sun-Advocate

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

HONORS

HATTIESBURG, MISS. – Localstudents have been named to the hon-ors lists at the University of SouthernMississippi for the fall 2019 semester.

The following students wereplaced on the President’s List by earn-ing grade point average of 4.0 (all A’s)while taking 12 semester hours ormore during the term: Chloe Robinsonof Gilbertown, Destiny Rae Chafin ofMillry, Bethany Grace Brown of Silas,Kathryn Roberts of Silas, Emily Car-oline Sikes of Silas, and HannahMcKenzie of Sweet Water.

Making the Dean’s List by earningGPAs of 3.5 of above were: KaitlynElizabeth Harwell of Butler; TreVeyonShandarius Nixon of Butler; KellieCarney of Gilbertown; Britain Weeksof Gilbertown, and Grace Hendry ofMillry.

Local students earnUSM President’s,

Dean’s lists

County NACD poster contest winner Lilly Wilson is pictured here withher teacher Holli Mason. (Submitted photos)

CCES teacher Valarie McGrew is pictured, right, receiving her awardby Sharon Shepherd, District Administrative Coordinator for ChoctawSoil & Water Conservation District.

Local student, teacher win NACD poster contestBUTLER -- The Choctaw County Soil

& Water Conservation District recentlysponsored the 2020 National Association ofConservation District’s (NACD) Poster andEssay contest, and a Patrician Academy stu-dent took top honors in the competition.

Information was provided to localschools for grades K-12 (poster contest) and

grades 7-12 (essay contest). The countyposter winner was Lilly Wilson, a 4th gradestudent at Patrician Academy. Lilly’s posterentry has now been submitted for Area VIjudging. Soil and Water Area VI includes:Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh,Escambia, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe,Washington and Wilcox counties.

In addition to the student winner,Choctaw County Elementary School teacherValarie McGrew submitted the most postersfor the NACD Poster Contest sponsored byChoctaw SWCD. Valarie was presented aprize by Choctaw County Soil & WaterConservation District Coordinator SharonShepherd.

Student added toCCES honor rollBUTLER -- A student was left off

the listing of honor roll students for the2nd nine-weeks grading period atChoctaw County Elementary School.Ky'Moni Howard should have beenlisted on the B Honor Roll for the sec-ond grade.

New multi-year scholarship being made available toChoctaw County High School seniors

BUTLER -- A new multi-year scholarship is being madeavailable to Choctaw CountyHigh School seniors.

The Catherine and MichaelSlater Scholarship Fund was es-

tablished by the CCHS alumniin the Fall of 2019 at the Com-munity Foundation of East Mis-sissippi.

The fund provides a schol-arship to a deserving senior

from CCHS to pursue highereducation at an Alabama publiccollege. Only one scholarshipwill be made per year, and thescholarship is renewablethroughout the student's college

career if they maintain certainrequirements.

For more information onthe scholarship visit the Com-munity Foundation website atcfem.org/grants/.

Butler residentgraduates fromShelton StateShyTija RyKeena DuBose was

listed among graduates who earneddiplomas during Fall 2019 commence-ment exercises at Shelton State Com-munity College. She was among 212students who were acknowledged forcompletion of their degrees during theevent on Friday, December 13.

Patrician Academy held its annual science fair recently, with winners in several grade divisions.Students taking honors in the Elementary Division were: (left to right) Thomas Harwell; KeriRolison; Hayden Harwell; Kooper Minor; Brock Bonner; and Mallory Coody. (Submitted pho-tos)

Winners in the Junior High Division in the PA science fair were: Kaydence Minor; CarolineHannah; Canon Martin; Ellen Moore and Allee Rolison.

In the Senior High Division, winners were (left to right): Gavin Lewis; Mary LondonMoore; Gaddy Utsey; and Evan Nix.

A list of Patrician students placed at the district level and qualified to advance to the AISAState Science Fair in Montgomery at Huntington College. Those advancing include: (front,left to right) Keri Rolison; Mallory Coody; Thomas Harwell: (middle row) Allee Rolison; Kay-dence Minor (Olivia Jimerson- not pictured): (back row) Evan Nix; Mary London Moore;Gaddy Utsey; and Gavin Lewis.

Patrician names Science Fair winners