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ECCC hosts homecoming tennis bouts Alumni and current stu– dents of East Central Community College in Decatur may participate in the college's Homecoming Tennis Tournament Oct. 2-6. Tournament chairman Mike Anderson said the annual com– petition includes men's and women's divisions. There is no entry fee to compete in the week-long event, but each par– ticipant is required to furnish a can of tennis balls. The deadline to enter this year's tournament is Wednesday, Sept. 27. For more information con– tact Anderson at East Central Community College, P. 0. Box 129, Decatur, Miss. 39327, or telephone 635-2111, ext. 301 or · 310 or call toll free 1-877-462- 3222, exts. 301 or 310.

lana Rogers receives Coca-Cola schelarJshiR Attending East Central

Community College in Decatur is now even more affordable for an area student who was recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. Lana Rogers, a freshman music education major with piano emphasis and daughter of Dale and Penny Rogers of Walnut Grove, received the cash award through the Foundation's new Two-Year College Scholarship Program. Beginning this year, the Foundation will annually pres– ent 400 scholarships, of $1000 each, to students attending higher education institutions granting two-year degrees. Scholarship recipients are selected through nominations provided by presidents or chief executive officers from two– year colleges across the coun– try. Students nominated must have demonstrated academic success and provided 100 hour~ of community service in the past year. Rogers is a 2000 honor grad– uate of Leake Academy, where she was ranked third in a class of 45 seniors. She also held numerous positions of leader– ship including :,tudent body pre,tdent and eduor or the tne ior class, the Student Chn:.nan Organization, Beta Club and SADD. Her community service activities include performing piano recitals at nursing homes and assisted living communi– ties throughout the state. She also provides accompaniment for worship services at some of the locations. Coca-Cola's Two-Year Scholars P ro!lram rnmnl<>- ,enea a,.. i-•'-''·- 1t

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Coca-Cola Scholars Program is one of the most rec– ognized and respected co~­ rate-sponsored scholarships in America. "The Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship Program addresses a large. primarily under-served population of col– lege students. A scholarship of this nature provides the sup– port and sense of encourage– ment these students need t o continue to succeed," said J. Mark Davis, president of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. The Coca-Cola Two-Year College:; Scholarship Program is made po, sible with fundhg m the J ph B Whitehearl ,..upport of haman =-~ tiath·es. parncularly orgawza– tions and programs that bene– fit young ptople. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, a joint effort of Coca-Cola Bottlers across the United States and The Coca– Cola Company, is one of the largest corporate-sponsored, merit -based scholarship pro– gram.-., of its kind in the United - -

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