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CHS grad speaks at ECCC program Goal setting and believ–

have we set for the future?" ''If we, the East Central Community College Class of 2012," she concluded, "believe in ourselves and are willing to put forth the effort to set and achieve goals, we can certainly have a positive effect on our families, communities, and the rest of the world, for nothing we do can change the past...but everything we do changes t he future." In addition to Peavy, other graduating sopho– mores who participated in th~~ commencement pro– gram were Dustin Cullen of Carthage, benediction; Raychal Reed of Louis– ville, invocation; and Polly Vaughn of Decatur and Matt hew Dempsey of Louisville, who performed a musical selection, "For Good."

ing in one's self was the message delivered by East Central Community Col– lege gr aduating sopho– more LaTia Peavy of Car– thage, featured speaker at the college's 83rd com– mencement. Peavy was a Dean's List scholar and pre-med major recently selected to r eceive a Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholar– ship She was among approx– imately 410 graduates presented diplomas by ECCC President Dr. Phil A Sutphin in ceremonies held Saturday, May 12, at the Neshoba County Coli– seum in Philadelphia. Peavy a member of Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Thet a Kappa and 2011 Homecoming Queen, began her remarks by ask– ing, "Is it not such a great feeling to know that all of

PEAVY our hard work and dedica– tion put into long days of lectures and long nights of study was not in vain?" "After we leave here, we should take time to consider what goals we have set in our lives ...and ask ourselves if we worked our hardest to reach them? And, what goals

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