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Corps. In addition, he serves as secretary of the Presi– dent's Council. He is also a member of the Fellowship of Christian Ath– letes and served as vice pres– ident his freshman vear. He also holds membership in the EnvironmentaJ Club. . Hanna's involvement in campus activiti('s also in– cludes participationmathlet– ics. He is a two-vear member of the Warrior· tt>nnis team and was on the men's basket– ball squad his freshman sea– son. He is a 2011 honor graduate of Newton Co'unty Academy, where he was valedictorian and chosen for the Hall of Fame. He \vas also selected STAR Student and was named to the WTOK-TV All Scholastic Sports Team. Other honors indude selec– tion as a Scholar Athlete and Citizenship Award recipient, in addition to numerous sub– ject awards. IIanna also held positions of leadership in several clubs and organizations and re– ceived numerous awards in basketball and tennis. He is a longtime member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 29 of the ChoctawArea Coun– cil in Union and received the rank of Eagle Scout in 2007. In addition, he is a member of Clarke-Venable Baptist Church in Decatur and serves as a Sunday school teacher. Hanna is also involved in mission work and went to Thailand in the summer of 2012 as a part of a team .:;up– porting missionaries in Southeast Asia. He plans to return to the same area this summer and assist a mission– ary doctor in his clinics and teach English speaking classes. He was one of .t8 students selected from across the na– tion to attend the FBI Na– tional Academv Youth Leadership Program in 2008 at Quantico, Va. He was chp.– sen president of the 11th Ses– sion of the FBINA \ outh tt:~ershi~ Program.

She has also received nu– merous honors while at EC. She currently serves as president ofTheta Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the inter– national honor socil'tv for hvo-year colleges. • G1·iffin also serves as soph– omore class president and has served two years as co– president of the Warrior Corps, a select group of stu– dents who assist in recruiting and provide assistance for various College ewnts and • activities. In addition, she has served the past two years as assistant editor of The Wo– He-Lo yearbook staff. She is also a member of the Ac'cents ShowChoir, Com•ert Choir, Collegians, Diamond Darlings, Environmental Club, Art Club, Baptist Stu– dent Union, Fellowship of ChriRtian Athletes and Presi– dent's Council and is an a\vard-winning cartoonist on The Tom-Tom campus news– paper staff. She received sec– ond-place honors for her cartoons in the Mississippi Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest in the Community and Junior Col- . lege Division for two conseen- ..: ' · tive years. ·· She was recently selected to Who's Who Among Stu– dents in American Junior Col– leges. Griffin is a member of com– mittees, including the He– cruitinWJ{etention Task Force and Graphics Design Committee, She is a recipient of numer– ous scholarships, including ACT, Progressive Club, Ro– tary Club, Ann Burkes Phi Theta Kappa, MTAG, Militarv VA, The Tom-Tom, Ac'cents, Con('ert Choir and Collegians awards.· -.

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East Central Community College sophomores Andrew Hanna of Union and Claire Griffin of Decatur were re– cently named on the 2013 All– Mississippi Academic Team and were recognized wHh other awaJ·d-winners during special events held recently in Jackson. The students were recog– nized at the State Capitol by the Mississippi Legislature and duringa luncheonheld at the Jackson Convention Com– plex. State Senator Terry C. Burton of Newton served as master of ceremonies. The All-Mi sissippi Aca- . demicTeam recognizes schol– arly achievements and leader'Ohip accomplishments of students enrolled in the state's two-year colleges. Hanna was one of 15 stu– dents named to the First Team and will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Recipi– ents of the prestigious honor compete Ior placement on the national All-USA Community College Academic Team. · Hanna, a President's List Scholar \"\ith a perfect 4.0 grade point average, will graduate this month from ECCC and plans to major in chemistryat Mississippi State University. He wa.S recently selected ECCC's HEADWAE student of the Year and was honored with other students and col– lege instructors at the State Capitol in F('bruary 2013. The annual HEADWAE (Higher Education Apprecia– tion Day: Working Toward AcademicExcellence) was es– tablished by the Mississippi Legislature to honor the aca– PI demically talented students . . and faculty members from CAR each of the 36 public and pri- " vate member institutions of :Nh the Mississippi Association of Colleges. IPIA Hanna has received numer– ous other honors at EC, in– MIR eluding the r~rank Edwin and Nena Holt Leatherwood Biol– O{!V Award, FJ:ank ~1. Cross Ap

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