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EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION • Adriana Roschelle Jimison ofToomsuba has accepted mem bership in The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS). NSCSisa

tion, whose mission is to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and provide opportunities for individual growth and development through par ticipation in honors, lead ership, service and fellowship programming. To qualify, stu dents must have completed at least 12 hours of coursework that

exclusively for All-Mississippi Academic Team mem bers. The All-Mississippi Academic Team began in 1994 as the first ~~~--- state-level aca- Herrington

Community College students rec ognized as President's Scholars for Fall 2015. President's Scholars are tho e with a cumulative 4.0 grade point average. Locals recognized were: Marvin Campbell, Joseph Gordon, Jarrett Jenkins, Johnny Jones and Jacoby Wilson, all of Meridian; Savannah Jackson and Rebekah Jackson, both ofCol linsville; Deiguyrus Holden and Bryden Reed, both of Decatur; Latesha Carter and Lekenya Donald, both of Philadelphia; Demetrius Ferrill of Stonewall; and David Hodo and Benjamin Jordan, both of Waynesboro. • Several local residents were among Hinds Community Col lege student~ recognized as Deans' Scholars for Fall 2015. Deans' Scholars are those with a cumula tive 3.5-3.9 grade point average. Locals recognized were: Kadaisha Brown and Myi Fikes, both of Meridian; Haleigh Mof fettt of Bailey; Johnathan Smith of Collinsville; Janese Jones of Lake; Shelby Dearing ofNewton; Mason Farmer of Philadel phia; Jessica Paul of Philadel phia; and Elizabeth Burgess of Quitman. • TROY, Ala. - Ashley Dunn of Philadelphia, Miss., has been named to the Provost's List at Troy University for Term 3 of the 2015/2016 academic year. The Provost's List honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who have a grade point average of at least 3.65. Term 3 includes students at TROY's campuses in Dothan, Phenix City and Montgomery, Ala., along with students outside of Alabama and online.

member ofthe Association of College Honor Societies and Is the nation's only inter disciplinary honors orga nization for first-year and

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demic recogni tion program for community and junior col lege students. Today, the pro gram continues to salute the academic excel lence and lead ership accom plishments of

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second-year college students. Membership is by invitation only, based on grade poim average and class standing. NSCS has over one million life time members and 300 chapters in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Jimison·was valedictorian ofher 2015 graduating class at Northeast Elementary School. She currently attends Mississippi State University in Starkville, where she is stud}ing veterinary medicine. She was recently inducted in the Alpha Lamda Delta Chapter at MSU. Jimison is the daughter of C.J. and Ann Jimison. •Natalia Londono and Gage Lei fried, both of Meridian, and Kaitlyn Knuth of Collinsville were recently inducted into Theta Xi • chapter ofPhi Londono Theta Kappa, . .·~~ , .· the international honor society of two-year colleges. Approximately 135 students joined the prestigious organiza

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may be applied to an associate degree and must have a grade point average of3.S or higher. Director of Housing and Student Activities Amanda Walton, Math ematics Instructor Jenna Wright and Dean ofStudents James Miller serve as advisers. • Meridian Community Col lege sophomore students Walt Herrington and Devin Logue were named to the 2016 All-Mis sissippi Community College Aca demic Team as leaders among the state's two-year colleges. Harrington was named to the First Team and received a $1,000 scholarship. Logue was lapped for the All Mississippi Academic Second Team. Both team mem bers received special medallions, certificates and printed resolu tions from each chamber of the Mississippi Legislature. They are also eligible for scholarships at many senior institutions designed

The Mississippi team is orga nized by the Mississippi Associ ation of Community and Junior College, the Mississippi Commu nity College Board and Phi Theta Kappa, the international academic honor society. The All-State Acad~mic Team recognition program is an outgrowth of the All-USA Com munity College Academic Team, administered by PTK Twenty students named to the team will be featured April 12 in USA Today and receive $100,000 in scholarships. Harringon is from Houston and is an education major; Logue is from Meridian and is a com puter engineering major. Both plan to attend Mississippi State University to further their edu cation. • RAYMOND - Several local residents were among Hinds

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