CLCC Hosts Annual Education Awards Program, Recognizes Outstanding Students/Faculty In Lowndes Co.

COLUMBUS, Miss. – The Education Committee for the Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Education Awards Program on Thursday, April 20 at Lion Hills Center and Golf Course.

The following recognitions were made:

Highest GPAs for all grades, for all schools in Lowndes County received an award.

Outstanding Seniors for all schools in Lowndes County received a $100 scholarship. They were:

Taylor Dodson                         Caledonia High School

Gabrielle Taylor                        Columbus High School

James Sparks                                      Columbus Christian Academy

William Yingst                          Heritage Academy

Jenny Nguyen                           MSMS

Cheyanne Allred                       New Hope High School

Heather Beard                          Victory Christian Academy

Kelsia Rogers                            West Lowndes High School

Teachers of the Year received a $70 worth of gift cards to supplement their classrooms:

Summer Walker                         Sale Elementary School             Elementary

Leah Shackelford                      Annunciation Catholic School   Middle

Toni Caldwell                           Heritage Academy                    High School

Dr. Don Rodney Vaughan                  East MS Community College    Post Secondary Community College

Dr. Tammie McCoy                  MUW                                       Post Secondary College

Corporate Scholarships were awarded to:

Marianna Balaa               New Hope High School            Bill and Allegra Brigham

Tristan Boyett                 New Hope High School           4-County Electric Power

Jax Dallas                        MSMS                                      Steel Dynamics, Inc.

McKayla Hannah            Caledonia High School              MUW Foundation

Kalin Hewett                  Caledonia High School              Bank of Vernon

Ayana Morris                  Columbus High School             BankTEL

Hunter Morris                 Caledonia High School              Columbus Spouses Club

Jenny Nguyen                 MSMS                                      BancorpSouth

ZaBasjia Price                 West Lowndes High School      Children’s Health Center of Columbus

Payton Riley                    Heritage Academy                    Kiwanis Club of Columbus

Wrishija Roy                    MSMS                                      Carl Hogan Honda

James Sparks                             Columbus Christian Academy   Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Gabrielle Taylor               Columbus High School             Cadence Bank

Brittany Woods               Columbus High School             Financial Concepts

Baili Zhong                     MSMS                                      PACCAR

An Overall Outstanding Senior Scholarship given by the Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce in the amount of $1,000 was Cheyanne Allred from New Hope High School

Sponsors for this year’s program were: 4-County Electric Power Association, Bank of Vernon, BankTEL Systems, BancorpSouth, Bill and Allegra Brigham, Cadence Bank, Carl Hogan Honda, Children’s Health Center of Columbus, Columbus Spouses Club, Dixie Butler, E.J. Griffis, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Financial Concepts, Kiwanis Club of Columbus, Mississippi University for Women Foundation, Office Depot, PACCAR, Paroled2Pride, Steel Dynamics, Inc., and Sullivan’s Office Supplies.