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SCHOOL & YOUTHkaren Gamble, managing editor | E-mail: [email protected] | Tel: 601.636.4545 ext 137
THE VICKSBURG POST
W E D N E S D A Y, A p r i l 25, 2012 • S E C T I O N B
We welcome items for Bulletin Board. Submit items by e-mail ([email protected]), postal service (P.O. Box 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182), fax (634-0897), or delivered in person to 1601-F N. Frontage Road by Monday for publication Wednesday. Be sure to include your name and phone number.
HONOr SOCIETIES• C’Era Craft has been
inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta, Gamma Beta Phi and Phi Eta Sigma honor soci-eties at the University of Southern Mis-sissippi. An upcoming sopho-more, she is a 2011 gradu-ate of Warren Central High School and the daughter of Rosemary and Bennie Craft.
SCHOlarSHIpS• Larissa Stinson Garner
of Vicks-burg has received the annual Carla McCulloch Scholarship for fall at Hinds Com-munity Col-lege. She has served as president of Vicksburg-Warren Campus Associated Student Government and as vice president of member-ship recruitment and devel-opment for Phi Theta Kappa. She is the daughter of Char-lotte and Clyde Stinson of Vicksburg. She and her hus-band, Michael, have three sons.
UpCOmINg EvENTS• Mississippi Youth Sym-
phony Orchestra — Spring concert, 3 p.m. May 6, F.D. Hall Music Center at Jackson State University; free admis-sion; Sedrick Lilley, 601-983-7380, for more information.
• Hinds Community Col-lege Spring Graduation — 10 a.m. May 10, nursing grad-uate ceremony; 2 p.m. May 10, allied health graduate cer-emony; 10 a.m. May 11, aca-demic, technical and career certificate graduates from Jackson Campus-Academic/Technical Center, Rankin, Raymond and Vicksburg-Warren campuses whose last names begin with letters A-K; 2 p.m. May 11, academic, technical and career certifi-cate graduates from Jackson Campus-Academic/Techni-cal Center, Rankin, Raymond and Vicksburg-Warren cam-puses whose last names begin with letters L-Z; and 2 p.m. May 13, Utica campus graduates.
• Camp Fish 2012 — For ages 11-15; June 4-7 at Leroy Percy State Park near Hol-landale, July 18-21 at Tur-cotte Education Center in Madison County and July 16-19 at Paul B. Johnston State Park near Hattiesburg; fish identification, lure selec-tion, casting techniques, con-servation, boats, more; appli-cations available by calling Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks at 601-432-2200.
C’EraCraft
Larissa StinsonGarner
Send us information on summer activitiesThe Vicksburg Post would like information on sum-mer youth activities in and around the Vicksburg-War-ren County area for later publication. Please email details to [email protected] or fax them to 601-634-0897.
BUllETINBOarD
High school and university graduation ceremonies set for MayThe month of May will
bring graduations for area high schools and com-mencement ceremonies for colleges and universities throughout the state.
Area high school gradua-tions begin at 3 p.m., May 12, with Porters Chapel Acad-emy at the City Auditorium.
Vicksburg High School will hold its graduation at 7 p.m., May 24, at the VHS football stadium.
Warren Central High School will celebrate the
Class of 2012 with its gradu-ation at 7 p.m., May 25, at the WCHS football stadium.
St. Aloysius High School will wrap up area gradua-tions with a ceremony at 10 a.m., May 26, at the Vicks-burg Convention Center.
A senator, state legislator, federal judge and a variety of business and community leaders are among those who will deliver commence-ment addresses at the state’s colleges and universities.
University ofMississippi
(9 a.m. May 12, the Grove)On May 12 U.S. Sen. Roger
F. Wicker will deliver the keynote address at the Uni-versity of Mississippi’s 159th commencement.
Wicker, who was elected to the Senate in 2008, is sched-uled to speak at 9 a.m. in the Grove.
This year’s graduating class includes more than 3,000 candidates for under-
graduate and graduate degrees.
A Pontotoc native, Wicker was previously elected seven times, beginning in 1994, to represent Missis-sippi’s First Congressio-nal District in the House of Representatives.
University of SouthernMississippi
(10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., May 11, Reed Green Coliseum)
Chuck Scianna, a 1975 graduate of USM who made a historic financial contri-bution to his alma mater last year, will give the com-mencement address at two ceremonies Friday, May 11, at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at Reed Green Coliseum.
Scianna is the president of Sim-Tex, a supplier of tubu-lar goods to the oil and gas industry.
His $5 million gift last July
By Terri Cowart [email protected]
Dedication and long hours paid off for the Warren Cen-tral High School indoor percussion and the Warren Central Junior High School winter guard.
The WCHS indoor per-cussion won second place at the Mississippi Indoor State Competition in Jack-son March 31, then placed third at a regional com-petition, while the newly formed WCJH winter guard won second place in the state competition, said WCHS band director Alan Arendale.
“It is a big deal to win third place in the regional compe-tition,” Arendale said, “The competition encompasses the whole southeastern por-tion of the United States.”
The group of indoor per-cussionists will be recog-nized by the Vicksburg Warren School Board Thursday for their achieve-ments this season.
“We weren’t looking to win,” said Will Everett, a 17-year-old senior in the per-cussion group, “We were looking to be the group that everyone wanted to see.”
Everett is the son of Marie Hartley and Glenn Hartley and said the indoor percus-sion group practices twice a week for three hours.
The group’s theme this year was Generation Next. They entertained the crowd with a theatrical perfor-mance complete with drums, electronics, melodic percussion instruments, bells and xylophones, Aren-dale said.
Rachel Green, also a senior member of the per-cussion group, said that the color scheme of the group was black and purple and
the theme incorporated the sounds and visuals of “How we are the future.”
Green is the daughter of Ron and Sharon Green.
Arendale said the percus-sion group performed on a large piece of vinyl covering the gym floor and printed with graphics.
Chad Austin, the group’s leader said their perfor-mances included two com-munity shows, entertain-ment for the student body, four state competitions and the one regional event.
Everett likened the percus-sion group to a family and said he looked forward to practice every day. While Green said she enjoyed the Indoor Percussion group because unlike regular band, this group had a less formal atmosphere.
“We are allowed to talk more because it’s not during school and it’s all about fun,” she said.
According to Arendale the state now recognizes band as an advanced physi-cal education credit for high school students.
“If you’re not good at sports,” Everett said, “you can be in the band.”
The junior high winter guard took the second place win at the state competi-tion after only three months of practicing as a group Arendale said, adding that the group performs cho-reographed flag routines to
taped music“They practiced four hours
a week after school and on some weeks they practiced for six hours,” he said.
The winter guard is led by Jace McMullin and Melynn Arendale and is comprised
of 10 members.Arendale said indoor per-
cussion and the winter guard competitions began in the late 1970s for the pur-pose of maintaining march-ing and performing skills.
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The Warren Central High School indoor percussion group performs at a recent competition.
Members of the Warren Central Junior High School winter guard are, from left, Jasmine King, 14, daughter of Broderick and Toya King; Connie Daene, 14, daughter of Roger and Susan Daene; Elizabeth Boyd, 14, daughter of Marty and Cheryl Boyd; Emily Tingle, 14, daughter of Jeb and Shelley Tingle; Madison Kendall, 14, daughter of Tom and Susan Ken-dall; Jacki West, 14, daughter of Jeff and Lori West; Angel Nealy, 14, daughter of Jennifer and Kevin Nealy; and Kelsey Cockrell, 14, daughter of Jeff and Linda Cockrell. Also on the team is Sara Lloyd, daughter of Steven and Stephanie Lloyd.
Warren Central students shine at indoor competitions
Art students earn blue ribbons from Vicksburg Art AssociationBy Pamela [email protected]
Ribbons were handed out April 15 to winners of the 2011 Vicksburg Art Associa-tion Youth Art Show.
About 90 local high school students submitted art pieces for the contest, in forms including pencil, watercolor, pastels, mixed media and three-dimensional ceramics and sculptures.
First place awards were earned by nine different stu-dents from Warren Central and Vicksburg high schools, with Damond Anderson, 16, a WCHS ninth-grader taking Best of Show for his water-color painting called “War Zone.”
Brandi Waldrop, a WCHS junior, took first in three dif-ferent categories — pastels, mixed media and sculpture. Seconds, thirds and hon-orable mentions were also awarded.
“There’s a lot of incredible talent in Warren County, and not only among the students but also the amazingly dedi-cated and talented teachers who helped put this show together,” VAA president Corin Morrison said.
WCHS art teacher Jaime Coon, who chaired the com-mittee of teachers who selected and organized stu-dent work for contest sub-mission, said students could enter five to six pieces, all required to have been cre-
ated in art classes during this school year.
Coon said the teachers were pleased with what was produced.
“A lot of the students are beginners, so this might be their first attempt at entering a show,” she said.
About 40 VHS students and 50 WCHS students, plus one student from Porters Chapel Academy and one student who is home-schooled sub-mitted contest entries, Coon said.
The show, which drew more than 180 art pieces, was open to all seventh- through 12th-grade students in Warren County.
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Damond Anderson, 16, holds his watercolor painting called ‘War Zone’ that won Best of Show.
See Art, Page B3.
See Gradution, Page B3.
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