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The Pre-Teen Mississippi
Scholarship & Recognition Program was held recently at the Ramada Inn Coliseum Hotel
in Jackson. Mississippi’s best and brightest top female honor roll students, ages 7
to 12 years old, competed for over $5,000 in educational bonds, prizes, and awards, as
well as for the opportunity to qualify for competition in the 2000 Pre-Teen America
Nationals to be held July 2-7, 2000, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Knoxville, Tennessee.
There they will have the opportunity to compete for over $25,000 in educational bonds,
prizes, and awards. The participants were evaluated in seven criteria divisions including (1) Academic Achievement (2) Volunteer Service to Church and Community (3) School Honors and Activities (4) Development of Personal Skills and Abilities (5) General Knowledgeability (6) Communicative Ability (7) On-Stage Expressiveness and Overall Pre-Teen Image.
The following are the state titleholders and runners-up.
1999 Pre-Teen Mississippi (Senior)
Nichole Sanders - 12 year old daughter of M/M Chuck Sanders of Daleville
1st Runner-Up - Sr. (Tie)
Lauren DeLap - 11 year old daughter of M/M Doug DeLap of Greenville
Meagan Michell - 12 year old daughter of M/M Charles Michell of Greenville
2nd Runner-Up - Sr.(Tie)
Kathy Butler - 10 year old daughter of M/M Jamie Butler of Florence
Courtney Ferguson - 11 year old daughter of M/M Ricky Ferguson of Clarksdale
3rd Runner-Up - Sr.(Tie)
Madison Loden - 11 year old daughter of M/M Woody Loden of Batesville
Emily Melton - 11 year old daughter of M/M Terry Melton of Greenville
4th Runner Up - Sr.(Tie)
Maggie Jenkins - 11 year old daughter of Ms. Paula Jenkins of Southaven
Whitney Mowdy - 10 year old daughter of Mr. Ricky Mowdy & Ms. Martha Mowdy of Southaven
Bethany Popplereiter - 11 year old daughter of M/M George Popplereiter of Saltillo
1999 Pre-Teen Mississippi (Junior)
Melissa McCraw - 8 year old daughter of M/M Jeff McCraw of Bay Springs
1st Runner-Up - Jr. (Tie)
Laken Hood - 9 year old daughter of M/M Mark Hood of Blue Springs
Kelly Truax - 8 year old daughter of M/M Dennis Truax of Starkville
2nd Runner-Up - Jr. (Tie)
Samantha Hill - 8 year old daughter of Ms. Geri Hill of Flowood
Eryka Wallace - 8 year old daughter of Rev. & Mrs. Gary Wallace Sr. of Biloxi
3rd Runner-Up - Jr. (Tie)
Chelsey Hankins - 9 year old daughter of M/M Michael Hankins of Magee
Caitlyn Pounds - 8 year old daughter of M/M Ray Pounds of Columbia
4th Runner - Up - Jr.(Tie)
Falon Nettles - 9 year old daughter of M/M Scott Nettles of Leakesville
Tranisha Nix - 8 year old daughter of Mr. Rodney Nix & Ms. Darlene Nix of Lucedale
Erin Rigsby - 9 year old daughter of Dr. & Mrs. Reginald Rigsby of Jackson
Speech Winner (Tie)
Pamela Blackmore - 11 year old daughter of M/M Willie Blackmore of Woodville
Heather Huff - 10 year old daughter of M/M Darwin Huff of Gloster
Talent Winner
Meagan Michell - 12 year old daughter of M/M Charles Michell of Greenville