Excellence in education
By Staff
Oct. 26, 2001
DECATUR Thomas W. Carson, director of bands at East Central Community College, has been selected the college's Arts and Humanities "Teacher of the Year."
As the award recipient, Carson will receive a stipend from the Mississippi Humanities Council. He will also present a lecture, "Three Chords and One Guitar: Music History According to Me," during a program Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Vickers Fine Arts Center.
Carson will be joined onstage by ECCC students Braden Land of Corinth; Kirk Misso and Joshua Black, both Neshoba Central High School students; Andy Murphy of Southeast Lauderdale High School; and his eldest son, Chris Carson of Decatur.
Carson has led the college's band program for 20 years. He is president of the Mississippi Junior and Community College Band Directors Association.
He is a graduate of Forrest-Sherman High School in Naples, Italy; ECCC; and Delta State University, where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in music education.
Carson and his wife, Brenda, who is the college's financial aid director, have three children, Chris, Jennifer and Jeremy.
Poplar Springs Elementary will hold its "Fall Festival Friday" today from 5 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
OXFORD Will Fort of Meridian is among 39 freshmen who recently joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Mississippi.
Newton County Elementary School students who were on the Honor Roll List for the first nine weeks of school are:
First grade: Kristina Brown, Lavonte Buckley, Willie Coleman, Matthew Cress, Derias Croft, Brandon Davis, Heather Davis, Cody Embrey, Joshua Freeman, Alyssa Griffin, Caleb Goss, Sammie Hand, Ricky Handford, Mary Grace Jones, Amy May, Taylor Mayes, LeAndre McCune, Cody McMahan, Della Mixon, Kyle Parker, Daniel Powell, Julie Plummer, Jamal Pruitt, Kyle Pugh, Justin Reeves, Brandon Rigdon, Zachery Rigdon, DaQuaun Robinson, Hannah Robinson, Colton Roncali, Rashad Shoemaker, Tony Smith, Benji Walton, Brice Walton, Deandra Wansley and Jazzlynn Wash.
Second grade: Garrett Alexander, Micah Arundel, Amber Askew, Rachel Boulton, Katie Brackeen, Jessica Brashier, Sidney Broach, Joseph Broach, Joseph Buckley, Devonta Caples, Seth Cash, Bridgett Crabtree, William Cress, Jessica Crocker, Carllie Dean, Daniella Diaz, Brandon Ellis, Samantha Ellingburg, Patrick Embrey, Dekota Griffin, Cecily Herrington, Alex Hollingsworth, Taylor Hudnall, Elizabeth Hurt, Ladarren Jones, Heather Johnson, Sed Johnson, Devin Little, Zach Yates, Danny Loper, Morgan Luke, Tyler Madden, Anterrian Martin, Haley Massey, Zach May, Gwen McCullough, Kara Miller, Alyssa Oglesbee, Jacob Oliver, Ryan Packer, Ronnie Pearson, Patrick Pedersen, Haley Porter, Alyssa Price, Victoria Quintero, Justin Rawson, Alexis Reece, Felicia Robinson, Toneshia Ruffin, Caitlyn Sant, Katelyn Smith, Brandon Snowden, Cody Thomas, Dexter Thompson, Danielle Walker, Jessica Walker and Bryant Williams.
Third grade: Jay Addy, Kirby Bishop, Michael Buntyn, Alicia Butler, Trey Cleveland, Blake Cochran, Robin Coker, Jeremy Dade, Chelsy Ezell, Xzavier Franklin, Natalie Field, Sierra Ford, Tyler Gilmore, Kirk Griffin, Markee Guidry, Andy Harrison, Trevor Hillhouse, Wesley Hillhouse, Angellica Johnson, Jay Keene, Maygan Kelly, Nicole McKinnie, Karri Miller, Kelley Pederson, Adam Richardson, Amanda Robinson, Adam Savell, Shelby Scarbrough, Colby Skelton, Brittany Smith, Jasmine Smith, Ashton Vance and John Garyth West.
Fourth grade: Lauren Acord, Cody Addy, Brooke Armstrong, Kameron Boulton, Catherine Brand, Haley Chaney, Hailey Dunavant, Ashley Gressett, Kristin Harrison, Edward Holmes, Kirby Keith, Jonathan Killens, Anthony Lawson, Aaron Lawson, Jason Mann, Wendy McCracken, Chris Morgan, Cassie Munn, Caleb Raines, Katie Reeves, Tyler Reeves, Michelle Sessions, Mary Lou Skinner and Annalyse Thorne.
Fifth grade: Justin Adcock, Summer Alexander, Ashley Amis, Timmy Bailey, Amber Bryant, Jarrod Cain, Ethan Chance, Robert Embrey, Nickie Farmer, Cameron Gannon, Devonna Gilmer, Dustin Harris, Melanie Harris, Jessy Harrison, Adrian Johnson, Maree Kidd, Courtney Lanier, Rachel Morgan, Tyler Nelson, Brittany Parker, Sabrina Posey, Josh Reeder, Kenyata Ross, Lee Sarbrough, Kacey Smiley, Brittany Stokes, Ellis Thompson, Keona Thompson, Tammy Vaughn, Joey Walker, Hayden Weaver and Nikki Weir.
Sixth grade: Jonathan Adkins, Holly Alexander, Kim Amerson, Kimberly Amerson, Baleigh Brown, Jamie Butler, Brittany Cochran, Amanda Dendis, Beau Engle, Whitney Fisher, Lane Fulton, Elsie Gibbs, Brandon Hughes, Kayla Meaders, Emily Pace, Nikki Sheely, Tiffany Spence, Brody Thomas, Jordan Vance, Brittney Wesley and Drew Wilson.
