Excellence in education

By Staff
May 3, 2003
Andrew J. Chesney has been named as a STAR Student for the 2002-2003 school year by the Mississippi Economic Council's M.B. Swayze Educational Foundation, sponsor the STAR program.
STAR stands for "Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition."
The Union High School senior was honored during the 13th annual Education Celebration held April 25 at Mississippi College in Clinton. This prestigious event is co-sponsored by Entergy.
Chesney is the son of Tim and Melanie Chesney of Union. He is an honor student, and has earned the followed awards and memberships: Lott Leadership Institute recipient, National Young Leaders Conference nominee, United States Achievement Academy, National English Award, Honors English III, Math and Science team competition, Who's Who Among American High School Students, Innovative Applications Subject Area Award, Plain Seal, American History Award, Band, Beta Club, Gifted Class, FBLA, UHS Webmaster, Debate and Chess Teams, Scholars Bowl and Mock Trial Competition.
He plans to attend the University of Mississippi and pursue a degree in medicine.
Chesney's STAR Teacher is Sandra Savell Winstead of Union, a math teacher at Union High School. She is a graduate of Mississippi College, where she earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics. She received a master's degree in secondary education from Mississippi State University.
She has been teaching for 19 years and has been named a STAR Teacher five times in 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2003. She has been a Mississippi State Beta Sponsor for two years.
These Newton County Elementary School students were named to the Principal's List and Honor Roll for the third nine week. Students must earn all "A's" to make the Principal's List. Students who have all "A's" and"B's" earn a spot of the Honor Roll.
Principal's List
First grade:
Duster Allgood, Louise Berryhill, Keith Bishop, Brii Anna Bout, Anna Buckley, Kaley Bufkin, Markie Burleson, Peyton Cain, Kellen Clark, Annalea Clarke, Shelby Dearing, A.J. Dendis, Audrey Dickey, Ethan Dunavant, Austin Elders, Victoria George, Ashley Gressett, Haley Griffin, Tommy Griffin, Gray Harrison, Rachael Havard, Devante Hodge, Cale Hollingsworth, Cameron Kelly, Braydon Lewis, Natalie Lyles, Antwan Mapp, Cole Massey, Hannah May, Mikayla May, Stefan McClellan, Daniel McMahan, Lalah McMullan, Regan Monk, Brittany Morrow, Nathan Nance, Rusty Potts, Dylan Raines, Bryden Reed, Raigan Renfrow, Matthew Scarbrough, Kyla Shepperd, Christina Shoemaker,Bethanie Smith, Ethan Smith, Mary Snowden, Josh Thweatt, Brandie Williams, Courtney Williams and Dylan Willis.
Second grade:
J.C. Alexander, Jonathan Amis, Lucas Aycox, Kristy Bradley, David Brand, Will Brand, Kiara Cervantes, Cody Embrey, Katy Ezelle, MacKenzie Gannon, Will Gibson, Delton Harrison, Lacye Harrison, Katherin Jacome-Cluff, Cady Jones, Jacob Lurk, John Clay Lyles, Amy May, Cody McMahan, Haylee Pace, Hannah Robinson, Makenzie Rowzee, Rashad Shoemaker, Tyler Spence and Charles Thorne.
Third grade:
Trevor Ayllon, Micah Arudel, Katie Bradley, Adam Buckley, Neal Buckley, Parker Bullock, Haley Chapman, Emily Davis, Taylor Gressett, Erica Griffin, Cecily Herrington, Emily Jacome-Cluff, Jacob Oliver, Akalia Pace, Tyler Pigg, Marcus Powell, Stephanie Spence, Russ Thompson, Will Thompson, Clay Upton, Jordan Walker, Paige Wall, Paige Weir and Katie Willis.
Fourth grade:
Aislin Boler, Blake Cochran, Michael Dover, John Corbin Evans, Hannah Farmer, Claire Griffin, Claire Tadlock, Kelsey Tadlock, Nolan Thorne and Erin Thornton.
Fifth grade:
Cody Addy, Kameron Boulton, Catherine Brand, Hailey Dunavant, Matthew Ezell, Ashley Gressett, Jason Mann, Christopher Morgan and Amanda Parker.
Honor Roll
First grade:
Jordan Alonzo, Marshala Autman, Melanie Brashier, Lysdsey Breland, Arielle Brierley, RoNeshia Brown, Cody Buckley, Lane Carey, Ashton Chamblee, Kelly chapman, Shannon Crooke, Haley Dawkins, Ashlyn Doss, Savannah Gates, Tori George, Stephanie Gilbert, Timothy Graham, Jamoral Graham, Rebecca Hitt, Brandon Hollingsworth, Jasmine Ickom, Courtney Kidd, Jacob Mason, Caleb McLemore, Megan Mulford, Chace Nickey, Teonika Norman, Joseph Page, Mimi Patrick, Nathan Perkisn, Lane Sessums, Justice Smith, T.K. Smith,Chelsea Taylor, Tabitha Walker, Kaylee Yates and Catherine Yohe.
Second grade:
Zeakethia Bogan, Jordan Boulton, Keri Bufkin, Sarah Carmichael, Chayvontae Chapman, Hunter Collins, Derias Croft, Kymberly Croft, Heather Davis, Joshua Finley, Sarah Freeman, Cheyenne Gressett, Ethan Gressett, Alyssa Griffin, Sammie Hand, Corey Harrison, Will Howington, Mary Grace Jones, Brittany Marbury, Shelby Martin, Tayler Mayes, Angela McKinnie, JaDarrias Patrick, Daniel Powell, Justin Reeves, Brandon Ridgon, D.J. Rolison,Jamey Seals, Hailey Stewart, Courtney Tillman, Clint Tisdale, Charles Wansley, Lakendrick Wansley, Cody Warren, Haleigh West, Faith Westberry, Alli Whitted, Jacob Wiebe, Kirstin Wilkinson and Radiance Wright.
Third grade:
Stephen Armstrong, Jordan Benson, John Bowman, Ashley Bozeman, Katie Brackeen, Richelle Brooks, Aaron Brown, Kasey Childress, William Cress, Jessica Crocker, Kaitlin Dean, Jage Doss, Samantha Ellingburg, Brandon Ellis, Mark Ellis, Lauren Ezelle, Lindsey Ezelle, Ashondra Harris, Alex Hollingsworth, Taylor Hudnall, Jayhon Jim, Heather Johnson, Shaina Keene, Devin Little, Morgan Luke, Micah McDaniel, Haley Porter, Victoria Quintero, Alexis Reece, Jammie Reid, Felicia Robinson, Caitlyn Sant, Jayhonnie Slaughter, Katelyn Smith, Madison Stringer, Russell Sullivan, Carly Thomas, Jessica Walker, Tyler White, Bryant Williams, Trest Underwood, Katie Vance and Zach Yates.
Fourth grade:
Dorothy Barfield, Jon Marie Baucum, Kirby Bishop, Josh Bradley, Michael Buntyn, Jeremy Carson, Reneisha Evans, Tyler Gilmore, Julien Gillis, Chelsey Griffin, Kirk Griffin, Trevor Hillhouse, Maygan Kelly, Haley McMullan, Karri Miller, Brooke Morgan, Sedrick Page, Tyler Parker, LaToya Rhymes, Adam Richardson, Shelby Scarbrough, Johnathan Valentine, Savannah Vance and Robert Wyatt.
Fifth grade:
Lauren Acord, Brooke Armstrong, Elizabeth Bates, Emily Brackeen, Alisa Carrizales, Haley Chaney, Colt Cleveland, Nikki Cumberland, Candy Daniels, Demetrius Evans, Jamiah Gallaspy, Anna Henderson, Kimberly Joyner, Kirby Kieth, Jonathan Killen, Emmalee King, Emily Lucy, Lauren Lurk, Cody Maske, Michelle Massey, Wendy McCracken, Lindsey Miller, Cassie Munn, Mone Norman, Hannah Parker, Lakendrick Poe, Caleb Raines, Katie Reeves, Tyler Reeves, Michelle Sessions, Mary Lou Skinner, Coby Smiley, Taylor Spangler, Christopher Thames, Annalyse Thorne and Brandon Warrick.