Commencement Set for May 14 from Staff Reports/Photos
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THE GROWL Holmes Community College Volume 87 May 11, 2021 Goodman – Ridgeland – Grenada Number 14 www.holmescc.edu Commencement set for May 14 From Staff Reports/Photos The 93rd Commencement Exercises quired to wear a facial covering until are set for Friday, May 14 in Frank they are seated in Frank Branch Coli- Branch Coliseum on the Goodman seum. Graduates will not be required Campus. to wear their facial coverings while Goodman, Grenada and Attala receiving their diploma cover. Center graduates (academic and ca- Marching graduates and/or family reer-technical) will take part in the 10 members will have the opportunity to a.m. ceremony while Ridgeland and purchase photos of the event. An email Yazoo Center graduates (academic and will be sent to each marching graduate career-technical) will have a ceremony informing them how to purchase the at 2 p.m. photos. An email has been sent out to Only those with graduation tickets marching graduates informing them will be permitted inside the coliseum when and where to pick up their caps for the ceremony. Doors will open at and gowns, stoles and graduation tick- 8:30 a.m. for the 10 a.m. ceremony and ets and also other information regard- 12:30 p.m. for the 2 p.m. ceremony. ing the graduation procedure. The ceremony will be live streamed at For more information, contact Bren- holmesccmedia.com/white-channel. da Melton at [email protected] Graduates and guests will be re- or call (662) 472-9020. Six students named to Phi Theta Kappa All-MS Academic Team From Staff Reports/Photos Addie Fetcko Jon Parker Jones Peyton Killebrew Hannah Olivia Lane Kennedy Norwood Deja Sloan Holmes Community College students Event Planning her freshman year. In her pediatrician in his hometown. on campus as an Ambassador, a Student Addie Fetcko of Madison, Jon Parker spare time, Fetcko enjoys tutoring first and Government Association officer, member Jones of Kosciusko, Peyton Killebrew third graders and volunteering with Little Peyton Killebrew of BSU and Sophomore Class Favorite. of Sallis, Hannah Olivia Lane of Duck Light House of Central Mississippi and Lane’s community involvement includes Hill, Kennedy Norwood of Grenada and Sunnybrook Children’s Home. Killebrew, a biological science major, serving as a judge for the Grenada School Deja Sloan of Madison were all named to is vice president of membership for the District reading and science fairs, partic- the 2021 Phi Theta Kappa honor society Jon Parker Jones Kappa Alpha Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa ipating in a St. Jude toy drive, hosting a All-Mississippi Academic Team. Nomina- in Goodman. Other than Phi Theta Kap- school supply drive for Winona Elemen- tions are based on outstanding academic Jones, a biomedical engineering major, pa, Killebrew is active on campus as a tary school, packaging and distributing performance and service to the college and is president of the Kappa Alpha Chapter of Holmes Ambassador. Off campus, he is an provisions to food pantries across Missis- community. Jones was named First Team, Phi Theta Kappa in Goodman. As a fresh- active member of Sallis Baptist Church. sippi during the COVID-19 pandemic and and the others were named to the Second man he served as vice president of college His hobbies include playing sports, hunt- leading a campus food pantry through Phi Team. projects for the chapter. Other than Phi ing and fishing. Killebrew also worked Theta Kappa. After Holmes, she plans to Theta Kappa, Jones is active on campus as at Holmes County Bank in Lexington. transfer to Mississippi State University to Addie Fetcko a cheerleader, Holmes Plus member, Bap- Upon graduation from Holmes, he plans to pursue a bachelor’s and master’s degree tist Student Union (BSU) member, mem- transfer to Mississippi College and major in nutritional health science in hopes of Fetcko is a President’s List Scholar who ber of the Social and Behavioral Sciences in medical science. His goal is to pursue a becoming a registered dietitian. serves as vice president of fundraising and Honors Program and as a chemistry lab career in the medical field. Kennedy Norwood campus activities for Phi Theta Kappa Al- assistant. He is a President’s List Scholar pha Lambda Sigma Chapter in Ridgeland. and a Board of Trustees ACT Scholarship Hannah Olivia Lane Norwood, a kinesiology/exercise sci- Upon graduation from Holmes, she plans recipient, as well. He has done extensive ence major, is a President’s List Scholar, to attend Mississippi University for Wom- amounts of community service and upon Lane, a dietetics and nutrition major, is Federal Supplemental Educational Op- en and apply to the Speech and Language graduation from Holmes, plans to transfer vice president of leadership for Phi Theta portunity Grant recipient as well as 100 Pathology program. Fetcko also plans to to Mississippi State University to obtain a Kappa Alpha Mu Beta Chapter in Grena- Black Man Scholarship recipient. On the pursue a master’s degree and reach her bachelor’s in biomedical engineering. Af- da. She’s also a President’s List scholar, Grenada Campus, he is active as a mem- goal of becoming a speech pathologist. ter MSU, Jones would like to go to medi- President’s ACT Scholarship recipient ber of Phi Theta Kappa Alpha Mu Beta She is employed by Gifts by KPEP and cal school at The University of Mississippi and 2020 Coca-Cola Leaders of Prom- KPEP and worked for Kendall Poole Medical Center and eventually become a ise Scholarship recipient. Lane is active All-Mississippi, continued on Page 4 What’s Inside... See pages 6-7 to • Student Editorials see 2021 Hall • Student and faculty honors of Fame • Sports PHOTOS/RECAPS And More! recipients Opinion 2 Y2K Emerging By Tymer Reynolds Staff Reporter in style for a while, as well. Although Since early Y2K fashion in 2021. this trend has been around for a while 2020, Y2K cloth- Mini pleaded skirts have been around it is going be a big change on how we ing trends have for a while, and we have seen the way style them. 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School, of those things are very important, the most themselves is by making time and plan- or work at least once a week. By investing course, is one of the important thing to invest in is you. In col- ning. You can easily do that by getting in yourself you are giving your mind a biggest priorities in lege, we sometimes may tend to take on a calendar or planner and planning your chance to relax and your body a chance to a student’s life, as is more than we can handle which can cause week out, making sure between homework rest. When it comes to investing into your- making sure to keep stress and anxiety. We can sometimes can and study time you give yourself a break. self, you are practicing self-care by letting good grades while get caught up with so many things that Also find a day, whether it’s the weekend yourself know that you care about your juggling their jobs we don’t make time for ourselves. When I or week day, and make that day your “me” mental and physical health. 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