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October 10, 2017

°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø names 2017 Homecoming maids

°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø celebrates Homecoming Thursday, Oct. 12 with the presentation of the Homecoming Court and naming of the queen during the halftime of the game between the Hinds Eagles…
BY: Cathy Hayden

°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø celebrates Homecoming Thursday, Oct. 12 with the presentation of the Homecoming Court and naming of the queen during the halftime of the game between the Hinds Eagles and East Central Community College Warriors. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. on Gene Murphy Field at Joe Renfroe Stadium on the Raymond Campus.

The Homecoming Court includes, front from left, sophomore maids, Kearra Keyes of Laurel, representing the Raymond Campus; Kontessa McClendon of Clinton, representing the Raymond Campus; Samayah Lyles of Pearl, representing Jackson Campus-Nursing/Allied Health Center;  Breonna Owens of Jackson, representing Jackson Campus-Academic/Technical Center; Courtney White of Vicksburg, representing the Vicksburg-Warren Campus; and Denicia Diew of  Yazoo City, representing the Raymond Campus;

Back row, freshmen maids, Diamond Bigham of Champaign, Ill., representing the Rankin Campus; Kierra Carson of Jackson, representing Jackson Campus-Academic/Technical Center; Jasmine Elam of Vicksburg, representing the Vicksburg-Warren Campus; Kaci Cox of Forest, representing the Raymond Campus; Tiye Strong of Vicksburg, representing the Raymond Campus; Olivia White of Vicksburg, representing Jackson Campus-Nursing/Allied Health Center and Kynsley Jones of Vicksburg, representing the Raymond Campus.

The women who are in the running for queen are sophomores McClendon, Lyles, Owens and White.

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Photo: Angie Foote

RAYMOND – °Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø Hi-Steppers have been named for 2024-2025.

They are, front, from left, Denver Jackson of Jackson, Zoe Irving of Jackson, Alexis Marts of Flowood, Amia Lewis of Byram, Cheyenne Cornelius of Clinton, Malayah Evans of Newton County, Erin Lollis of Byram, Skylar Boyd of Jackson and Jayda Graham of Flowood; back row, Alexis Malone of Clinton, Ciera Pruitt of Gulfport, Olivia Broadwater of Pearl, Chloee Haley of Clinton, Rylan Liles of Vicksburg, Chloe McHann of Clinton, Cori Turner of Jackson, Reaghan Miller of Clinton and Jakayla Brown of Utica.

The group has a new director, Beka King of Pearl. She is only the third director in the 75-year history of the Hi-Steppers. She herself was a Hi-Stepper from 2013-2015 and, during her sophomore year, she was captain of the team.

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