12 May Area residents receive diplomas during ICC high school equivalency commencement ceremony May 12, 2023 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Itawamba Community College’s 2023 high school equivalency graduates participated in a commencement ceremony at 6 p.m., May 11, at the Davis Event Center on the Fulton Campus. They include Destiny Holloway, Thomas Huppert, Hoyt Martin, all of Aberdeen; Cierra Bartlett, Alex Head, Lily Jones, Julia Lee, Aliana Page, Hunter Stacy, Ryan Walls, all of Amory; Hugh Davis, Shane Smith, both of Blue Springs; Breanna Sanders of Ecru; Christopher Ellis, Taylor Kent, Christian Martin, Traci South, Dominic Whittington, all of Fulton; Darbie Blansett of Golden; Cadence Floyd of Guntown; Megan Christian of Hamilton, Ala.; Tristen Keith, Haley Thomas, both of Houlka; Jonathan McGee, Haley Wilkerson, both of Houston; Americus Plunkett, Olivia Pollock, Christopher Stephens, Joseph Thomas, Keira Vandiver, all of Mantachie; Dakota Felks of Mooreville; Kaiden Culver, Lily Guin, Gary Hughes, Donna Johnson, Dylan Swick, all of Nettleton; Somer Faris, Jasmine Watson, both of New Albany; Tyler Corley, Issac Holman, both of Okolona; Raven Hitchcock of Plantersville; Madison Boyd, Brooklyn Bunch, Erik Driggers, Hope Jones, Guadalupe Lopez, Kaleb Montgomery, Dakota Myhand, Breonna Singh, Anna Watts, all of Pontotoc; Kyle Barnett, Hannah Jinkins, Mathew Liverett, Gracee Tate, Jayden Ward, all of Saltillo; Jonie Hurley, Jeremy Presley, Annabelle Streets, all of Smithville; Jesse French of Thaxton; Alexa Andrasik of Tremont; Brittnay Bean, Monica Brown, Avery Burcham, Jeremiah Caldwell, Eddie Chandler, Arlena Davis, Noble Fair, Antwon Forrest, Conner Graham, Perrin Holliday, Maritisa Irizarry, Anthony Jenkins, Alejandra Jiminez, Ciasha Martin, Emmy Poston, Malachi Seawright, Kimberly Smith, April Stephens, Eniya Thomas, Lajerrious Venson, Teshira Watson, Jaquavious Judon, all of Tupelo; and George Jolley of Verona. Related Articles Area residents earn high school equivalency certificates Several area residents earned high school equivalency credentials during a recent commencement ceremony at the Itawamba Community College Fulton Campus in the Davis Event Center. They include Aberdeen – Sophia Martin, Abigail Moore, Jazlyn Pitre; Amory – Sarah Daniels, Wesley Hall, Marquavius Shumpert, Cohen Troller; Baldwyn – Kaitlyn Baldwin; Belden – Alexsus Johnson; Ecru – Riley Baldwin, Tatianna Harmon, Kaylee Smith; Fulton – Brenda Hughes, Christopher Morgan; Guntown – La’Darrius Fair, Alyssa McKenzie, Teresa Parker; Houston – Kyrsten Mejia, Nathan Mitchell; Mantachie – Ronald Cooper, Thomas Jordan, Kaileb Thackerson, Taylor Thackerson; Mantee – Keith Doss; Mooreville – Cy Hester, Mason McGillivray, Cohen Orsborn; Nettleton – Taylor Brown, Adrianna Cook, Janiya Rogers, Jawuan Rogers, Allyah Young; Pontotoc – Kayla Cox, Avery Kirk, Sean Mooneyham, Brooklyn Morris, Brelyn Pittman, Ana Karen Portugal, Ericka Smith, Gavin Walls, Kylee Whitt, Tiffany Wray; Randolph – Travis Morris; Saltillo – Sydney Bell, Kylee Ethridge, Jackson Phillips, Abigail Willard; Shannon – Joseph Davis, Alexandria Gregory-Price; Tremont – Brayden Hostler; Tupelo – Mackenzi Brazeal, Ricky Burchfield, Jose Angel Chavez Torrez, Iyanna ... Students receive diplomas during ICC Adult Education commencement ceremony Several area students participated in the 2025 Adult Education commencement ceremony at Itawamba Community College, May 15, at the Davis Event Center at the Fulton Campus. They include Aberdeen – Bowen Dabbs; Amory – Chloey Chavis, Kaleigh Davis, Janelle Grant, Kire Gray, Ayden Griggs, Mylie Kennedy, Breanna McBunch, Haily Morris, Trinity Steinke, April Williams (Student of the Year), Payton Wilson, Chasity Winters; Baldwyn – Diana Marquez, Kimberly Olora, Gloriannah Robinson; Belden – Alicia Pollard; Belmont – Gregory Sockwell; Booneville – Tatum Cole; Caledonia – Noah Williams; Calhoun City – Brooklynn Watts; Cedar Bluff – Cesar Briseno; Ecru – River Bailey; Fulton – Javan Allen, Kearston Beasley, Carson Christian, Jerron Cooper, Zoey Fowler, Anna Grace Lease, James Stanton, Jakob Stephens, Devan Stewart, Tiffany Thrasher, Peyton Walker; Greenwood Springs – Devin Wright; Guntown – Cheyenne Avery, Lenita Cobb, Caleb Duffie, Braxton Moss, Mason Young; Houlka – Lisa Hamilton (Student of the Year); Houston – Cathy Jernigan, Erica Lyle (Student of the Year); Mantachie – Allee Farris, Adalyn Ford, Preston Harris, Cassidy Hodge, Richard Rogers, Abella Sheffield, Samantha Turner; Marietta ... Area high school students win awards during ICC's National Day on Writing Several area high school students are among the winners in Itawamba Community College’s annual National Day on Writing celebration. They include Amory High School – Gloria Grace Beasley, third, painting, “Dance with Me;” Jacob Kyle, honorable mention, poetry, “Phrases;” Li’Metrius Vasser, honorable mention, poetry, “Momma I Finally Made It;” Madeline Martin, honorable mention, poetry, “Fake Poems;” Pontotoc High School – Alexia Hunter, honorable mention, drawing, “No Escape: Aiden’s Story;” Andy Jones, honorable mention, essay, “The Day the World Burned;” Bailey Jones, third, poetry, “Mother Nature;” Brittany Stephens, honorable mention, short story, “Life Lesson;” Chloe Mabus, honorable mention, poetry, “When It Comes;” Cole Norris, first, short story, “The Mysterious Stranger;” Danielle Carter, third, short story, “One Step Behind;” Jaleesha Dandridge, second, short story, “Going Up Head First;” Jaslyn Hopkins, second, essay, “Precious Child;” Jayde Richardson, third, poetry, “Black and Blue;” Jenelle Hankins, second, drawing, “The Charge of Chargers;” Jeridiane Ray, honorable mention, painting, “Nature’s Paradox;” Lauren Trimble, first, essay, “A Heartbreak in Flames;” Madeline Pounders, third, essay, “Tupelo Twister;” Makayla Boyd, honorable mention, drawing, “Ardent ... High school equivalency graduates to participate in May 13 ceremony at ICC Itawamba Community College’s 2021 high school equivalency graduates will participate in a commencement ceremony at 6 p.m., May 13, at the Davis Event Center on the Fulton Campus. They include Xavier Anderson, Crystal Barnes, Tony Cook, Alexis Luker, Angela Luker, Haley Luker, Savannah Luker, all of Aberdeen; William Donaldson of Algoma; Ashley Dean, Amber Gray, Morgan Hall, Brittany Smith, all of Amory; Konner Rutherford of Baldwyn; Elizabeth Cisowski of Blue Springs; Jon Jones of Belden; Mikayla Tovar of Booneville; Tabitha Sharp of Corinth; Destiny Jones, Brooklyn Lopez, Jacob Miller, Casey Wright, all of Ecru; Hannah Brown, Shelia Christian, Gabrielle Miller, Haylee Sheffield, Monica Summers, Logan Sweat, Kerigan Todd, all of Fulton; Sarah Kennedy of Hamilton; Autumn Patterson of Houlka; Jacqueline Oswalt, Elizabeth Wagster, both of Mantachie; Bryant Bennett of Marietta; Shaneka McGaughy of Mooreville; Franco Chavez of Myrtle; Kalli Collier, Madison Cox, Mary Wright, all of Nettleton; Aatalya King of Oxford; Emma Carter, Parker Chain, Mireya Fernandez, Jason Johnsey, Dung Tran, Destiny Williard, all of Pontotoc; Belen Becker, Casey Unruh, both of Prairie; Teri Bishop, Maury Mann, Lucas Scroggins, ... Area residents among participants in upcoming ICC Practical Nursing commencement/pinning ceremony Several area residents from Itawamba Community College’s Practical Nursing program will participate in a commencement/pinning ceremony, July 24, at noon, at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center at the Fulton Campus. Practical Nursing graduates include Jaylen Franks, Kayli Stanford, both of Amory; Taylor Chapman of Booneville; Kaisha Guy of Columbus; Jameelah Marshall-Daniel of Eupora; Leslie Guntharp of Fulton; Lowery Taylor of Hamilton; Jermisha Harper, Kadina Pollard, both of Guntown; Cristal Aguirre of Mooreville; Cynthia Watson of New Albany; Samantha Hendricks of Oxford; Tori Washington of Pontotoc; Sherry Bentley of Shannon; Precious Gordon of Starkville; Milah Boone, Miriam Buchanan, Whitley Davis, Jordan Herring, JaShyra Jones and Amera Price, all of Tupelo. Practical Nursing is a one-year (three-semester) program. Upon completion, graduates receive a Certificate of Completion and are eligible to take the N-CLEX (national board examination) to become a Licensed Practical Nurse. Dr. Lisa Pearson of Amory is the program director. Instructors include Tammy Jones of Pontotoc, Lisa McNeese of Smithville and Patricia Robbins of Mantachie. The public is invited. ICC's Diagnostic Medical Sonography class of 2025 receives diplomas during special ceremony The members of Itawamba Community College’s Diagnostic Medical Sonography class of 2025 received their diplomas during a special ceremony, July 30 at the Academic and Student Center at the Tupelo Campus. They include Emily Lopez of Belden; Stephanie Watts of Brandon; Karly Linley of Houlka; Hadley Jackson of Kossuth; Madison Gregg of Maben; Sarah Perkins of Oxford; Zoe Nastasi of Picayune and Annslee Rhea of Pontotoc. Itawamba Community College’s Diagnostic Medical Sonography is a one-year (three-semester) program. Graduates receive an Associate of Applied Science degree and are to take the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography examinations, including Principles and Instrumentation to become a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer in Abdominal and Obstetrics/Gynecology. Sonographers work in hospitals, clinics, physician’s offices, women’s health centers and pediatric care centers. Comments are closed.