The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) congratulates Columbus area graduates in the Class of 2018. They include (with former high school and future college in parentheses):
Nadia Amaris Allen (Caledonia High/University of Oregon), daughter of Naressa Allen;
Matthew Thomas Bailey (Caledonia High/University of Mississippi), son of Lisa and Thomas Bailey;
Rachel Elaine Brady (Heritage Academy/Tulane University), daughter of Jennifer and John Brady;
Elise Katherine Cook (Caledonia High/University of Alabama at Birmingham), daughter of Joe and Judene Cook;
Stephanie Alexandria Dauber (New Hope High/Mississippi State University), daughter of Jordan Dauber;
Aidan Willem Dunkelberg (Columbus High/Williams College), son of Kim Whitehead and Kendall Dunkelberg.
Stephanie Camille Fuller (Columbus High/Florida Institute of Technology), daughter of Michelle and Gregory Remson;
Stormy McLain Gale (Heritage Academy/University of Alabama), daughter of Stephanie and Todd Gale.
Desmyon D’Chantii Jones (New Hope High/University of Memphis), son of Lakonja Jones;
Mary Ellen Owings (Columbus High/Tulane University), daughter of Becky and John Owings;
Kayla Prakash Patel (Columbus High/University of Alabama), daughter of Nayan and Prakesh Patel;
Jessica Smith (Columbus High/Brigham Young University), daughter of Kimberly and Erik Smith;
Alexander Charles Whitwam (Columbus High/University of Toronto), son of Holly Krogh and Ross Whitwam.
MSMS is Mississippi’s nationally recognized residential high school for academically advanced 11th and 12th graders. Graduating classes have averaged $21 million in scholarship offers for the last five years. Graduates attend universities all over Mississippi and the nation.
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