Thirty Adult Basic Education students in East Mississippi Community College’s Launch Pad program received high school equivalency diplomas Dec. 7 in a graduation ceremony on the Golden Triangle campus. They are pictured with Launch Pad staff and Rachel DeVaughan, assistant director of the Mississippi Office of Adult Education / High School Equivalency, who was guest speaker. Graduates include Brendell Allen (Porterville); Marquis Boyd (West Point); Brianna Branch (West Point); Dustin Capps (Starkville); Carson Collier (West Point); Cortlin Crump Jr. (Aberdeen); John DaLomba (Starkville); Erica Dukes (West Point); Tiffine Gay (Mathiston); Christopher Gazaway (Ackerman); Amie Glenn (Columbus); Sheila Guyton of Columbus; Logan Hill (Macon); Peyton Channing (Ackerman); Amber Jones (West Point); Kent Dakota (Ackerman); Heather Logan (Columbus); John Miller (Brooksville); Domenic Overbey (Columbus); Torrin Phillips (Starkville); Megan Porter (Caledonia); Cora Russell (Eupora); Kara Shehan (West Point); Makenzie Smith (Louisville); Garrett Taylor (West Point); KB Taylor (West Point); Savanna Thomas (Ware); Jackson Underwood (Starkville); Hope Walker (Columbus); and Sydney Westmoreland (Starkville).
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