Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Carrington elected PRCC homecoming queen

     POPLARVILLE - Summer Carrington of Kiln has been elected 2008 homecoming queen at Pearl River Community College.
      Carrington and her court will be presented to the PRCC student body at annual Fall Fest activities on Oct. 9. The court will be presented and Carrington will be crowned at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 11 before the PRCC homecoming football game against Copiah-Lincoln Community
      College.
      A 19-year-old sophomore, Carrington is the daughter of Dina and Shannon Lyons of Kiln and Bo and Connie Carrington of San Antonio, Texas. She is a linguistics major, studying French, Italian and Spanish, and plans to eventually earn a master’s degree from a military
      linguistics school.
      An honors graduate of James Madison High School in San Antonio, Carrington was elected Miss Madison and Friendliest Senior, was in the homecoming court and involved in student government. Her father will be her escort.
      The members of the 2008 homecoming court are:

• Student body maid Kellye Bolar, 19, of Picayune, the daughter of Jennifer Bolar of Picayune and Kenneth Bolar of Carriere and the granddaughter of Alberta Parker of Picayune. A sophomore elementary education major, she plans to attend the University of Southern Mississippi. Bolar is sophomore class president and a member of the String of Pearls dance team, RiverRoad show choir and River Navigators recruitment team. At Picayune Memorial High School, she was Spanish Club president, a cheerleader and a member of the Beta Club and softball team. She will be escorted by her father.
  
• Sophomore maid Tiffany Hicks, 20, of Columbia, the daughter of Craig Hicks of Foxworth and the late Rachel Hicks. She is a sophomore business and marketing major and plans to attend Southern Miss. Hicks is sophomore class vice president and a graduate of West Marion High School. She will be escorted by her father.
  
• Sophomore maid Courtney Spiers, 19, of Poplarville, the daughter of Lonnie and Donna Spiers. She is a sociology major and plans to earn a bachelor’s degree in sociology and work with under-privileged children. Spiers is a drum major for the Spirit of the River marching
  band, plays on the PRCC tennis team and is active in the Baptist Student Union. At Poplarville High School, she was drum major and a member of the tennis team, Student Council and Hall of Fame. Her father will be her escort.
  
• Freshman maid Jordan Kellar, 18, of Carriere, the daughter of Jamie and Dwayne Kellar. A dance major, Kellar is a member of the String of Pearls, River Navigators and the SGA. She plans to attend Southern Miss. Kellar graduated from Pearl River Central High School where she was a Student Council officer, cheerleader and member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, Crown Club and the Blue Maskers drama troupe. She was Pearl River County’s 2008 Jr. Miss. She will be escorted by her father.
  
• Freshman maid Demeshia Marie Wells, 18, of Mount Olive, the daughter of Mark and Tijuana Mclaurin of Mount Olive. She is a sports medicine major and athletic trainer for the PRCC softball team. She plans to attend Southern Miss. She graduated from Collins High School where she was elected Most Athletic and Most School-Spirited for four years, was on the homecoming court and received leadership awards in basketball and cheerleading. Her father will be her escort.
  
• Hancock Center maid Jenny Decrevel, 20, of Bay St. Louis, the daughter of John Decrevel and Regina Decrevel, both of Bay St. Louis. A sophomore nursing major, she plans to attend Southern Miss and was elected Hancock Center class favorite for 2007-08. Decrevel is a graduate of Bay High where she was elected Wittiest Senior and was a member of FBLA, SADD, Beta Club and Bay High Steppers. She will be escorted by family friend Anthony Catania.
  
• Forrest County Center sophomore maid Torri Jackson, 19, of Hattiesburg, the daughter of Curtis and Nikita Jackson of Wiggins. A nursing major, she plans to attend Southern Miss. Jackson graduated with high honors from Stone High School where she was a cheerleader and a member of the basketball team and choir. Her father will be her escort.
  
• Forrest County Center freshman maid Deborah Hinton, 18, of Prentiss, the daughter of Rosemary Hinton of Bassfield and Gregory Easterling of Collins. She plans to continue her education at Alcorn State University to major in social work. A graduate of Prentiss High School, Hinton was a member of JROTC and the band and was a majorette. She will be escorted by her cousin, Jamadison Hinton.