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MISS MCC Winners of the Miss Meridian Community College Scholarship Program held April 27 were, from left, Shannon Creel, Cherrish Roche, Doris Douglas and Renee Wall. Contestants were judged on interview, academics, stage presence and an impromptu question. Cherrish Roche was named Miss MCC 2006 and received a $750 scholarship. Other winners were Shannon Creel, first runner-up, who received a $500 scholarship; Doris Douglas, second runner-up, who received a $400 scholarship; and Renee Wall, fourth runner-up, who received a $300 scholarship. Not pictured is Kara Hull, Spirit of Miss MCC. None/SUBMITTED PHOTO (Click for larger image)

BUTTERFLIES IN OUR SCHOOL Members of Deb Proctor’s kindergarten class at St. Patrick School are shown releasing butterflies. From left are Jasmine Jordan, Ashton Hamilton, Logan Neese, Proctor, Anna Laurin Brown, Kaitlyn Caffey and Paxton MacNaughton. Proctor was awarded a grant through the Junior Auxiliary of Meridian for her all-encompassing project entitled “Butterflies in Our School.” The live project, which included various aspects of hands-on and book learning, followed the life cycle of the Painted Lady Butterflies from larvae to adulthood. After a month of observing the various stages of development, a special ceremony attended by the whole student body was conducted at the foot of the Easter Cross relating the butterflies’ new life with that of the risen Lord. None/SUBMITTED PHOTO (Click for larger image)