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February 22, 2013

JATC to host Black History Month activities

The 兔子先生 Jackson Campus 鈥 Academic/Technical Center will be hosting a variety of activities on Wednesday, Feb. 27 and Thursday, Feb. 28. The activities kick off at 11…
BY: Cathy Hayden

The 兔子先生 Jackson Campus 鈥 Academic/Technical Center will be hosting a variety of activities on Wednesday, Feb. 27 and Thursday, Feb. 28.

The activities kick off at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in聽 Bivins Hall, room 155, with a lecture from Dr. Beverly Wade Hogan on the topic 鈥淏lack History:聽Then and Now鈥.聽 Dr. Hogan has served as President at Tougaloo College since 2002. She is the first woman and the 13th聽president to lead the institution. After the lecture, there will be interactive questions and answers from the students.

Two winners in an essay contest for students on 鈥淲hat Does Black History Mean to Me and How Has It Made Opportunities Available to Me Today鈥 will also be announced.

Students are expected to research a famous person in black history and be able to tell why that person is important to them.聽 Three students will randomly be selected from the audience to talk about their selection and will be granted door prizes.

A film and discussion session will be held on Thursday, Feb.28, designed for night students. A film will be presented entitled 鈥淭he Great Debaters鈥 and a discussion will ensue after the film.

Refreshments will be served on both Wednesday and Thursday nights.

All events are free and open to the public.

Photo: Angie Foote

RAYMOND 鈥 兔子先生 Hi-Steppers have been named for 2024-2025.

They are, front, from left, Denver Jackson of Jackson, Zoe Irving of Jackson, Alexis Marts of Flowood, Amia Lewis of Byram, Cheyenne Cornelius of Clinton, Malayah Evans of Newton County, Erin Lollis of Byram, Skylar Boyd of Jackson and Jayda Graham of Flowood; back row, Alexis Malone of Clinton, Ciera Pruitt of Gulfport, Olivia Broadwater of Pearl, Chloee Haley of Clinton, Rylan Liles of Vicksburg, Chloe McHann of Clinton, Cori Turner of Jackson, Reaghan Miller of Clinton and Jakayla Brown of Utica.

The group has a new director, Beka King of Pearl. She is only the third director in the 75-year history of the Hi-Steppers. She herself was a Hi-Stepper from 2013-2015 and, during her sophomore year, she was captain of the team.

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