EDUCATION NEWS AWARD GRADUATIONS
The Texas High School Winter Guard won a First Place Award from the North Texas Color Guard Association competition Feb. 3 in Alvarado, Texas, besting over 51 teams. The team will move forward to the next NTCA event on Feb. 23 in Fort Worth, Texas. Stephen F. Austin University—Fall 2017 ARKANSAS Texarkana— Morgan Leona Norwood and Joshua James Williams TEXAS Cookville—Jessica Armstrong and
Tanner Campbell
Mount Pleasant—Joanna Christine Armstrong, Isela Serna and Ryan Scott Spigener
Queen City—Gary Ray White University of Oklahoma—Fall 2017 TEXAS Texarkana—Jaszmyne Anderson
HONORS
Austin College—Fall 2017 Dean’s List (Top 20 percent) TEXAS
Wake Village—Steven Jacob
Lincoln Memorial University Dean’s List (3.5 GPA) TEXAS
Mount Pleasant—Jorge Hernandez
Oklahoma City University—Fall 2017 President’s Honor Roll (4.0 GPA) OKLAHOMA Idabel—Victoria Mayhall Dean’s Honor Roll (3.5 GPA) TEXAS
Mount Pleasant—Taylor Gray
Quachita Baptist University—Fall
2017
President’s List (4.0 GPA) ARKANSAS Ashdown—Kyle Burrow and
Maronica Howard
De Queen—Paige Morphew El Dorado—Mason Clay, Alyson Cole, Anna Norris and Kasey Smith Magnolia—Gracen Seabuagh Murfreesboro—Lexie Baxter and Jordan Gills
Nashville—Jayla Jacques and Grace Talley Prescott—Brandon Marks Texarkana—Madison Goodman TEXAS Avery—Taylor Bowles Bloomburg—Shelby Hudson Hooks—Baylee McBride Mount Pleasant—Callie Tosh Texarkana—Josh Altenbaumer Wake Village—Tucker Douglass Dean’s List (3.5 GPA) ARKANSAS Ashdown—Hannah McElroy and
Cassie Young
De Queen—Grace Gallagher and
Hannah Gallagher Dierks—Skylar Baker El Dorado—Meredith Bolin, Kacy Earnest-Spears, Landin Norman, Ty Owens, Annie Phillips, Tyler Smith and Kaitlyn Thomas Foreman—Tucker Hall Gurdon—Kaitlyn Watson Hope—Stephen Yates Horatio—Cheyann Soden Nashville—Cameron Alexander, Brittany Backus, Kaylie Efird, Alayna Morphew, Kaycee Patrick, Sadie Prejean, Taylor Spigner and Kailee Stinnett
Rosston—Ash Farrer Texarkana—Hannah Brandon, Gabby Philyaw and Hannah Terry TEXAS
Maud—Tim Carr Pittsburg—Lizzy Griffin Texarkana—Cayli Campbell, Matt Day and Sandy Swanson
University of Arkansas at Monticello—Fall 2017
Chancellor’s List (4.0 GPA) ARKANSAS Foreman—Skyler D. Anderson Fouke—Thomas G. Townsend Texarkana—Ondrea A. Green TEXAS
Mount Pleasant—Emily J. Mott Dean’s List (3.5 GPA) ARKANSAS Ashdown—Tanner R. Dinger De Queen—Zachery T. Birdsong and Samantha A. Clowers Dierks—Heather Marie Franklin El Dorado—Hiland C. Alexander, Christopher S. Fitzgerald, Olivia Fitzgerald, Macy B. Reames, Tyler M. Reep, Valerie Lynn Ruiz, Michael T. Sims, Dorinda C. Stephens, Kayla D. Vickery and Carrie J. Wilson Texarkana—Cade A. Thompson TEXAS Jefferson—Cailyn N. Bolick Mount Pleasant—Agustin J. Garcia and Juan A. Garcia
Naples—Christopher J. Evans and
Tristan G. Hargrove
Ore City—Cari J. Morris Texarkana—Madison M. Collins, Anna E. Gerber, Madison H. Hough, Foster D. Hudspeth, John M. McPherson and John P. Reddell
University of Oklahoma—Fall 2017 Dean’s Honor Roll (3.0 or 3.3 GPA) ARKANSAS Magnolia—Bennett Berry TEXAS
Mount Pleasant—Steele Walker Texarkana—Collin Craytor