MASTER OF CEREMONIESKeegan Foxx

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE &NATIONAL ANTHEM

REP. GREGG HARPER (MS-03)

WELCOMEDr. Gary Jackson, Director

Mississippi State University Extension

Senator Roger Wicker has represented Mississippi in the U.S. Senate since 2007. As a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, he chairs the Subcommittee on Seapower. He also serves on the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; Environment and Public Works Committee; and the Rules Committee. Wicker is Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission and serves as Vice-President of the OSCE’s Parliamentary Assembly.

First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008, Congressman Harper is serving in his fifth term. Harper is the Chairman of the Committee on House Administration, sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, where he serves as Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee, and is a member of the Energy and Environment subcommittees. Congressman Harper serves on the Joint Committees on Printing and the Library of Congress, where he serves as Chairman.

CONGRESSIONAL SPEAKERS

CLOSING REMARKS

PRESENTATION OF COLORSAndrew Jackson Council

Boy Scout Troop 8

KEYNOTE & AWARD PRESENTATIONU.S. Senator Roger Wicker

Mississippi

U.S. Representative Gregg HarperMississippi’s 3rd Congressional District

LEADERSHIP MESSAGEDr. Linda Mitchell, Program Chair

The Congressional Award Foundation

THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARDOctober 14, 2018 | Old Capitol Museum | Jackson, MSMISSISSIPPI CEREMONY

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Laurie Boutwell, ColumbiaMabry Chamblee, PontotocTyler Clough, BrandonEbony Davis, VicksburgOakley Edington, Calhoun CityCandi Ellis, ClarksdaleLouis Ellis, VicksburgJessica Fulgham, Itta BenaLance Hall, VicksburgAshli Hollis, Winona

Marcelia Clay, TupeloMilton Clay, TupeloJacob Lindsey, ShannonMorgan Lyons, PlantersvilleUnarius Miller, Shannon

Mamie Albritton, LumbertonJackson Christ, New AlbanyDemi Doty, TupeloShelby Lindsey, ShannonLane Mitchell, New AlbanyAbby Pitts, BoonevilleGO

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Cammie Moore, GrenadaCallie Philips, TupeloT’ajahlon White, ShannonAlexandra Woods, Marks

Peyton Horn, BoyleTory Johnson, VicksburgLatoria Lindsey, VicksburgGauge May, PittsboroMichael McElvaine, GreenvilleJames Meriwether, CarrolltonWilliam Meriwether, CarrolltonVirginia Moore, GrenadaDesiree Roby, ClintonMary Kathryn Shaw, Greenwood

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The Congressional Award is the United States Congress’ only charity and the highest honor bestowed upon young Americans. The program is open to all young people ages 13 1/2 to 23. Participants earn Bronze, Silver, and Gold Certificates and Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medals. Each level involves setting goals in four program areas: Voluntary Public Service, Personal Development, Physical Fitness, and Expedition/Exploration.

Learn more at www.congressionalaward.org.

2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the Mississippi Congressional Award program presented through Mississippi 4-H and Mississippi State University Extension.

Congratulations to the youth participants, parents, mentors, and friends that helped reach this milestone!

It is because of generous supporters like you that this life-changing program can be delivered locally to students.

ABOUT THE AWARD TWO DECADES OF ACHIEVEMENT

Thank you to 4-H and Mississippi State University Extension for empowering youth.

By offering shared experiences and fostering critical life skills, you are developing the next generation of servant leaders.

4 - H PA R T N E R S H I PB Y T H E N U M B E R SThe Magnolia State remains one of the most

active in The Congressional Award’s portfolio:

1,908 awardees all-time

837 current participants

41,850 service hours in 2018

Nathan Steil, D’IbervilleTashunti Trice, Shannon Brittnei Vines, Vicksburg