City of Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce Junior Diplomats


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Junior Diplomats

Ridgeland Chamber Junior Diplomats Meet the 2009-2010 Junior Diplomats		Junior Diplomat of the Month
Victoria Owchar, center, Ridgeland High School, participated in the Chamber’s Junior Diplomat Program her junior and senior year and received a $500 Spirit of Junior Diplomat Award. The scholarship was made by possible by Entergy Mississippi . Presenting the award at RHS Class Day, from left, Sandy Baas, Admin. Asst., Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce, Owchar and Cheryl Mitchell, CenterPoint Energy, Junior Diplomat co-advisor.		APRIL 2010 Alyssa Swenson Ridgeland High School
T’neisha Goodwin, Ridgeland High School junior, is presented a $250 Spirit of Junior Diplomat Award made possible by Cline Tours. Presenting the award to T’neisha at RHS Class Awards Day is Cheryl Mitchell, CenterPoint Energy and Junior Diplomat co-advisor.
Timothy Crook, a senior at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, was named 2009-2010 Junior Diplomat of the Year. Timothy was recognized at the schools recent class awards day by Junior Diplomat Co-advisors, Jim Lowery, Pear Orchard Business Center , left and Cheryl Mitchell, CenterPoint Energy, right.
The Renaissance at Colony Park presented a $1000 Scholarship to the Ridgeland Chamber’s Junior Diplomat of the Year, Timothy Crook, a senior at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. From left, Sandy Hearron, General Manager of the Renaissance; Timothy Crook and Renee Deweese, Renaissance Assistant General Manager.		MARCH 2010 Kendra Hobson Ridgeland High School
St. Andrew’s students recognized for the Chamber’s 2009-2010 Junior Diplomat Program. Front, from left, Johnna Henry and Shruti Jaishankar. Back, from left, Lillie Floyd and Timothy Crook.		FEBRUARY 2010 Victoria Owchar Ridgeland High School

Junior Diplomats held their final meeting of the year at the Electric Power Association of MS. Rochelle Culp of the Miss. Tobacco-Free Coalition of Madison, Yazoo and Holmes Counties gave a program encouraging the students to make make wise choices and come up with a 4-year plan for their future. Several Junior Diplomats are pictured, showing off the bags that Ms. Culp presented them.		JANUARY 2010 Mykal Brown Ridgeland High School
Perfect Attendance ~ At the May Junior Diplomat meeting, several students were recognized for having perfect attendance and were presented $10 gift cards courtesy of McAlister’s Deli – Ridgeland. From left, T’neisha Goodwin, Kristen Richards, Brittany Buteau, Timothy Crook, Victoria Carpenter, Copeland Peeples, Victoria Owchar and Jim Lowery, Pear Orchard Business, Jr. Diplomat co-advisor. Goodwin, Richards, Buteau, Carpenter, Peeples and Owchar are students at Ridgeland High School . Crook is a student at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School.		DECEMBER 2009 Timothy Crook St. Andrew’s Episcopal School

Terracon Consultants, Inc. hosted the April Junior Diplomat meeting. Monica Gilmore Love, second from left, gave a tour of the company’s facilities, including their soil testing lab. Students enjoying the tour from left, Kelly Jarvis, Mercedes Evans and Breana Hobson, all seniors at Ridgeland High School .		NOVEMBER 2009 T’Neisha Goodwin Ridgeland High School
Junior Diplomat co-advisors Cheryl Mitchell, CenterPoint Energy, left, and Jim Lowery, Pear Orchard Business Center , right, thank representatives of Terracon Consultants, Inc. for hosting the Junior Diplomat meeting. From left, Mitchell; Monica Gilmore Love; Amy Ainsworth and Lowery.		OCTOBER 2009 Brittany Buteau Ridgeland High School

Stanley Roberts, Capital Oil, Inc., hosted the Chamber’s Junior Diplomats at a Chill n’ Chat @ CUPS event. The students meet at CUPS, 7000 Lake Harbour location. Shown visiting with Mr. Roberts, center, are Junior Diplomat co-advisors, Cheryl Mitchell, CenterPoint Energy and Jim Lowery, Pear Orchard Business Center.		AUG-SEPT 2009 Andres Caballero Ridgeland High School
From left, Timothy Crook, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School; Ethan Veazey, Jackson Prep; Kevin Lowery, Jackson Academy and Allison Ayers, Ridgeland High School, enjoy their favorite coffee beverages at CUPS.

Daron Walters of Performance Rehab, hosted the Junior Diplomat March meeting at his new location, 950 E. County Line Road. Mr. Walters spoke about his business and informed the students about careers in the field of physical therapy. From left, Cheryl Mitchell, CenterPoint Energy, Jr. Diplomat co-advisor; Mercedes Evans, Dylan Baas, Daron Walters and Cicely Garrette. Evans, Baas and Garrette are seniors at Ridgeland High School.
Ethan Veazey, a senior at Jackson Prep and Johnna Henry, a junior at St. Andrew’s, were presented with their badges at a recent Junior Diplomat meeting.


Junior Diplomats Make A Difference In Our Community The Chamber’s 32 Junior Diplomats are actively involved in many activities in Ridgeland. At the recent Senior Adult Valentine Banquet, sponsored by the City of Ridgeland Recreation and Parks Department, Junior Diplomats served coffee and dessert to attendees. Junior Diplomats Mercedes Evans, Mykal Brown, co-advisor Cheryl Mitchell of CenterPoint Energy, Victoria Owchar and Andres Caballero, all of Ridgeland High School, serve Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee a glass of tea at the Valentine’s Banquet.
~ Junior Diplomat Brittany Buteau, a senior at RHS, helps serve dinner at the banquet.	Junior Diplomat Timothy Crook, a senior at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, carries a tray of desserts to senior adults attending the Valentine’s Banquet.
Junior Diplomats, from left, Zach Long, Kelly Jarvis and Robert Jackson of Ridgeland High School, shopped for two special needs children this past Christmas who the Chamber “adopted” as part of the Wingard Home’s “Happy Birthday, Jesus” celebration.

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