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 | John Clayton Kitchens | Male | johnclaytonkitchens@gmail.com | 6'5" | Mississippi: (Member-At-Large) | Please list ALL accomplishments (and MULTIPLE entries where applicable) in each category below! | Reserve Champion state poultry chain- 9th grade (2021) Jim Hoskins citizenship award, Trail Life troop- 9th grade (2022) Abeka Academy honor roll- 9th grade (2022) Bible drill-“superior” rating- 9th grade (2022) High school winner of Meridian Community College’s Creative Competition-10th grade (2023) 2nd place state poultry chain-10th grade (2022) MS Youth Institute World Food Prize Borlaug scholar-10th grade (2023) Bible drill- “excellent” rating-10th grade (2023) Abeka Academy honor roll-10th grade (2023) Congressional Award bronze medal-11th grade (2023) Delegate to World Food Prize Global Institute in Des Moines, Iowa (2023) Southeast District Star 4-H award- 11th grade (2023) Volunteer Mississippi’s First Lady’s Rising Star youth award-11th grade (2024) Bible drill- “good” rating- 11th grade (2024) Abeka Academy honor roll-11th grade (2024) State 4-H forestry judging team-1st place (2024) National 4-H Forestry Invitational (West Virginia) 1st place team (2024) National Society of High School Scholars- 12th grade (2024) President’s Volunteer Service Award- 12th grade (2024) Grand Champion state poultry chain- 12th grade (2024) Mississippi Forestry Association Outstanding Youth Forestry Award -12th grade (2024) Lauderdale County 4-H Outstanding Senior member- 12th grade (2025) Meridian Community College’s high school scribbler contest 1st place poem-12th grade (2025) Mississippi Christian Living Magazine scholarship finalist-12th grade (2025) National Beta Club state convention, 5th place speech-12th grade (2025) National Beta Club state convention, 2nd place US History-12th grade (2025) National Beta Club state convention, champion woodworking- 12th grade (2025) Abeka Academy honor roll-12th grade (2025) Meridian Christian Home Educators 25+ ACT club- 12th grade (2025) Billy Michal Student Leadership Award -12th grade (2025) Phi Theta Kappa inductee- Meridian Community College dual enrollment student-12th grade (2025) | Youth delegate to UMC annual conference- 9th and 10th grades (2022 and 2023) Chosen as a 4-H Lieutenant Governor Senate page-10th grade (2023) Attended Teen Pact Mississippi Leadership School (9th, 10th, and 11th grades) HOBY ambassador-10th grade (2023) Attended Teen Pact Judicial-10th grade (2023) Speaker at Farm Bureau Summer Leadership Conference-11th grade (2023) Member of Leadership Lauderdale- 11th grade (2023-2024) EMEPA Cooperative University participant- 11th grade (2023) Attended National 4-H Congress and was the youth delegate advisor- 11th grade (2023) Served as a page for Governor Tate Reeves-11th grade (2024) Grassroots Advocate Certification with Americans for Prosperity- 11th grade (2024) Secretary of State student ambassador-12th grade (2024-2025) Mississippi Agriculture Youth Council member-12th grade (2024-2025) Grassroots Leadership Academy -Mississippi Fellow-12th grade (2024) Addressed the House and Senate at the Mississippi Capitol on 4-H Legislative Day (11th and 12th grades) Mississippi 4-H Ignite Conference (Washington, D.C.) delegate- 12th grade (2025) Mississippi Christian Living Magazine Christian Leader of the Future Scholarship Finalist- 12th grade (2025) Billy Michal Student Leadership Award-Mississippi representative-12th grade (2025) | Member of Meridian Area Trail Life Troop (9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades) Member of Lauderdale County Agri-Science 4-H Club (9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades) Member of Lauderdale County Teenage Republicans (10th, 11th, and 12th grades) Member of Lauderdale County Forestry Judging Team (11th and 12th grades) Meridian Flyers tennis team (11th and 12th grades) Hobbies: woodworking, restoring antique furniture, and weight lifting | Restored the porch at Merrehope, a historical tour home in Meridian MS- 10th grade (2022) Merrehope volunteer (Trees of Christmas event, changed light bulbs, swept, took down decorations, Build and Learn youth leader, bench restoration, and advent wreath event)- (10th, 11th, and 12th grades) Made in-laid wooden pens to sell in Merrehope’s gift shop. All profits went to Merrehope’s building fund. Restored the original office chair of Mr. Soule at Soule Steam Works to be displayed in the factory’s museum-10th grade (2022) Tour guide at Soule Steam Works, Meridian, MS (10th grade) Meridian/Lauderdale County Public Library volunteer-fall festival, spring shindig, escape room, and Santa’s workshop), (9th, 10th, and 11th grades) Meridian Children’s Museum volunteer (10th grade) Painted and restored playground at Wesley House (11th grade) Helped elderly move, 2 different occasions (10th and 11th grades) 4-H day at the Fair volunteer (9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades) Highland Baptist Church trunk or treat volunteer (10th grade) Meridian area Love out Loud volunteer (10th grade) Horses for Handicapped volunteer (10th grade) Passed out flyers in downtown Meridian for upcoming events (10th and 11th grades) Repaired the wood casing on an organ at Temple Theater (11th grade) Donated to Cans for Kids- (9th, 10th, 11th grades) Mississippi Science Fest volunteer (11th grade) Lauderdale County Farmtastic volunteer- (11th grade) Meridian Maker Faire- helped set up and participated (10th and 11th grades) Collinsville Methodist youth garage sale for missions- donor and volunteer (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grades) Helped build wheelchair ramps for the handicapped (11th grade) Built a picnic table to be used at the Lauderdale County Extension Office (11th grade) Donated to Coats for Kids- (10th, 11th grades) Repaired the pergola at the 4-H Museum located at the Mississippi Forestry Museum in Jackson, MS (12th grade) Volunteered at Night to Shine-12th grade (2025) | Restored the porch at Merrehope, a historical tour home in Meridian MS- 10th grade (2022) Merrehope volunteer (Trees of Christmas event, changed light bulbs, swept, took down decorations, Build and Learn youth leader, bench restoration, and advent wreath event)- (10th, 11th, and 12th grades) Made in-laid wooden pens to sell in Merrehope’s gift shop. All profits went to Merrehope’s building fund. Restored the original office chair of Mr. Soule at Soule Steam Works to be displayed in the factory’s museum-10th grade (2022) Tour guide at Soule Steam Works, Meridian, MS (10th grade) Meridian/Lauderdale County Public Library volunteer-fall festival, spring shindig, escape room, and Santa’s workshop), (9th, 10th, and 11th grades) Meridian Children’s Museum volunteer (10th grade) Painted and restored playground at Wesley House (11th grade) 4-H day at the Fair volunteer (9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades) Highland Baptist Church trunk or treat volunteer (10th grade) Meridian area Love out Loud volunteer (10th grade) Horses for Handicapped volunteer (10th grade) Passed out flyers in downtown Meridian for upcoming events (10th and 11th grades) Repaired the wood casing on an organ at Temple Theater (11th grade) Donated to Cans for Kids- (9th, 10th, 11th grades) Mississippi Science Fest volunteer (11th grade) Lauderdale County Farmtastic volunteer- (11th grade) Meridian Maker Faire- helped set up and participated (10th and 11th grades) Collinsville Methodist youth garage sale for missions- donor and volunteer (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grades) Helped build wheelchair ramps for the handicapped (11th grade) Built a picnic table to be used at the Lauderdale County Extension Office (11th grade) Donated to Coats for Kids- (10th, 11th grades) Repaired the pergola at the 4-H Museum located at the Mississippi Forestry Museum in Jackson, MS (12th grade) Volunteered at Night to Shine-12th grade (2025) | 4-H State Ambassador (9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades) Collinsville Methodist Youth group leader (9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades) 4-H South East District Vice-President (9th and 10th grade) Devotion leader and Vice-President of Agri-Science 4-H Club (10th grade) State 4-H President-Elect (11th grade) Founder and Chairman of Lauderdale County Teenage Republicans (10th, 11th, and 12th grades) Chair-Elect of Mississippi Federation of Teenage Republicans Mississippi State 4-H Stembassador (12th grade) Mississippi State 4-H President (12th grade) Member of Lauderdale County Forestry Association (12th grade) | Reserve Champion state poultry chain- 9th grade (2021) Jim Hoskins citizenship award, Trail Life troop- 9th grade (2022) Abeka Academy honor roll- 9th grade (2022) Bible drill-“superior” rating- 9th grade (2022) High school winner of Meridian Community College’s Creative Competition-10th grade (2023) 2nd place state poultry chain-10th grade (2022) MS Youth Institute World Food Prize Borlaug scholar-10th grade (2023) Merrehope’s Build and Learn youth leader and news channel WTOK spokesman Bible drill- “excellent” rating-10th grade (2023) Abeka Academy honor roll-10th grade (2023) Congressional Award bronze medal-11th grade (2023) Delegate to World Food Prize Global Institute in Des Moines, Iowa (2023) Southeast District Star 4-H award- 11th grade (2023) Appeared on WTOK live at Noon Day to speak about National 4-H week (2024) Volunteer Mississippi’s First Lady’s Rising Star youth award-11th grade (2024) Bible drill- “good” rating- 11th grade (2024) Abeka Academy honor roll-11th grade (2024) Lay speaking certification-Global Methodist Church (11th grade) State 4-H forestry judging team-1st place (2024) National 4-H Forestry Invitational (West Virginia) 1st place team (2024) National Society of High School Scholars- 12th grade (2024) President’s Volunteer Service Award- 12th grade (2024) Grand Champion state poultry chain- 12th grade (2024) Mississippi Forestry Association Outstanding Youth Forestry Award -12th grade (2024) Lauderdale County 4-H Outstanding Senior member- 12th grade (2025) Meridian Community College’s high school scribbler contest 1st place poem-12th grade (2025) Mississippi Christian Living Magazine scholarship finalist-12th grade (2025) National Beta Club state convention, 5th place speech-12th grade (2025) National Beta Club state convention, 2nd place US History-12th grade (2025) National Beta Club state convention, champion woodworking- 12th grade (2025) Abeka Academy honor roll-12th grade (2025) Meridian Christian Home Educators 25+ ACT club- 12th grade (2025) Billy Michal Student Leadership Award -12th grade (2025) Phi Theta Kappa inductee- Meridian Community College dual enrollment student-12th grade (2025) Addressed the House and Senate at the Mississippi Capitol on 4-H Legislative Day (11th and 12th grades) Youth delegate to UMC annual conference- 9th and 10th grades (2022 and 2023) Chosen as a 4-H Lieutenant Governor Senate page-10th grade (2023) Attended Teen Pact Mississippi Leadership School (9th, 10th, and 11th grades) HOBY ambassador-10th grade (2023) Attended Teen Pact Judicial-10th grade (2023) Speaker at Farm Bureau Summer Leadership Conference-11th grade (2023) Member of Leadership Lauderdale- 11th grade (2023-2024) EMEPA Cooperative University participant- 11th grade (2023) Attended National 4-H Congress and was the youth delegate advisor- 11th grade (2023) Served as a page for Governor Tate Reeves-11th grade (2024) Grassroots Advocate Certification with Americans for Prosperity- 11th grade (2024) Secretary of State student ambassador-12th grade (2024-2025) Mississippi Agriculture Youth Council member-12th grade (2024-2025) Grassroots Leadership Academy -Mississippi Fellow-12th grade (2024) Mississippi 4-H Ignite Conference (Washington, D.C.) delegate- 12th grade (2025) | Collinsville Methodist videographer (9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades) Lay speaker for Meridian District of the Global Methodist Church (11th and 12th grades) | Dr. Ron Kitchens | dr.ronkitchens@hotmail.com | Donna Owen | donna@brainstorminc.tv | Mississippi College | |||||||||||||||
 | Vanessa Cantu | Female | vicantu@outlook.com | 5'10" | Texas: Member-At-Large | Please list ALL accomplishments (and MULTIPLE entries where applicable) in each category below! | AP Scholar with Distinction Award (2024, 11th) National Hispanic Recognition Program Award (2024, 11th) National First-Generation Recognition Program Award (2024, 11th) Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Art Competition Special Merit Award + Auction Winner (2025, 12th) Scholastic VASE Art Contest Perfect Score Award + State Finalist (2025, 12th) | Alvin Community College Spring 2024 Dean’s List (2024, 11th) Posse Scholar Nominee (2024, 12th) National Technical Honor Society Member (2024-25, 12th) National Art Honor Society Member (2021-22, 9th & 2024-25, 12th) | none | PearlandISD's Big Art Day- 9th Homecoming Carnival booth- 9th Pearland Expo booth- 12th NTHS Valentines Day market donations- 12th School Dental Drive donations- 12th | Church Sunday toddler classroom volunteer- 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Pet sitter (free of charge)- 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th | none | Texas State Florists’ Association Floral Knowledge-Based Certification (2022, 10th) Elanco Veterinary Medical Applications Certification (2024, 11th) | Veterinary Assistant Clinical Internship (unpaid) - 12th | Jennifer Wade | wadej@pearlandisd.org | Tara Rasmussen | trasmussen@alvincollege.edu | Texas A&M University- College Station | |||||||||||||||
 | Samuel Kuykendall | Male | samjacobkuykendall@gmail.com | 6'6" | Texas: Member-At-Large | Speech and Debate Awards: Quarterfinalist (23rd place in nation), National Individual Events Tournament of Champions - 11th Qualifier, National Speech and Debate Tournament - 11th, 12th Qualifier, National Individual Events Tournament of Champions - 10th, 11th, 12th Finalist, Texas UIL State Congress - 11th, 12th State Tournament Qualifier, Texas Forensic Association - 11th, 12th State Qualifier, UIL Congress, Region 6 - 11th, 12th Champion, Bell Tower Classic St Mary’s Hall - 12th Outstanding Public Forum Debate Speaker, Canyon Classic - 10th Top Debater, Wylie Classic - 10th Quarterfinalist, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Tall City Speech and Debate Invitational - 11th 1st Place Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking, Meet Me on the Mound Swing - 12th 1st Place International Extemporaneous Speaking Ronald Reagan “Dutch” Invitational - 12th 1st Place International Extemporaneous Speaking, Bell Tower Classic - 11th 1st Place Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking, Tall City Invitational - 11th 1st Place Public Forum, Canyon Classic - 10th 1st Place Informative Speaking, UIL - 11th 1st Place Public Forum, Tigers Roar Tournament - 10th 1st Place International Extemporaneous Speaking, Big Spring TFA Tournament - 11th 2nd Place International Extemporaneous Speaking, New Tech @Coppell - 11th 2nd Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking, Tascosa Classic - 10th 2nd Place Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Big Spring TFA Tournament - 12th 2nd Place International Extemporaneous Speaking, Big Spring TFA Tournament -12th 3rd Place Informative Speaking, Brig Spring TFA Tournament - 11th 3rd Place Original Oratory, Big Spring TFA Tournament - 12th 4th Place International Extemporaneous Speaking, Lampasas Swing - 12th 4th Place, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Mojo Throwdown - 11th 6th Place Student Congress, Bell Tower Classic - 12th | SAISD Cat Award, Debate I – 10th grade | Varsity Swim - 9th grade | Tim Tebow Night to Shine - Buddy - 11th Angelo State Ram Pantry Food Drive Team Coordinator - 12th Rust Street Ministries Food Drive Team Coordinator - 12th | Youth Group Leadership Team, Johnson Street Church of Christ | US Congressman August Pfluger - 11th and 12th grade Bentwood Country Club, Lifeguard - 10th Bentwood Country Club, Pool Shift Manager - 11th and 12th grade | Coby Evers | coby.evers@saisd.org | Scott Allen | scott@jscc.org | Texas A&M University | ||||||||||||||||||
 | Rylan Kovar | Male | rylan1kovar@gmail.com | 6'5" | Texas: Member-At-Large | Academic Excellence 11th Grade National Honor Society Certificate 11th Grade Basketball Academic All-District 11th Grade Track Academic All-District 11th Grade | College Board Rural and Small Town Recognition Basketball Varsity Letterman 11th Grade Track Varsity Letterman 11th Grade Current Class Rank 12th out of 224 students | Basketball: 9th, 10th, 11th Track: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th | Volunteer at St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Store - helped move furniture, collected and organized donations, 9th, 10th, 11th grade | Altar Server & Volunteer at St. Mary's Catholic Church- 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Volunteer at Fredericksburg High School Rocket Camp- 10th, 12th Volunteer at St Mary's Catholic School Basketball Camp - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th | American Legion Texas Boys State - 11th grade Participated in a week-long mark government program held at the University of Texas the summer after my 11th grade year. I was elected to the House of Representatives for my mock city named "Townes City." I engaged in mock government activities with 1200 other men from the State of Texas. | High Jump Accomplishments 11th Grade: 2024 6'4" Jump - Personal Record 2024 District 27-4A - District Champion 2024 Area Districts 27/28-4A - Area Runner-up 2024 Region IV-4A - 4th Place Red Cross Life Guard Certification - 9th grade Red Cross CPR Certification - 10th grade Food Handlers License - 10th grade | Camp Counselor at Tecaboca Retreat Center, Mountain Home, TX: 9th grade Clear River Pecan: 10th, 11th grade Pontotoc Vienyard Weingarten: 12th grade | Andrew Matthes | andrewm@fisd.org | John Minton | john.minton@thejumpacademy.net | University of Texas | ||||||||||||||||
 | Morgan Lee | Female | morgans.lee@icloud.com | 5'10" | Texas: Member-At-Large | National African American Recognition Program (11th Grade) AP Scholar with Distinction (11th Grade) Ap Scholar (10th Grade) | National Honor Society (11th and 12th grade) | Junior Varsity Track & Field (9th grade) Varsity Track & Field (10th, 11th, and 12th grade) Competitive Cheerleading at Liberty Cheer (9th grade) | Elementary School Mentoring (11th grade) Red Cross Blood Drive (11th grade) Mission Arlington (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade) Heather's Bears (11th and 12th grade) Teens Give Back (11th and 12th grade) Greeting Cards for Retirement Home (10th and 11th grade) | Church Children's Ministry Volunteer (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade) Brave Like Ellie (9th grade) Various School Activities (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade) | Black Student Union Treasurer (11th and 12th grade) | National Honor Society Inductee (11th grade) Psi Alpha Inductee (10th grade) Math NHS Inductee (10th grade) Area Qualifier for High Jump (10th grade) District Champion for Track & Field (9th, 10th, and 11th grade) | Bahama Bucks (10th, 11th, and 12th grade) | Sadonna Thornton | sthornt1@aisd.net | Charlotte Woodard | cwoodard@centralpointechurch.org | University of Texas - Austin |