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(Updated: Friday, January 19, 2007 8:29 AM CST)

Discovery Middle School freshmen Deepa Etikala, Katie Hetherington, A'Yonnika Rogers, Phillip Sullivan, Olivia Thomas and Clay Westrope are among 600 student leaders scheduled to attend the Leadership Experience and Development (LEAD) conference Feb. 2-4 in St. Louis, Mo.

The LEAD conference is hosted by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), which sponsors the National Honor Society, the National Junior Honor Society and the National Association of Student Councils.

These students will attend workshops on improving leadership skills, problem solving, student project planning and student activity program development.


In addition, they will participate in special sessions presented by popular motivational speakers.

"The LEAD conferences offer talented young people from across the country the opportunity to hone their leadership skills in order to make a difference in their schools and communities," Dr. Gerald N. Tirozzi, NASSP executive director, said.

Leah Brooks of Madison, pursuing an associate's degree in culinary arts from the College of Culinary Arts at the Charlotte Campus, and Andrew Cowles of Madison pursuing an associate's degree in culinary arts from the College of Culinary Arts at the Charlotte Campus, were recently named to the dean's list at Johnson & Wales University for the 2006 fall term. To receive dean's list commendation, students must earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.40 or above.

Wesley Adam Pierce of Madison was named to the chancellor's honor roll at the University of Mississippi for the fall 2006 semester.

A grade point average of 3.75 through 4.0 is required of full-time students carrying at least 12 semester hours to be named to the list.

David M. Six of Madison was named to the Rhodes College Honor Roll for the 2006 fall semester. To qualify for the honor roll, a student must achieve a semester grade point average of 3.85 or better.

Carey Allison of Madison graduated Dec. 16, 2006, from Harding University with a bachelor of arts degree in English.


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