{"id":883,"date":"2023-04-19T16:09:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T16:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wptest.mdek12.org\/testsite2\/2023\/04\/19\/state-board-selects-semifinalists-for-state-board-student-representative-program_20230419\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T14:18:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T14:18:21","slug":"state-board-selects-semifinalists-for-state-board-student-representative-program_20230419","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/communications\/2023\/04\/19\/state-board-selects-semifinalists-for-state-board-student-representative-program_20230419\/","title":{"rendered":"State Board Selects Semifinalists for State Board Student Representative Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For Immediate Release: April 19, 2023<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:13px\">JACKSON, Miss. \u2013 The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected 10 semifinalists to serve as the SBE junior student representative in the 2023-24 school year.<\/p>\n<p>The SBE student representative program includes one high school junior and one high school senior who serve as non-voting SBE members and provide input on policy decisions that affect Mississippi public schools. The current junior SBE representative, Charlie Frug\u00e9 of Oxford High School, will serve as the senior representative in 2023-24.<\/p>\n<p>The eligible applicant pool for the rising junior representative included 28 students.<\/p>\n<p>Student representatives are responsible for attending monthly SBE meetings and any standing committees or subcommittees to which they are assigned. Student representatives are excused from school to attend SBE meetings as official school business.<\/p>\n<p>The SBE adopted a policy in 2018 outlining the criteria for adding student representatives to the State Board.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Semifinalists will be interviewed and up to four finalists will be named. The SBE will interview the finalists and appoint one rising junior.<\/p>\n<p>The 10 semifinalists are as follows:<\/p>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"TableGrid1\" style=\"margin-left: -.25pt;border-collapse:collapse;border:none\">\n<tbody style=\"border:1px solid black;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<tr style=\"height:17.25pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 122.5pt;border: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 17.25pt;background-color: white\" width=\"163\">\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:-.5in;text-align:center;line-height:115%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Name<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.5pt;border-top: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-left: none;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 17.25pt;background-color: white\" width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">District<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 147.75pt;border-top: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-left: none;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 17.25pt;background-color: white\" width=\"197\">\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">School<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:21.75pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 122.5pt;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-left: 1pt solid windowtext;border-top: none;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 21.75pt;background-color: white\" width=\"163\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Mafati Bah<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 21.75pt;background-color: white\" width=\"233\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Tate County School District<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 147.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 21.75pt;background-color: white\" width=\"197\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.8pt;line-height:  115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Strayhorn High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:15.0pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 122.5pt;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-left: 1pt solid windowtext;border-top: none;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 15pt;background-color: white\" width=\"163\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Kenadi Carpenter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 15pt;background-color: white\" width=\"233\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif;color:black\">Rankin County School District<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 147.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 15pt;background-color: white\" width=\"197\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.8pt;line-height:  115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif;color:black\">Brandon High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:29.4pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 122.5pt;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-left: 1pt solid windowtext;border-top: none;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 29.4pt;background-color: white\" valign=\"top\" width=\"163\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Yaerim Choi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 29.4pt;background-color: white\" width=\"233\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif;color:black\">Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 147.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 29.4pt;background-color: white\" valign=\"top\" width=\"197\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.8pt;line-height:  115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif;color:black\">Starkville High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:21.75pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 122.5pt;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-left: 1pt solid windowtext;border-top: none;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 21.75pt;background-color: white\" valign=\"top\" width=\"163\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Mennah Ibrahim<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 21.75pt;background-color: white\" width=\"233\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif;color:black\">Oxford School District<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 147.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 21.75pt;background-color: white\" valign=\"top\" width=\"197\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.8pt;line-height:  115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif;color:black\">Oxford High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:26.25pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 122.5pt;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-left: 1pt solid windowtext;border-top: none;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 26.25pt;background-color: white\" width=\"163\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Jackson Pearce<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 26.25pt;background-color: white\" width=\"233\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif;color:black\">Gulfport School District<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 147.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 26.25pt;background-color: white\" width=\"197\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.8pt;line-height:  115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif;color:black\">Gulfport High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:15.0pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 122.5pt;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-left: 1pt solid windowtext;border-top: none;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 15pt;background-color: white\" width=\"163\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Kate Riddle<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 15pt;background-color: white\" width=\"233\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Lafayette County School District<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 147.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 15pt;background-color: white\" width=\"197\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.8pt;line-height:  115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Lafayette High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:22.65pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 122.5pt;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-left: 1pt solid windowtext;border-top: none;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 22.65pt;background-color: white\" width=\"163\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Alexandra Ritchie<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 22.65pt;background-color: white\" width=\"233\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif;color:black\">Oxford School District<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 147.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 22.65pt;background-color: white\" valign=\"top\" width=\"197\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.8pt;line-height:  115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif;color:black\">Oxford High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:32.25pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 122.5pt;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-left: 1pt solid windowtext;border-top: none;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 32.25pt;background-color: white\" width=\"163\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Hannah Smith-Phillips<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 32.25pt;background-color: white\" width=\"233\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif;color:black\">Rankin County School District<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 147.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 32.25pt;background-color: white\" width=\"197\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.8pt;line-height:  115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif;color:black\">Northwest Rankin High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:30.75pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 122.5pt;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-left: 1pt solid windowtext;border-top: none;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 30.75pt;background-color: white\" width=\"163\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Grace Taylor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 30.75pt;background-color: white\" width=\"233\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif;color:black\">Rankin County School District<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 147.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 30.75pt;background-color: white\" width=\"197\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.8pt;line-height:  115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif;color:black\">Northwest Rankin High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:15.0pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 122.5pt;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-left: 1pt solid windowtext;border-top: none;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 15pt;background-color: white\" width=\"163\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Addison Winburn<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 15pt;background-color: white\" width=\"233\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Lafayette County School District<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 147.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext;border-right: 1pt solid windowtext;padding: 0in 5.25pt;height: 15pt;background-color: white\" valign=\"top\" width=\"197\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.8pt;line-height:  115%\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;,sans-serif\">Lafayette High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:13px\">Find all MDE news releases at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/news\"><u>mdek12.org\/news<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 19, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. \u2013 The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected 10 semifinalists to serve as the SBE junior student representative in the 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