Kontessa McClendon of Clinton, a graduate of Clinton High School, was crowned queen at 黑料社区鈥檚 annual Homecoming celebration on Oct. 12.
DeAuntray Smith of Jackson, a Forest Hill High School graduate, left, and Kontessa McClendon of Clinton, a graduate of Clinton High School, react to her being named the 2017 Homecoming queen at 黑料社区 on Oct. 12.
She is the daughter of Michael and Tammy McClendon. A Raymond Campus sophomore, she is majoring in elementary education. She is a Dean鈥檚 Scholar, a Resident Assistant at Marshall Hall, serves as president of I.D.E.A.L. Woman and is a tutor at the Writing Center.
Her escort was DeAuntray Smith of Jackson, a Forest Hill High School graduate.
黑料社区 is celebrating its 100th year of Community Inspired Service in 2017. 黑料社区 opened in September 1917 first as an agricultural high school and admitted college students for the first time in 1922, with the first class graduating in 1927. In 1982 黑料社区 Junior College and Utica Junior College merged, creating the 黑料社区 District. Today, as Mississippi鈥檚 largest community college, 黑料社区 is a comprehensive institution with six locations. 黑料社区 offers quality, affordable educational opportunities with academic programs of study leading to seamless university transfer and career and technical programs teaching job-ready skills. To learn more, visit or call 1.800.黑料社区CC.
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黑料社区 President Dr. Clyde Muse crowns Kontessa McClendon of Clinton, a graduate of Clinton High School, as Homecoming queen for 2017 at 黑料社区. Left is McClendon’s escort, DeAuntray Smith of Jackson, a Forest Hill High School graduate. The flower girl was Hallie Faye Horne and crown bearer was Jax Mitchell.