Local Achievers: Ellisville's Jones College Students Win Prestigious Gold Key Awards

Title: Jones College Students Receive Gold Key Honors

Four students at Jones College in Ellisville were honored with Gold Key awards for their achievements in academics, leadership, and athletics. Kadin Johnston from Waynesboro and Aliyah Watts from Sandy Hook each received the Merit/Honor Gold Key and the Leadership Gold Key. Johnston, studying physical therapy, is the President of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and a member of the Charles Pickering Honors Institute and the Student Government Association. Watts, a psychology major, has served as Homecoming Queen, a member of the PTK Academic All-MS 1st Team, and held vice-presidential roles in the Fellowship and the Student Government Association.

Rylie Davis, a business student and midfielder for the Lady Bobcat Soccer team from Lucedale, received the Athletic Gold Key and is JC’s first NJCAA First Team All-American. Ty Herrington from Heidelberg, a member of the men’s golf team studying engineering, also received an Athletic Gold Key.

Additionally, sophomores Harleigh Abernathy of Flowood, Dylan Bryant of Raleigh, Jaylynn Conner of Waynesboro, Dawson Kervin of Laurel, Aaron Mason of Raleigh, Nathan Prestage of Morton, and Blyne Turner of Laurel were awarded the Academic Gold Key for maintaining a perfect 4.0 GPA.

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