CHSAA Now Accepting Nominees for 
2010 Distinguished Alumni
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to view.
Congratulations
CHS 2010 Graduates!!
Courtesy of Daily Corinthian
Friday May 28, 2010 Corinth High School commencement
exercises took place at the Crossroads Arena.
Each
graduating senior received a graduation packet from the Alumni Association
consisting of a tee-shirt, bumper sticker, letter of congratulations,
and a membership card to the Alumni Association.
2010
Scholarship Recipients
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L-R Bailey Digby, Bruce Hunt, Autumn Burkett,
Kayla Keefe, Benjamin Nhek
(not pictured, Tiffani Settlemires)
Dean Pearce selected at 2010 Distinguished Staff/Faculty Recipient.
Emma Street to be Awarded in Memoriam.
The
CHS Alumni Distinguished Staff/Faculty Committee
met recently and chose Dean Pearce as the 2010 - Distinguished Staff/Faculty.
Also, Ms. Emma Street who taught Math...at CHS in the late 40's,
50's, and 60's will be memoralized.
Mr. Dean Pearce, 2010 Distinguished Faculty Award Recipient
Mrs.
Emma Street - Distinguished Faculty Award In Memoriam
The
reception was April 15, 5- 7 pm at KC's Espresso
in downtown Corinth.
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page or HERE to view.
Tom
Rogers, CHSAA Board Member, Voted "Outstanding Citizen of the Year
by Corinth Junior Auxillary."
The
Junior Auxiliary of Corinth awarded the honor of 2010 Outstanding Citizen
to Tom Rogers at the organization’s annual Charity Ball Saturday
evening.
The announcement Saturday evening
reportedly took Tom Rogers by surprise. He has been described as humble,
quiet, respectful, having great integrity and the kind of man who goes
about his work quietly — not asking for praise.
A Corinth native, Tom L. Rogers
is married to Marianne Ramer Rogers and the couple has two children,
Courtney Rogers Dean (Jason), and John Rogers (Fleming); and three grandchildren,
Mary Bogan, Chad Wadsworth and John Weston Jr.
The honoree is a 1968 graduate of
Corinth High School; graduated Northeast Mississippi Community College
in 1970; and Delta State University in 1972. He did his post graduate
work at the University of Mississippi.
Rogers is a State Farm Agent —
National Convention Qualifier; Auto and Home merit agent and Legion
of Honor Agent (profit).
JA officials said Rogers is known
for having a passion for helping fill the needs of people in the community
that have physical, mental or financial needs. He can be found taking
someone a warm meal, cutting up a tree, visiting someone who is sick
or taking them to the doctor’s office.
His daughter, Courtney Rogers Dean
said, “My father has always practiced what he preached and always
showed my brother and me that service to others is an important part
of our life. His love and gentle support throughout my life has always
been a personal inspiration.”
Rogers has been active in his community,
serving on many different boards and currently serves as a trustee on
the Corinth School Board. Upon returning to Corinth soon after college
he began teaching and coaching in the Corinth School system. It was
said he was a positive influence on many young people by teaching them
life skills that have carried over into their adult lives. Rogers founded
the first chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at CHS. He
was instrumental in building a locker room for the CHS baseball team
at the city park.
“Tom wants to make sure that
our programs are inclusive — to include every child — so that
they have an opportunity to participate in any of our programs,”
said Lee Childress, Corinth School District superintendent.
The 2010 Outstanding Citizen honoree
is also active in the Corinth Alumni Association, where he currently
serves as the Distinguished Alumni Chairman. Currently, he is actively
searching for a location that the association can utilize to hold class
reunions.
“Tom has been a cheerleader
for our organization since its inception, he has been a great leader,
advisor and friend,” said Corinth Alumni Association President,
Callie Emmons.
Rogers became the director of the
YMCA, where is said that he helped get the organization out of debt.
He coached an underprivileged baseball team and started several sports
activities for the mentally challenged. He gave jobs to two special
needs young men, spending time with them and taking them to ballgames
and community events.
As a director and coach at the “Y,”
Rogers influenced the lives of many young men who played sports under
his direction. Butch Ayers said he remembers working as a high school
student at the “Y” and going to West Corinth School to a special
needs class.
“Tom required us to go weekly
to West Corinth School to spend time and play games with a group of
special needs children. This ended up being the highlight of our week
and we were always wanting to know when we would return,” Ayers
recalled.
In the community, Rogers is also
a deacon at First Baptist Church and a Sunday School teacher for 21
years. Other ways he has served the community include: The American
Cancer Society Board and chairman of the Great American Smokeout for
five years; Candy Classic Board; Chairman Easter Seals Society; United
Way Chairman; United Way Board of Directors; United Way President; Boy
Scout Drive Chairman sustaining membership; Alliance Board of Directors;
Alliance member for 27 years; Dale Carnegie graduate and graduate assistant;
Boys and Girls Club Board; charter member of Adult FCA; charter member
of Corinth Loyalty Foundation; Chairman of the Emergency Food and Shelter
Program; American Legion Baseball Coach; City of Corinth Traffic Committee;
established Sunday School classes at Corinth Boys and Girls Club - five
year teacher; Corinth Warrior Booster Club President; President of Corinth
Touchdown Club; Chairman of Baseball, Building Committee and Baseball
Diamond Club - built present clubhouse for Corinth Warrior Baseball
team; coached baseball and soccer at Corinth City Park; coached baseball,
football and basketball at YMCA for 10 years, tennis committee - Hillandale
Country Club and past Rotary Club member.
A common thread that ties everything
together is that if you ask anyone who knows Rogers, most would say
they feel his greatest impact to the community is to the boys and girls
of Alcorn County.
“He has been a role model for
all children to follow as a teacher, coach, mentor, parent and friend,”
said Kate Butler.
2010 renewal notices have been sent out. If you have not renewed your
membership please do so as the Alumni Association operates entirely
on donations from our members. You can learn more about membership levels
by clicking here.
