2016 Student Journalists

Aja Purvis
Writer

Aja, 15, is a sophomore at Murrah High School. She plans to be a nurse practitioner.

Twitter: @ajapurvisYMP

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Amber Taylor
Writer

Amber, 18, is a freshman at Dillard University. She plans to major in accounting.

Twitter: @amberwiththet

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Asia Mangum
Writer

Asia, 16, is a junior at Murrah High School. She plans to attend UCLA on a full scholarship. She aspires to be an author, an award winning poet and TV producer.

Twitter: @asiamangumYMP

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August Harp
Writer

August, 15, is a junior at Murrah High School. He plans to pursue a degree in journalism and hone his skills in writing and photography, continue playing soccer and build a blog where he can share his perspective on on social justice, sports and politics.

Twitter: @08_harp

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Darryn Price
Writer

Darryn, 16, is an 11th grade honor-roll student at Ridgeland High School. She aspires to be a journalist and one day have her own television show.

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Eli Bettiga
Videographer

Eli, 17, is a senior at Northwest Rankin High School. He plans to attend the University of Mississippi for mechanical engineering.

Twitter: @elibettiga

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Jennifer Shields
Podcaster

Jennifer, 16, is a senior at Clinton High School. She plans on attending Mississippi State University for either microbiology or medical technology.

Twitter: @jennifershl

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Jordan Mahoney
Writer

Jordan, 15, is a junior at Ridgeland High School. She wants to be an entrepreneur in the future.

Twitter: @JordanM_YMP

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Joshua Wright
Videographer

Joshua, 15, is a sophomore at Clinton High School. He plans to have a full scholarship to a college or university and wants to major and build a career in mass communications.

Twitter: @JoshEWright

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Kelsee Ford
Videographer/Photographer

Kelsee, 16, is a junior at Murrah High School. She plans to continue her career in JROTC and move up to ROTC.

Twitter: @kelseefordYMP

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Kenytta Brown
Podcaster

Kenytta, 16, is a junior at Lanier High School. He plans to work on his soccer career and get into journalism in the future, and hopefully attend Ole Miss.

Twitter: @kenbrown471

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Maggie Jefferis
Videographer

Maggie, 15, is a sophomore at Murrah High School. Her future plans are to survive another year.

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Maisie Brown
Writer

Maisie, 14, is a freshman at Jim Hill High School. Her future plans are to become a politician and change the world with the help of her peers.

Twitter: @maisiebrownYMP

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Marzavian 'Zeakyy' Harrington
Videographer/Photographer

Zeakyy, 17, is a student at the Youth Media Project who is actively pursuing a music career. He plans to challenge people’s perspectives of young adults from Washington Addition and better the lives of people in his community.

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Ryan Perry
Podcaster

Ryan, 18, is a senior at Northwest Rankin High School. He plans to attend USM and study psychology.

Twitter: @ryanperry

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Sean Collins
Videographer

Sean, 15, is a sophomore at Murrah High School. He says he is still trying to figure out what he wants to do in the future.

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Tionna Anderson
Podcaster

Tionna, 16, is a junior at Clinton High School. She plans to be a speech pathologist.

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Zaccheus White
Videographer/Photographer

Zaccheus, 18, is a college freshman. He plans to continue producing outstanding photos and videos for the world to enjoy.

Twitter: @zhangelf

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Z'eani Furdge
Podcaster

Z’eani, 16, is a homeschooled junior from Newton. She plans to go to college and major in technology.

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Zipporah Jones
Writer

Zipporah, 17, is a senior at Northwest Rankin High School. She plans to attend USM and major in journalism.

Twitter: @zipporah_jones

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