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<\/a> long battle with cancer. The Petal resident said she couldn\u2019t cope and \u201cwent off the deep end.\u201d\u00a0 Over the next 10 years, until she was 29, she was homeless and landed in jail on drug charges.<\/p>\n\u201cI completely hit rock bottom and I ended up getting arrested. I was put in drug court and it made a massive change in my life,\u201d said Clark. \u201cIt was the first time anyone in the court system looked me in the eyes and said, \u2018You can do better than this and we\u2019re going to help you\u2019 and they did.\u201d<\/p>\n
She went through treatment at Clearview Recovery for the first time and learned a lot. After three years in drug court and staying sober, Clark earned a job in mental health at Clearview Recovery Center for a year. In 2020, she decided she was ready for college. Joining PTK, Clark said has allowed her to discover new goals and dream again.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt really means the world to me to win this academic award!\u201d said Clark. \u201cI had so much doubt about my ability to go back to school after 14 years since high school. I also have a husband, a 3-year-old and a 17-year-old stepson, a job and I\u2019m active in A.A. Knowing I graduated and did really well feels amazing! JC has given me a whole new confidence in myself and in my recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clark graduated with a 4.0 GPA and is now working as a Case Manager\/Peer Support for the Forrest\/Perry County Drug Court. With three-and-a-half years of experience working in mental health, Clark proudly explained that personnel at Drug Court contacted her for this job in February. She is celebrating six years of being sober and free from addiction. Now, the Social Work major\u2019s goal is to open her own non-profit that helps counsel people through alcohol and drug recovery.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnly two percent of the IV drug users get better. A lot of the reason is there are so many negative voices out there telling you can\u2019t get better in that situation. I want to be a loud voice, so loud that they can\u2019t hear all those negative voices, on every platform I can find,\u201d Clark explained.<\/p>\n
Both students were chosen as 糖心直播\u2019s nominees from a larger pool of Jones applicants that also boasted impressive resum\u00e9s. The nominees were then evaluated by PTK officials on effective writing skills, the academic rigor of their majors and their leadership impact at their colleges.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur nominees distinguished themselves scholastically with excellent grades, and they each have notable records of community and campus service. Their accomplishments and successes are truly highlighted by being named as the college\u2019s nominees for this prestigious academic competition,\u201d said Eric Shows, Assistant Dean of Science and Engineering and PTK Co-Advisor.<\/p>\n
The JC students competed with more than 1,800 nominations from each of the 15-community colleges. As part of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society\u2019s annual academic and workforce competition, each student submitted an essay, answered discussion questions, and described their leadership roles and activities while in college<\/p>\n
The highest scoring nominees from each of the 15 two-year colleges earned First Team All-Mississippi honors and $500 scholarships provided by the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges. All team members received special medallions, certificates, and printed resolutions from the Mississippi Legislature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> application,\u201d said McLain. \u201cBeing the first black valedictorian at a predominantly white school, and now winning this honor is validating to me. I proved I did every step of it and I won on my own merit.\u201d<\/p>\n