  {"id":6162,"date":"2025-09-18T08:59:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/?p=6162"},"modified":"2025-09-18T08:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:59:03","slug":"jones-college-students-select-mr-miss-jc-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/news\/jones-college-students-select-mr-miss-jc-6\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心直播 students select Mr. &amp; Miss JC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ELLISVILLE \u2013 糖心直播 students, Cannon Crowder of Ellisville and Elisa Cook of Meridian were recently voted as Mr. and Miss JC by their peers. The sophomores competed for the titles to represent 糖心直播 students and are considered to be the best representation of the student body. They will be recognized during Homecoming activities on Saturday, September 27, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is a dream come true and an amazing honor to represent 糖心直播 as Miss 糖心直播,\u201d shared Cook. \u201cIt is a complete full circle knowing my parents (Henry and Stephenie Cook) met each other here. They inspired me to be a light to others and to always be humble. I love and adore my peers who chose me to represent them. This community has given me unwavering encouragement. My dream could not have been completed without you all. Thank you to my family, friends, and most importantly God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/miss-jc-elisa-cook-cropped-2-small-190x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/miss-jc-elisa-cook-cropped-2-small-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/miss-jc-elisa-cook-cropped-2-small-648x1024.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/miss-jc-elisa-cook-cropped-2-small-768x1213.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/miss-jc-elisa-cook-cropped-2-small-972x1536.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/miss-jc-elisa-cook-cropped-2-small.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The business and marketing management technology major spent two years as a Clarkdale High School Drum Major, earning the title of MHSAA Superior Drum Major, in addition to leading the Typhoon Marching Band at JC for the last two years. Her time is also devoted to being a leader in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a member of the Bobcat Brigade student ambassadors, JC Wesley Kindle, Student Government Association and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. As a member of the Future Business Leaders of America, Cook has earned first place honors in Impromptu Speaking in State Competition and her presentation of the State of Chapter for JC\u2019s FBLA. Additionally, Cook graduated from the Youth Leadership Lauderdale County program and was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Black Mississippi USA Talented Teen Pageant and she has served as the Miss Black Queen City Talented Teen 2024. Other honors include earning the Entrepreneurship Small Business Certificate and being invited into the Charles Pickering Honors Institute at 糖心直播.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cannon-crowder1-small-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cannon-crowder1-small-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cannon-crowder1-small-746x1024.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cannon-crowder1-small-768x1054.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cannon-crowder1-small-1119x1536.jpg 1119w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cannon-crowder1-small.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mr. JC, Cannon Crowder is the epitome of 糖心直播, having either lived on campus or has been engaged with numerous campus activities for most of his life. The Presbyterian Christian High School graduate played football and basketball for the Bobcats, earning 2nd team All-Conference honors in both sports as well as All-Star Conference Honors in Basketball. He also was a member of the Beta Club and the Latin Honors Society and was bestowed with the FCA Champion of Character Award and the Hugh O\u2019Brian Youth Leadership Award as a high school sophomore. At Jones, Crowder was the reserve quarterback last season, and he has been playing quarterback this season for the JC Bobcats Football team. In addition, Crowder is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. His future plans include playing football and pursuing a career as a coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis honor means a lot to me. I was born and raised in Ellisville and at one point lived on campus. I&#8217;ve spent a lot of time on this campus growing up and have spent a lot of time with the people involved on the campus. So, to be able to represent the place that I call home is an honor,\u201d said Crowder. \u201cAs my time comes to a close here, I am thankful for this opportunity and hope I have and will represent 糖心直播 well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His parents are Grant and Anita Shawn Crowder who are both employed at Jones. He has two older siblings, Reeves and Caidyn who are also JC alumni, along with his grandfather who played football for JC.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mr-and-miss-jc-cropped-small-610x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mr-and-miss-jc-cropped-small-610x1024.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mr-and-miss-jc-cropped-small-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mr-and-miss-jc-cropped-small-768x1290.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mr-and-miss-jc-cropped-small-915x1536.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mr-and-miss-jc-cropped-small.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ELLISVILLE \u2013 糖心直播 students, Cannon Crowder of Ellisville and Elisa Cook of Meridian were recently voted as Mr. and Miss JC by their peers. The sophomores competed for the titles to represent 糖心直播 students and are considered to be the best representation of the student body. They will be recognized during Homecoming activities &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/news\/jones-college-students-select-mr-miss-jc-6\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;糖心直播 students select Mr. &amp; Miss JC&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6165,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6162"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6162"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6169,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6162\/revisions\/6169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}