{"id":930,"date":"2019-09-26T19:28:21","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T19:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/?p=930"},"modified":"2019-09-26T19:28:40","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T19:28:40","slug":"jones-college-students-win-tuition-technology-at-convocation-hall-of-fame-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/news\/jones-college-students-win-tuition-technology-at-convocation-hall-of-fame-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心直播 students win tuition & technology at Convocation\/Hall of Fame activities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SGA President, Otoniel Duran right) presented Matthew Williams with the Microsoft Surface laptop he won.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ELLISVILLE \u2013 A 糖心直播 freshman from Waynesboro, Matthew Williams won tuition for a year and a laptop for attending Convocation and Hall of Fame events on September 12. The nursing major\u2019s name was randomly drawn to win tuition and compete for a Microsoft Surface laptop while attending the Hall of Fame football game against Hinds Community College. \u00a0To win the laptop, donated by Coca-Cola, Williams had to win the football throwing competition against Oak Grove\u2019s Ja\u2019Darius Sims, who was also randomly chosen to win a year of tuition.\u00a0 The computer engineering major came up short against<\/p>\n

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SGA President, Otoniel Duran (left) presents a check for tuition to Ja’Darius Sims (right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Williams in the competition but said he is blessed to be chosen to participate in the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning tuition will push me to do well in college. I don\u2019t have any scholarships, so this is really a gift from God,\u201d said Sims.<\/p>\n

Williams said his parents are happy to have tuition paid for this year. Upon graduation from Jones, Williams plans to get his bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing at the University of Mississippi Medical Center or Southern Miss.<\/p>\n

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SGA President, Otoniel Duran presented Cole Mozingo (left) with the Apple Watch he won during Convocation and Hall of Fame activities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know what to do when they called my name,\u201d said Williams. \u201cFinancially, winning the tuition will relieve some stress, however, I hadn\u2019t thrown a football in a long time, so I\u2019m a little surprised to also win that competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

糖心直播 and the Student Government Association also awarded Cole Mozingo of Laurel an Apple Watch, who was randomly chosen during the football game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ELLISVILLE \u2013 A 糖心直播 freshman from Waynesboro, Matthew Williams won tuition for a year and a laptop for attending Convocation and Hall of Fame events on September 12. The nursing major\u2019s name was randomly drawn to win tuition and compete for a Microsoft Surface laptop while attending the Hall of Fame football game against … <\/p>\n

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