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By Laura James-Hunter

Special to The Lowndes Signal

Studies by the Department of Health and Human Services conclude that children with positive male role models have a foundation to become a high school graduate and beyond. Lowndes County Board of Education Head Start has been fortunate to have a great deal of male involvement during the 2023-2024 program year.

Our schools would like to wish all fathers, grandfathers, male figures and community partners a Happy Father’s Day. Further, we especially want to acknowledge those who donated their time and donated items during the 2024-2025 program year, which generated in-kind dollars.

Lowndes County Head Start recognizes these fathers, who pour themselves into the program as well as the hearts and minds of our students.

* Central Head Start: Hunter Austin, Sr., Terranocie Bennett, Will Clark, Jr., Kirk Gilliam, Rudell Gulley, Sr., Elijah Hester, Ny’Chaucey Holcombe, Demarco Jiles, Shathon Logan, Sr., David Miles, LeMonte Prater and Edwin Purifoy Sr.;

* Fort Deposit Head Start: William Benion, III, Billy Coleman, Jr., Ja’Keem Davison, Alonzo Gipson, Jeffery Gipson, Brandon Gordon, Keldrick Hawkins, Dominique Harriel, Sr., John Jenkins, Lamarius Lovejoy, Terry Lewis, Alfred McCall, Sr., Monye McMeans, Travis Mendenhall, Sr., Chrisopher Morman, Jr., Tom Powell, III, Tom Powell, IV, Jessie Scott, Bishop Kenneth Scott, Ron Scott, Sir-Jalen Scott, Traveys Thigpen, Henry Tolliver, Sr., Jamarious Tolliver and Demetrius Walker; and

* Jackson-Steele Head Start: Kendall Bell, Sr., Cory Harris, De’Edric Henderson, Jarrell Jackson, Jermichael Lee, LiEric McCray, Moses Mitchell, Marcus Spivey and Demetrice Tyson.