November 4, 2022
Golden Triangle Early College High School students were inducted into three honor societies Nov. 4 during a ceremony that took place in the Lyceum Auditorium on East Mississippi Community College’s Golden Triangle campus.
The Honors Ceremony recognized students who earned acceptance into the National Honor Society, National Beta Club, or the Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society.
Mu Alpha Theta
Mu Alpha Theta is a mathematics honor society for students in grades 10-12 who completed the equivalent of two years of college preparatory mathematics, including algebra and/or geometry, and have completed or are enrolled in a third year of college preparatory mathematics. The inductees must have at least a 3.0 grade point average in math classes taken.
The Mu Alpha Theta inductees are: John Tompkins of Columbus; Dirk Dickson of Noxubee County; Caryn Doss of West Point; Erika Dowds of Noxubee County; Tyasia Harris of Noxubee County; Takeyla Lewis pf Noxubee County; Kamya Parks of Noxubee County; Hannah Smith of West Point; Kyla Stewart of Noxubee County; Taylor Billups of West Point; Samuel Hollis of West Point; Kanya Hoskins of West Point; Thalia Morgan of West Point; Tyleria Pulphus of West Point; Takayla Tallie of West Point
National Beta Club
Sophomores, juniors and seniors with at least a 3.5 grade point average for work completed at GTECHS were honored. Sophomore inductees must have been enrolled at GTECHS a full year.
The National Beta Club inductees are: Taylor Billups of West Point; Samuel Hollis of West Point; Thalia Morgan of West Point; Tyleria Pulphus of West Point; Takayla Tallie of West Point; Diamond Calvert of West Point; Dirk Dickson of Noxubee County; Erika Dowds of Noxubee County; Sydnee Johnson of West Point; Takeyla Lewis of Noxubee County; Hannah Smith of West Point; Kyla Stewart of Noxubee County; John Tompkins of Columbus
National Honor Society
Juniors and seniors with an unweighted GPA of 3.7 or better were inducted into the National Honor Society.
The inductees are: Erika Dowds of Noxubee County; Sydnee Johnson of West Point; Takeyla Lewis of Noxubee County; Kamya Parks of Noxubee County; Kyla Stewart of Noxubee County
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