Jessi McHan, Choctaw County's Junior Miss, will be traveling to Meridian July 27th to compete in the state program for the title of Mississippi's Junior Miss.

Jessi is the daughter of Doug and Marie McHan of Ackerman. She will be a senior at Ackerman High School where she is involved in numerous activities from academic to musical to extra-curricular.

Preliminaries for the state program will be Thursday, July 31st and Friday, August 1st, Jessi will compete in Physical Fitness and Poise on Thursday evening, and she will perofrm her piano solo on Friday evening. Finals for the top ten selected in the program will be held Saturday, August 2nd. It is at the conclusion of this evening's competition that Mississippi's Junior Miss will be announced. If you would like to purchase tickets for the preliminaries and final night, you may contact Glenda Thomas at 693-5353. Jessi can also receive best wishes in the form of cards, letters, e-mail, and flowers to her in care of

Mississippi Junior Miss Program

Temple Theater

2400 8th Street

Meridian, MS 39302

Jessi's e-mail will be: jessimchan@msjrmiss.com

There will be a "Trunk Show" for Miss McHan at the Choctaw County Library on, Thursday, July 24th at 7:00. Jessi will perform her talent piece and model her attire that she will be taking to Meridian.

The Choctaw County Junior Miss Program is sponsored by the Twentieth Century Club, who wishes Jessi the very Best of Luck as she represents our county.