[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 108 (Friday, June 23, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E888]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING KAYLA PIPPINS

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 23, 2017

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable public servant, Cadet Col. Kayla Pippins of Callaway High 
School who was named the 2017 Jackson Public Schools JROTC Cadet of the 
Year.
  Kayla Pippins serves as the Battalion Commander for Callaway's 4th 
Battalion Charging Chargers. She holds a 3.25 GPA and has earned a 
score of 24 on the ACT. She is a model cadet, not only for her 
battalion but for every cadet in the JROTC program. She has 
consistently demonstrated profound leadership throughout her four years 
as a JROTC cadet, earning her schools' top Leadership Education and 
Training award for her grade level in her 9th and 11th grade years.
  Kayla Pippins also serves as President of Callaway's Jobs for 
Mississippi Graduates program, and in 2015, she was selected to 
represent that program in Washington, D.C., at the Jobs for America's 
Graduates National Conference. She is very active in her community and 
has assisted in several community service activities such as the New 
Hope Baptist Church Community Health Fair, Cottage Grove Nursing Home 
visits, Trendsetter Mentor program for North Jackson Elementary School 
and Callaway's Veterans Day program. She also serves as Sunday School 
Secretary and an usher at her church, Hope Spring Missionary Baptist 
Church.
  Cadet Pippins has attended Girls State at the University of Southern 
Mississippi and the Junior ROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge at Camp 
Shelby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
  After high school, Cadet Pippins plans to attend Tougaloo College and 
major in social work and to attain a Doctorate degree.
  Kayla Pippins is the youngest child of Faylena Pippins.
  The 13th Annual JROTC Cadet of the Year Awards Ceremony was held 
after a rigorous competition that culminated in an oral presentation 
before a panel of distinguished judges. The Cadet of the Year was 
announced during this formal banquet. The school-level Cadets of the 
Year were also honored along with the top performing Leadership 
Education and Training cadets for each grade level.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Cadet Col. 
Kayla Pippins for her dedication to serving.

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