2026 Awards Recipients from left to right_ Tyland Jones, Aaliyah Gholston, Ja_Liyah Hall, Brissia Alvarez and DeCorian Thompson (not pictured) Courtesy photos
The Exceptional Essay Winner Ja’Liyah Hall. Pictured from left to right: Billie Wells (Pilgrim’s Community Liaison), Ja’Liyah Hall (recipient) Dwight Payne, Gaylon Payne, Hanaiya Payne-Johnson, Jasmine Brannon, Mekhilyn Payne-Johnson and Ayana Payne
Sponsorship check presentation in the amount of $10,000. Billie Wells (Pilgrim’s Community Liaison) and Jerry Dell Walker (The Whaylan Payne Memorial Scholarship Coordinator)
MPHS 2026 Valedictorian Brissia Alvarez pictured with The Whalyn Payne Memorial Scholarship Coordinator Jerry Dell Walker and MPHS Government and Economics Dual Credit Teacher Crystal Jackson-James
The Third Annual Whalyn Payne Memorial Scholarship was held on May 9 at the Pilgrim’s Community Center at Oaklawn. The Whalyn Payne Memorial Scholarship is a corporate scholarship funded and sponsored by Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation in Mount Pleasant under the supervision of Complex Manager Rapheal Boyd, District Manager Roger Brannon, and Community Liaison Billie Wells. Plaques were sponsor...
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