ELLISVILLE – Several hundred superheroes, princesses and ghouls came out to have fun at the annual Jones College Treats in the Streets on the JC campus in Ellisville. Kids played games for treats in the booths set up by JC faculty and students as a way to give back to the community. Some children participated in the costume contests for babies through 12-years of age, with the winners of the creatively dressed kids receiving a variety of prizes from the JC Office of Student Affairs.
Jones College students who dressed and impressed the judges, received prizes for their efforts. The top four winners of the Costume Contest for JC students included judges giving an Honorable Mention to Quitman’s Da’Quasha Burnett for her costume, “Baby Oil.” Nathan Bower of Moselle earned third place for his likeness of the character Glenn Powell from the movie Twister. Second place went to the farmer and his animals with Parks Burt of Enterprise as the farmer with Callee Knotts of Soso, Lawsyn Rogers of Waynesboro, and Jennifer Diaz of Lucedale as chickens and a cow. First prize was awarded to Chaz Welborn of Ellisville for his costume, “Mr. Steam Punk Nobleman.”
Treats in the Streets is an annual, free, community event hosted by the Jones College with various student organizations, academic and technical divisions, and athletes setting up games and offering candy gifts.