2016 Team YMP

Aja Purvis

Aja, 15, is a sophomore at Murrah High School. She plans to be a nurse practitioner.

Amber Taylor

Amber, 18, is a freshman at Dillard University. She plans to major in accounting.

Asia Mangum

Asia, 16, is a junior at Murrah High School. She plans to attend UCLA on a full scholarship. She aspires to be an author, an award winning poet and TV producer.

August Harp

August, 15, is a junior at Murrah High School. He plans to pursue a degree in journalism and hone his skills in writing and photography, continue playing soccer and build a blog where he can share his perspective on on social justice, sports and politics.

Darryn Price

Darryn, 16, is an 11th grade honor-roll student at Ridgeland High School. She aspires to be a journalist and one day have her own television show.

Eli Bettiga

Eli, 17, is a senior at Northwest Rankin High School. He plans to attend the University of Mississippi for mechanical engineering.

Jennifer Shields

Jennifer, 16, is a senior at Clinton High School. She plans on attending Mississippi State University for either microbiology or medical technology.

Jordan Mahoney

Jordan, 15, is a junior at Ridgeland High School. She wants to be an entrepreneur in the future.

Joshua Wright

Joshua, 15, is a sophomore at Clinton High School. He plans to have a full scholarship to a college or university and wants to major and build a career in mass communications.

Kelsee Ford

Kelsee, 16, is a junior at Murrah High School. She plans to continue her career in JROTC and move up to ROTC.

Kenytta Brown

Kenytta, 16, is a junior at Lanier High School. He plans to work on his soccer career and get into journalism in the future, and hopefully attend Ole Miss.

Maggie Jefferies

Maggie, 15, is a sophomore at Murrah High School. Her future plans are to survive another year.

Maisie Brown

Maisie, 14, is a freshman at Jim Hill High School. Her future plans are to become a politician and change the world with the help of her peers.

Marzavian ‘Zeakyy’ Harrington

Zeakyy, 17, is a student at the Youth Media Project who is actively pursuing a music career. He plans to challenge people’s perspectives of young adults from Washington Addition and better the lives of people in his community.

Ryan Perry

Ryan, 18, is a senior at Northwest Rankin High School. He plans to attend USM and study psychology.

Sean Collins

Sean, 15, is a sophomore at Murrah High School. He says he is still trying to figure out what he wants to do in the future.

Tionna Anderson

Tionna, 16, is a junior at Clinton High School. She plans to be a speech pathologist.

Zaccheus White

Zaccheus, 18, is a college freshman. He plans to continue producing outstanding photos and videos for the world to enjoy.

Z’eani Furdge

Z’eani, 16, is a homeschooled junior from Newton. She plans to go to college and major in technology.

Zipporah Jones

Zipporah, 17, is a senior at Northwest Rankin High School. She plans to attend USM and major in journalism.