MISS ALABAMA SPEAKS TO CHILDERBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

MISS ALABAMA VISITED THE TALLADEGA COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM ON TUESDAY APRIL 25, 2006 TO SPEAK TO A GROUP OF SIXTH GRADERS. TWO AUDIO CUTS ARE BELOW, THE FIRST ONE ACCOMPANIES THE STORY--THE SECOND IS THE FULL COMMENT JONES GAVE TO US. ASK FOR FULL RES PICTURE VIA EMAIL TO pcockrell@tcboe.org IF NEEDED.

CUT 1--JONES TALKS ABOUT WHAT SHE HOPES THE TALKS GIVES STUDENTS.
CUT 2--COMPLETE COMMENTS.

--CHILDERSBURG--Some sixth graders in the Talladega County School System had a chance to hear thoughts from Miss Alabama on Tuesday as she talked to them about making good choices, peer pressure and goal setting. The group from Childersburg Middle School is one of only 20 middle schools that Alexa Jones has scheduled during her 2005-2006 reign. The RJR Tobacco Company sponsors the talk sessions along with video presentations to the students. The company has collaborated with all of the most recent Miss America Pageant participants so that they might speak on important issues facing today’s students. The tour, thus far this year, has given Miss Alabama an interesting perspective on what students are thinking. Jones said she hopes, by the end of each program, it will help to give them some confidence in the way they will make future decisions.**CUT 1**
Jones talked to two sixth grade classes at Childersburg Middle School in 45-minute presentations.