THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, February 17, 1995 TAG: 9502150189
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 12 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Medium: 70 lines
The Young People's Guild of Portsmouth will present its annual Fashion and Talent Night and The Red Ball Cotillion at 7 p.m. today at the Omni International Hotel in Norfolk.
Seven junior debutantes will be presented. They will be accompanied by six princesses and 10 ladies in waiting.
The junior debutantes are:
Chanell M. Copeland of Peachtree, daughter of Barry C. Copeland and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Perry; Copeland attends Churchland Academy.
Chantille L. Copeland, of Peachtree, daughter of Barry C. Copeland and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Perry; Copeland attends Churchland Academy.
Debra E. Shuler of Prentis Park, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Burden; Shuler attends James Hurst Elementary School.
Latoya DuPriest of Chesapeake, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Ferebee; DuPriest attends G.A. Treakle Elementary.
Simone D. Rhoden of Deep Creek Boulevard, daughter of Eileen A. Rhoden; Rhoden attends Cradock Middle School.
Brandi E. Mills of Virginia Beach, daughter of Gerald E. Mills Jr. and Elizabeth G. Mills; Mills attends Lynnhaven Middle School.
Latoya Wright of Maplewood Park, niece of Corin Edwards; Wright attends I.C. Norcom High School.
The princesses are:
Latoya M. Dudley of Cavalier Manor, daughter of Willie Pierce and Diane Dudley; Dudley attends Lakeview Elementary.
Crystal L. Bird of Chesapeake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Bird; Bird attends Western Branch Primary.
Aisha Heard of Norfolk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Heard; Heard attends Mount Carmel Christian Academy
Aja Moss of Churchland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Moss; Moss attends Greenhills Farm Academy.
Morgan V. Cross of Crawford Parkway, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Cross; Cross attends St. Mary's Academy in Norfolk.
Kiana Ricks-Bell of Chesapeake, daughter of Lankford Bell and Diane Ricks-Bell.
The ladies in waiting are:
Donica Johnson of Cavalier Manor; Dominique Dudley of Cavalier Manor; Cynthia Boone of Douglass Park; Kelin C. Lovick of Norfolk; April Dempsey of Chesapeake; Nedra M. Adamson of Victory Manor; Latoya Thomas of Twin Pines Road; Lakiesha Pierce of Cavalier Manor; Andrea Moore of Virginia Beach and Marnie Miller of Norfolk.
Eight scholarships will be awarded to Natasha Stateman of Chesapeake; Demetrius Lynch of Cavalier Manor; Cynthia Boone of Douglass Park; Antoinell Williams of Ida Barbour; Debra Shuler of Prentis Park; Latoya DuPriest of Chesapeake; Joseph Hinton of Chesapeake and Latoya Wright of Maplewood Park.
Debra Shuler will receive a first-place essay and talent award for, ``Why I Love Myself.''
Chanell M. Copeland also will receive a most original talent award for ``My Two Fathers.'' ILLUSTRATION: Photos
Chanell Copeland
Chantille Copeland
Debra Shuler
Simone Rhoden
Latoya Wright
by CNB