Nominations are being sought for the selection of the 2025 Petal School District “Champion of the Year” Award. For the past twenty years the Petal Education Foundation has recognized a special person, civic club or business who has contributed significantly to the Petal School District. In 2013 the Foundation Board of Directors broadened the scope of the award to include Petal alumni and non-alumni, organizations/clubs or non-profit businesses who have contributed significantly to the Petal School District.
The award is given annually at homecoming. Festivities will be October 23rd and 24th with the annual parade and the presentation ceremony at the Friday night football game.
Nominations in the form of a letter or email with supporting information and listings of involvement activities should be addressed to the Petal Education Foundation Board of Directors, P. O. Box 948, Petal, MS 39465. Send emails to Christy.hinnant@petalschools.com.
Both emails and letters are due by August 15th, 2025
Petal School District Education Foundation Trust, Inc.
“Champion of the Year”
Criteria for this award are as follows:
• Award can be presented to an individual, organization/club, or non-profit business
• Award cannot be given to an active employee of the Petal School District
• Applicant must have contributed significantly to the Petal School District, (contribution does not have to include financial contributions, but may include time and service.)
• Applicant must be involved in the community or have given back to the community
• Applicant must live in the Petal School District.
Letters/emails should be sent to the Petal Education Foundation, P. O. Box 948, Petal, MS 39465. For more information contact Christy Hinnant, Executive Director, 601-545-3002 or Christy.hinnant@petalschools.com
Former recipients of Foundation awards are:
2002 Lynn Cartlidge
2003 Jim Smith
2004 Carolyn and Junior Broome
2005 Milton Carpenter
2006 Hal Walker
2007 Buck Anderson
2008 Ed Walker
2009 Tommy Fairley
2010 Allen Flynt
2011 Connie Drake/Kevin Lewis
2012 Jimmy Jones/H. R. Nobles
Champion of the Year
2013 Marcus Ware
2014 James & Kay Fairley
2015 Cosmopolitan Club of Petal
2016 Wayne Ross-Commercial Stationery
2017 Ted and Charlene Cannon
2018 Demaris Lee
2019 Nadine Coleman
2020 Anthony McCullum
2021 Jimmy Havard
2022 Brad Eubank
2023 Burkett Ross
2024 Dr. Chuck Harrell
