Hinds CC May 13 grads ready for the next step

Jaylen Patrick of Canton studied psychology at Hinds Community College and graduated from Hinds on May 13. His next step is to be a psychology major with a criminal justice minor at the University of Southern Mississippi, with the ultimate goal of becoming an FBI profiler.

Jermall Germon of Canton represented academic graduates at the May 15 Hinds Community College graduation ceremony on the Utica Campus.

For the first time this year, Hinds Community College included student speakers. Giving the invocation for three ceremonies on May 13 was Kennedi Miller of Canton.

He was among nearly 1,000 students who participated in one of the four ceremonies, including students eligible to participate in previous ceremonies cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, Hinds graduated 1,761 students.

Hinds Community College held three graduation ceremonies on Thursday, May 13, at the Rankin Campus and a fourth ceremony on Saturday, May 15, at the Utica Campus. All four ceremonies were for graduates only. Family and friends were able to view the ceremonies via livestreaming.