Joy Hayashida Ludington is an enthusiastic 10-year-old. This week she welcomes us into her inner world by answering a lot of questions. I think that we oldsters could learn a lot from this smart, thoughtful and confident girl. She was recently awarded top honors in the Wyoming Letters About Literature Contest. She won second place in the grades four-six category.
Q: Where and when were you born?
Joy: I was born on Oct. 19, 2010 (close to Halloween) in Jackson.
Q: Who are your parents and where do they work?
Joy: My momâs name is Maria Hayashida, and she works at the library, which Iâm super happy about because I love to read. My dadâs name is Maxwell Ludington, and he is the president of the Jackson Hole Land Trust.
Conogher Sargent Clancy of Jackson was among more than 60 University of Mississippi students to receive a Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medal, the university’s highest academic award.