ELLISVILLE – Several hundred superheroes, princesses and ghouls came out to have fun at the annual Jones College Treats in the Streets on the JC campus in Ellisville. Kids played games for treats in the booths set up by JC faculty and students as a way to give back to the community. Some children participated in the costume contests for babies through teens, with the winners of the creatively dressed kids receiving a variety of goodies and sweet prizes from the JC Office of Student Affairs.
Jones College students who dressed and impressed the judges, received prizes for their efforts. The top five winners of the Costume Contest for JC students included JC childcare employee, Christina Nixon as the cowgirl, winning the overall top prize. Jones College students from Morton, Meghan Toranno, Tristen Goss and Ghenessy Lopez who dressed as The Lorax, took third place, and from Enterprise, Lainey Parker who dressed as the Balloon Dog, won second place. Honorable Mention went to Maddie Smith of Sumrall who dressed as Barbie in a Box and Mekhiya Bates of Pascagoula who dressed as Steve Harvey.
Treats in the Streets is an annual, free, community event hosted by the Jones College with various student organizations and academic and technical divisions setting up games and offering candy gifts.