LeBonté Women’s Club opens scholarship apps, honors 2025 recipient
By Carole Kelly
Preparation for selection of the Le Bonté Women’s Club 2026 scholarship recipient has begun as club chairpersons Janie Fields and Serena Calhoun share the criteria for the special award with Clinton High School senior women.
“We have distributed the forms that show activities describing qualities reflecting leadership and scholarship,” said Fields. Both she and Calhoun are longtime club members. “We have had many outstanding young women receive the scholarship over the past fifteen years, and we have received reports that show the progress that they have had in their lives and careers,” stated Calhoun.
CHS graduate Jolie Lorentz received the award for 2025.
“Her outstanding work was reflected in her grade point average and extracurricular activities, all contributing to her receiving the honor,” said Fields.
Lorentz said, “With a heart full of passion and a mind for science, I am ready to take the next step toward a future where I can truly make a difference. Le Bonté members are helping me reach my goal.”
Lorentz aspires to become a forensic medical examiner using medical sciences accompanied by her inquisitive mind to bring justice and closure to victims and to families.
“I want to be a voice for those who can no longer speak, combining medical expertise with empathy in a field that demands both precision and humanity.”
The daughter of Annie Villejoin and Warren Lorentz, she utilized her leadership talents in her endeavors throughout high school. Determined to be an independent woman, she organized her own business, “JoJo’s Dogsitting,” She says the petsitting business has given her valuable life and business experience, leading toward her saving to buy a computer for her college and medical school journey.
Her recognitions and honors include an A-honor roll achievement throughout her high school career; student VIP junior and senior years; and participation in the Chemistry Club, Academic Club, Cultural Awareness Society, Technology Student Association, National Honor Society, National Art Society and the mathematics honor society Mu Alpha Theta.
As a cadet lieutenant in the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), a student-led organization, Lorentz says she gained valuable experience in providing support to 150 cadets, assisting with preparing physical fitness routines, training in marching and armed rifle drill, color guard and unit leader responsibilities. She coordinated all aspects of the first JROTC military ball and led cadets in a holiday donation drive for an underprivileged child.
Lorentz is majoring in biology and pre-med courses at Mississippi College to be followed with pursuing her goal of achieving a medical degree in pathology.
