LIFESTYLES
DURHAM ALUMNAE CHAPTER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA, INC. PRESENTS
MISS JABBERWOCK 2013-14
Kayla Daniels,
a Hillside High
School senior,
is the daughter
of Andre’ and
Alethia Daniels.
Her escort was
Trae’ranz White
and she was
mentored by
Deloris Baker
Hargow and Debra
Dorsey.
PICTURED ABOVE: The 2013-14 Jabberwock Court with Escorts (L – R): Miss Shawnesi
Russell (3rd Runner Up) & escort Mr. P. Benjamin Shaw, III; Miss Taylor Owens (1st Runner
Up) & escort Mr. Travis Miller; Miss Salita Greene (2013-14 Miss Jabberwock Queen) & escort
Mr. Mavin Tillman, Jr.; Miss Joia Freeman (2nd Runner Up) & escort Mr. Kelly Moore; and Miss
Ariana Johnson (4th Runner Up) & escort Mr. Jabin Bethea.
DURHAM, NC - On Saturday, February 1,
2014, ten beautiful debutantes graced the
stage of Charles E. Jordan High School
Auditorium in anticipation of the Durham
Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc. Jabberwock Scholarship
Gala. The 2013-14 theme of this annual
event was “Renaissance: Clever &
Captivating Jewels”.
The ten debutantes expressed their
renaissance talent with a dynamic opening
dance performance that revealed a modern
day twist on the 20’s style dance along to
‘Show Me How You Burlesque’ by Christina
Aguilera. The event continued with many
memorable moments.
The moment many awaited came with
the crowning of Miss Jabberwock 201314 Salita Greene. The Jabberwock Court
consisted of 1st Runner-up: Taylor Owens,
2nd Runner-up: Joia Freeman, 3rd Runnerup: Shawnesi Russell and 4th Runner-up:
Ariana Johnson.
Other superlative awards
presented were Most Unique Style – Taylor
Owens & Trae’ranz White; Most Sincere –
Victoria Jackson & P. Benjamin Shaw, III;
Deepest Thinker – Kayla Tate & Marvin
Tillman, Jr., Best Smile – Kayla Daniels &
Travis Miller, Life of the Party – Kayla Tate
& Kelly Moore; Most Persistent – Salita
Greene & Zairee Parker, Rare Jewel –
Brandi Arledge & Oreyane Tate, Dancing
Machine – Taylor Owens & Jabin Bethea,
Most Dedicated – Shawnesi Russell &
Zairee Parker, and Mr. Personality – Kelly
Moore and Miss Congeniality – Joia
Freeman.
Joia Freeman, a
Durham Academy
senior, is the
daughter of Rev.
Sterling Freeman
and Michelle
Graham-Freeman.
Her escort was
Kelly Moore and
she was mentored by Sandra Lawson and
Norma Petway.
Salita Greene, a Jordan High School
senior, is the daughter of James and Kathy
Greene. Her escort was Marvin Tillman,
Jr and she was mentored by Bernadette
Lewis-Langhorne and Bernadette Watts.
Victoria Jackson, a Josephine Dobbs
Clement Early College High School senior,
is the daughter of Felton and Dwanna
Wiggins. Her escort was Phillip RobinsonHayes and she was mentored by Maranda
Leverette and Latisha Johnson.
2013-14 JABBERWOCK
DEBUTANTES
Allante’ Johnson, an Enloe High School
senior, is the daughter of John Johnson and
Anthony & LaTanya Michael. Her escort
was Zairee Parker and she was mentored
by Mary Young and Claretha Woody.
Brandi Arledge, a Josephine Dobbs
Clement Early College High School junior,
is the daughter of Brian Arledge and Vickie
Barbee-Arledge. Her escort was Christian
Arledge and she was mentored by Tiffany
Matthews and Tara Shuler.
Ariana Johnson, a Josephine Dobbs
Clement Early College High School junior,
is the daughter of Glen and Grace Johnson.
Her escort was Jabin Bethea and she was
mentored by Harriet V. Davis and Carolyn
Thornton Walker.
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Taylor Owens, a Hillside High School
senior, is the daughter of Lewis and Pamela
Owens. Her escort was Travis Miller and
she was mentored by Nina Mason and
Cynthia Traynham.
Shawnesi Russell, a Riverside High
School junior, is the daughter of Darryl
Russell and Stephanie Williams. Her
escort was P. Benjamin Shaw, III and she
was mentored by Remell Clemons and
Dilcy Grady Burton.
Kayla Tate, a Hillside High School senior,
is the daughter of Charles Tate and Zarrida
Davis. Her escort was Oreyane Tate and
she was mentored by April Pyatt and Ayana
Moore.
The Jabberwock was initially
presented in 1925 in Boston,
Massachusetts. Jabberwock, a word
copyrighted by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Inc., derives from Lewis Carroll’s tale
Alice in Wonderland nonsense poem
“Jabberwocky,” in which it was customary
for creatures from throughout the kingdom
to gather annually to present a gala event.
The Durham Alumnae Chapter of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has held
this annual scholarship program since
1962, awarding scholarships to Durham
County residents.
The Jabberwock Gala is a formal event
resulting from the culmination of social
activities, community service, educational
workshops, and scholarship fundraising
opportunities. The scholarships awarded
to the 2013-14 debutantes Jabberwock
candidate were in excess of $60,000.00.
Ms. Asha Felder and NCCU Psychology
Professor Dr. Jonathan Livingston were
outstanding in their role as Mistress
and Master of Ceremony. Gloria McNeil
- Durham Alumnae Chapter President,
Sonya Harris (2nd Vice President and
Jabberwock Chair) and Chonna Campbell
(Jabberwock Co-Chair) coordinated the
event, along with Durham Alumnae Chapter
members assisting in many roles to make
the Jabberwock Gala a huge success.
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