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Houston students takes first place in national conference

By Andrea Honaker
Perry High School junior Malika Jackson won first place in Food Innovations at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America conference in Nashville, Tenn, in July.
Perry High School junior Malika Jackson won first place in Food Innovations at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America conference in Nashville, Tenn, in July. Special to The Telegraph

A Houston County student took home the gold at a national conference this summer.

Malika Jackson won first place in Food Innovations at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America conference in Nashville, Tenn, in July. More than 7,500 students and advisers participated in the the event.

Jackson is a junior at Perry High School and enrolled in the culinary arts pathway at Houston County Career Academy. Kama Beaumarchais and Crystal Quick are the school’s FCCLA advisers.

Andrea Honaker: 478-744-4382, @TelegraphAndrea

This story was originally published September 1, 2017 at 12:18 PM with the headline "Houston students takes first place in national conference."

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