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Queen of the Turtle Derby returning home for visit: Greenville native Julia Reed to keynote Jackson Symphony League annual spring luncheon.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 26-APR-04 		Format: Online - approximately 934 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
When Julia Reed was called to the principal's office as a high school sophomore in Greenville and was chided for reading a book during a football pep rally, she knew she needed to make a major change. Instead of obediently putting down the book and picking up a spirit stick, Reed followed in the footsteps of her mother and aunt and headed to The Madiera School in McLean, Va., a private girls-only boarding school for grades nine-12.

"After I was told that I wasn't showing enough school spirit, it was clear to me that I was never going to be a successful cheerleader so I thought, as much as I love Greenville, I gotta get out of here," said Reed. "I threw a fit to go and demanded to go to Madiera, so they let me."

The decision altered...

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