Gaqueta “Gee Gee” Alexander, a Freshman Media Production Major from Columbia, Mississippi shares her thoughts on the journey.

Bradley Floore Junior Finance and Accounting Double Major Hometown: Gautier, MS In a few words, this year’s Luckyday Discovery Trip was INCREDIBLE! It is hard to believe all that we accomplished in just a few short days. From 8 am wake up calls to late night adventures, we took advantage of every opportunity we had…

Raina Parker Major: double major-Entrepreneurship and Fashion Merchandising Hometown: Gulfport, MS I wanted to be a part of the Discovery Trip because I wanted to see a side of the world I have not seen. I come from a sheltered home and even though we traveled, I still wanted to know about the world. I…

Heather Satcher Major: Nursing Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS I wanted to go on the Luckyday trip because I saw it as an opportunity to discover and explore a place I had never been, a place where I possibly would not have the chance to visit on my own. One thing I learned on the discovery trip was how…

Lauren Gardner is a psychology major from Star, MS. Here are a few words from Lauren about her experience on the Luckyday discovery trip. I wanted to come on this trip because I’ve always wanted to go to California, and I love to travel. I guess a good story of mine would be riding on…

My name is Brielle Jordan. I am a nursing major with a theatre minor and I was born and raised in Ocean Springs, MS. I wanted to go on the LD Discovery Trip because I thought it would be a great opportunity to broaden my horizons. I took my first trip up north last summer…

Brennan Kennedy is a sophomore scholar and Luckyday mentor. He has been to California before on a show choir competition trip. He was interested in this trip because he really wanted to go to Yosemite. Studying geology peaked his interest in seeing more of our national treasures. On Sunday night of the trip, everyone could…

Andrea Mastores is a freshman scholar from Picayune, MS. As soon as she heard about this discovery trip, she knew she had to go. In fact, the first day students could turn in a deposit for the trip, Andrea rushed over to the Luckyday office to pay and secure her spot. She was so excited…

Danielle hails from Brandon, Mississippi. She is one of our two seniors traveling on this trip. Her major is social work. Here are so thoughts  from Danielle in her own words. I came on this trip because I went on the past two discovery trips, and they were experiences I will never forget. I thought…

Video: Madelynn and Courtney reporting from the falls