STUDENTS AT INDIANOLA ACADEMY WERE REMINDED ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TOBACCO USE BY A VERY SPECIAL GUEST TUESDAY...SARAH BETH JAMES, WHO CURRENTLY HOLDS THE TITLE OF MISS MISSISSIPPI, SPOKE TO A CLASSROOM OF CHILDREN EXPLAINING THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF TOBACCO USE. STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS, AND SHARE THEIR CONCERNS AND PERSONAL ENCOUNTERS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WHO SMOKE. MISS MISSISIPPI IS SET TO TOUR TWENTY SCHOOLS TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE WITH STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE TOUR IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE "TAR WARS," AN EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT TARGETS YOUTH, WARNING THEM OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF TOBACCO USE. MISS MISSISSIPPI'S PLATFORM IS ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION, HOWEVER SHE SAYS EDUCATING YOUTH ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TOBACCO IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HER.