Ashton McCoy is a Senior at Tupelo High School who is involved in many clubs and school activities.
Ashton is an all-time high photographer here at Tupelo High; he takes pictures for all sporting events and has even expanded to take pictures outside of school. Over his last 3 years as a photographer, he has won 50+ Mississippi Scholastic Press Association Awards. He was also named to the MSPA All-Mississippi Student Journalist Team.
In addition to his work at THS, McCoy has gone to multiple D1 colleges to take sports photos, such as Mississippi State and Ole Miss. He will be going to Tennessee at the end of February. All of this at the young age of 17.
After high school, Ashton plans to go to the University of Mississippi to pursue a degree in Integrated Marketing and Communications and hopes to take pictures for Ole Miss Football and Women’s Basketball.
“Ashton is a very nice and cool person, he is very educated and very inspired in everything that he does, he is very interactive in the school community, he’s a phenomenal photographer, everything that he does he does with love and he is very professional whenever it comes to taking pictures and in general.” Kali Nicks said.
Aside from photography, Ashton likes to make videos, ride horses, and chill with his family. He also likes to compete in horse competitions.
McCoy’s ambitions are very high in his life. He wants to be a photographer for the NFL and buy his momma a house and his dad some land or real estate.
“There is no way to truly describe Ashton, but he is a gift to many,” journalism teacher Shari Chumley said. “He came to me in his sophomore year and asked me if he could borrow one of my cameras because he wanted to take pictures of volleyball. Usually, we don’t do that. He was in a digital media class, so I let him take my license test, the camera test. And after that, he took pictures that whole year for different sports. The next year, his junior year, he really grew his business; he took feedback really well. He won the top journalist award and made the all-Mississippi journalist team, which is really rare for someone who is solely a photographer; his graphics are amazing.”
McCoy is mainly known for his pictures in football and basketball. He sought opportunities to take pictures, This is a student that is going to go very far in life.”
