Five-year-old Taylor DeRossette along with classmates, Dagan Abernathy, left, and Drew Barnes lead the St. Patrick’s Day parade this morning around the parking lot of First Methodist Protestant Church Day Care and Kindergarten. Tommi Baylot’s 5-year-old kindergarten class threw beads to the younger children at the school in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Taylor is the son of Kelly and Patrick DeRossette. Dagan is the daughter of Christie and Jeff Abernathy, and Drew is the daughter of Dawn and Robert Barnes.(Melanie Duncan Thortis The Vicksburg Post)