The following students at Polk Central Elementary were chosen by their teachers as Terrific Kids for March:
Pre-Kindergarten
Ms. Hathaway – Maggie Gaven
Ms. Jackson – Sam Lammers
Ms. Thompson – Zane McAbee
Ms. Whittemore – Mahaley Wilson
Kindergarten
Ms. Edwards – Lindsey Dotson
Ms. McCormick – Logan Rhodes
Ms. Tanko – Cithaly Guerrero
First grade
Ms. Bame – Annabelle Ruff
Ms. Cox – Chloe Davis
Ms. Powell – Chloe Hall
Second grade
Ms. Dotson – Lauren Dotson
Ms. Fowler – Jasmine Painter
Ms. Walters – Lindsey Jenkins
Third grade
Ms. Carlson – Kirsten Carambot
Ms. Ford – Alfredo Cruz
Ms. Siegel – Maddy Lawter
Fourth grade
Ms. Arledge – Rylee Barwell
Ms. Davis – Alex Ramirez-Bautista
Ms. Wilson – Jackson Price
Fifth grade
Ms. Hardin – Aliyah Busbee
Ms. Smith – Tucker Morrow
Ms. Walter – Melanie Huizer, Juniper Walter
Tryon Kiwanis Club sponsors the Terrific Kids program at Polk Central, as well as Sunny View and Tryon Elementary Schools. Each student chosen by the teacher receives a certificate, a pencil and a bumper sticker. School counselor Susan Howell displays pictures of the winners for each month on a bulletin board at the school.
– article submitted by Lynn Montgomery