During April, Polk Central Elementary School counselor Susan Howell taught all the students about perseverance, the character trait of the month. Then each teacher chose the student who had best demonstrated perseverance during April.
The following students were chosen by their teachers as Terrific Kids for April:
Pre-kindergarten
Ms. Hathaway – Jose Chavez
Ms. Jackson – Brandon Metcalf
Ms. Thompson – Nayeli Ramirez-Bautista
Ms. Whittemore – Lauren Beheler
Kindergarten
Ms. Edwards – Megan Allison
Ms. McCormick – Meredith Peek
Ms. Tanko – Sierra Lewis
First grade
Ms. Bame – Kayleigh Wilson
Ms. Cox – Elizabeth Seamon
Ms. Powell – Davion Simpson
Second grade
Ms. Dotson – Cameron Horne
Ms. Fowler – Brittany O’Sullivan
Ms. Walters – Grayson Smith
Third grade
Ms. Carlson – Lee Hamlet
Ms. Ford – Katelyn Hudson
Fourth grade
Ms. Arledge – Kiyon Staley
Ms. Davis – Amber Lantz
Ms. Wilson – Alyshia Yoder
Fifth grade
Ms. Hardin – Cierra Tripp
Ms. Smith – Issac Rendon
Ms. Walter – MaKayla Staley, Makayla Lail
Ms. Johnson – Christian Tallent
– article submitted
by Lynn Montgomery