Shamaria Quinn         K                 Idlewild Elementary
Shamaria was at home with her grandmother. Her grandmother fell to the floor unconscious and Shamaria knew to call 911 for help. Shamaria knew to stay calm and to answer all the emergency operators’ questions.

Courtney White         K             Hawk Ridge Elementary
This past November, Courtney’s mother fell to the floor and possibly had a seizure. Courtney dialed 911 for help. When the emergency personnel arrived, Courtney was standing with her mom making sure she was safe. Courtney was also able to give pertinent information to the emergency personnel.

Alexis Helms          1st Grade       Lansdowne Elementary
Alexis witnessed older boys playing with a gun on the back of the school bus. Alexis knew the right thing to do was to tell the assistant principal upon her arrival at school. The “plastic toy gun” was confiscated by school personnel. Alexis was the only student on the bus that showed responsibility to others by reporting what could have been a dangerous weapon.  

Devin Lynch      3rd Grade       Olde Providence Elementary
Devin is an amazing young man who has worked hard to form teams and raise money for Multiple Sclerosis. When Devin was a 1st grader he formed a team of 30 walkers, he was able to receive sponsorship from a local restaurant, and his team raised over $10,700. Devin has attended two National Sclerosis conferences, this past October he was recognized as the youngest team captain during the Dallas Texas conference. Devin plans to work even harder in 2008 to raise money for research and find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis. Devin demonstrates respect, responsibility and caring beyond his young years.

Dulce Alonzo     4th Grade      Albemarle Road Elementary
Dulce has been bravely dealing with his mothers’ battle with cancer for the last 3 years. She is an only child and has taken on some very grown up roles to help out at home with her father. Dulce has maintained a positive attitude, good grades and has graduated from the ESL classroom because of her high performance learning English. Dulce has demonstrated courage and perseverance during a difficult time.  

Aliyah Carelock       5th Grade        Billingsville Elementary
Aliyah decided to turn in a student who stole and iPod from another student. She knew honesty was very important and was not afraid to stand up in front of her peers and do the right thing. After Aliyah made a choice to do the right thing many of her peers followed through also demonstrating her leadership abilities. 

Ty’Asiha Rann        5th Grade        J. W. Grier Academy
Ty’Asiha noticed that two kindergarten students were on the wrong bus. She checked their bus tags and escorted them to the correct bus. Ty’Asiha could have ignored the situation, her actions demonstrated maturity and caring. She saved school personnel and the children’s parents a great deal of worry.

James Warren Jr.    5th Grade      Winterfield Elementary
During lunch one of James classmates began to choke on her sandwich and was unable to breathe. James ran quickly to his classmate and began hitting her on her back, hoping to dislodge the food. James was successful and his classmate was able to breathe again. James quick actions and knowledge of first aid saved his classmate from a possible deadly situation. James is a role model for other students 

Antony Patrick Neale     7th Grade        Northeast Middle
Antony demonstrated honest and integrity when he found $100.00 at school. Antony knew it would be wrong to keep the money. He found the principal, Mr. Switzer, and immediately gave the money to him.

Jennifer Parker       7th Grade      J.M. Alexander Middle
During the first quarter a new student arrived in Jenna’s class. The new student became the target for several students. He was picked on, called various derogatory names and had his lunch stolen. Jenna has made great efforts to befriend this student and brings him extra food from home. Jenna demonstrates justness and true friendship with her classmate.

Courtney Boles        10th Grade        Independence High
Courtney found a wallet with $80.00. Nobody was around and Courtney could have easily kept the money. She chose to demonstrate honesty and respect for the individual that lost the wallet. Courtney turned the lost wallet into school personnel.