L-K students in the KickStart program receive belts
By Tim Emmons
temmons@casscountynow.com
Students at Mae Luster Stephens Junior High School made another big step in the KickStart Kids program as Instructor Jeremy McQuivey passed out belts at a ceremony held at the high school gym on May 8.
The program is in its second year and has gathered steam since its inception.
Eithan Sherrill and Emma Price were named male and female students of the year and both received their blue belts at the ceremony.
Blue belts were also handed out to, Mohab Khorshid, Patrick Dreesen, Gabe McQuivey, Draydon Delese, Krista Kenward, Jacob Covey, Chris Jones, Jhakyrai Jordan, Kaitlyn Salazar, Jacob Shada, Jessica Fuller, Riley Fuller, Ty Patterson, Sierra Burns and Sydnee Robles.
Hannah Richardson received a red belt and purple belts were handed out to, Peyton Turner, Gracie Broussard, Jessie Haley, Alayna Mason,
Savannah Hoover, Kalen Nimmo, Katie Price, Amanda Gilmore, Dayton Hamilton, LaBrea Brooks,
LaDavion Johnson, Lauren Spaniol, Ryan Mitchell, Shane Burkhalter, Jaici Smallwood, Nic Kunze, Kaela Parker, Cade Stanley, Owen Taylor, Davion Tyson, Spencer Smith, Caeli Swaim, Carl Williams, Trey Schuler, Kinley Harris, Kyndall Eudy, Ashton Tucker, Victoria Beaty, Erik Fowler, DeAndrey Samuel, Gunner Minor, Kenneth Feringa, Destiny Hoipkemier,
Jade Hitchcock, Hannah Bell, Caleb Taylor, Jada Madlock, Harley Mosley, Konner Lafayette, Jonathan Money, Armando Arias, Ashline Barton, Ally Stanford, Nathan Nimmo, Aspen Lockhart, Lilliana Scafella, John Sparks, Trevor Norman, James Milligan, Reagan Miller, Madeline Carroll, Alannha Maxie, Joyce Rinehart, Makayla Whatley, Kaytrin Hutsell, Nate Holloway, Elizabeth Strong and Jerry Miller.
Fifth grade students receiving purple belts were, Justin Dunlap, Hannah Williams, Lily Sullivan, Karson Bynum, Trenton Griffin, Hunter Johnson, Cameron Jones, Colton Anderson, Skylar Whitmore, Brenson Kirchner, Nancy Pena, Colby Gibson, Michael King, Landon Liles, Matthew King, Jamarrion Gardner, Macy Fairless, Nikao Reyes, Sierra Smith, Linzy Callaway, Camie Tolleson, Martha Uribe, Alan Howard, Angelyna Meggs, Katelyn Lambert, Cierra White, Calley Willis, Josh Arnold, Kendall Wells, Gabriella Mosley, Zoe Scott and Jeremiah Hoff.
Fourth graders receiving gold belts were, Lacy Rodrick, Madison Harrison, Sydney Hampton, Joclyn Serrano, Abby Beaty,
Bella Grider, Denisha Desai, Zoe Scott, Alexus Davis, Trevor Hunt, Dacari Terhune, Morgan Cooper, Derek Hitchcock, Tamara Johnson, Haleigh Bell, Caleb Gibson,
Rudy Bates, Ashton Harper, Brianna Hoover, Abby Price, Willow Suggs, Maddy Ebarb,
Emily Wall, Cheyenne Gilmore, Christian Clark,
Shayna Thomas, Allie Smallwood, Camdyn McNutt, Hayley Mason, Stormy Haley, Piper Stanton, Trent Mathis, John Beauchamp, Trenton Stultz and Isaiah Harrison.
