More than 130 Muncie students honored with MLK Youth Citizen Awards

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MUNCIE, Ind. — Behind his black mask, Grissom Elementary School fifth-grader Khylan Kennedy beamed with pride after receiving his Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Citizenship Award from Interim Principal Randy McCracken. Kennedy had no idea he was even up for an award.

“The students are nominated by teachers and other school leaders, so it’s always wonderful to see their reactions to this recognition they were never anticipating,” Muncie Community Schools Diversity Director Rhonda Ward said in a relase.

Altogether, 134 students from all MCS schools, Burris Laboratory School, St. Michael Catholic School and Inspire Academy were selected as award winners by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Team. Due to COVID-19, presentations were made to students at their individual schools throughout the week rather than gathering for a collective ceremony.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Citizenship Award recipients for 2022 are:

  • Muncie Area Career Center: Dawson Brooks, Mahayla Clark, Riley Cox, Nataleigh Daugherty, Esli Velazquez Flores, Noah Kitterman, Alexandra McGrath, Ariel Newman, Jack Racer, Samantha Troxell and Charity Wright.

  • Muncie Central High School: Dylan Beard, Jordan Dildy, Kaden Foster, Brandon Garrett, Zion Hamilton, Paijai Hawkins, Thomas Johnson, Angelina King, Brandon Musick, Timothy Shaffer, Keyniah Sharp, Michael Thomas, Yvan Vandenberg, Dion Welch and Triston Whitney.

  • Northside Middle School: Brendon Barker, Quinton Butler, Jayleigh Cole-Westbrook, Thaily Cortez-Rios, Karissa Dunn, King Hart, Dreamah Patterson, Ja’Relle Rhodes-Hill, Learah Rollins, Draedon Sevion, Trenton Smalling, Knowledge Smith, Jhanyah Strong and Jonathan Wills.

  • Southside Middle School: Trevon Anthony, Ava Brown, Paeton Corbin, Brieonna Easton, Mylaya Gaines, Trevon Hill, Brandi Jones, Frederick Lewis, Doris Malloy, Annabell McCord, Karaline Taylor and Adrian White.

  • East Washington Academy: Cynia Coleman, 3rd, Myla Crittenden, Mia Hill, Josiah Person, Nestor Romero and Owen Shroyer.

  • Grissom Elementary School: Marcel Dunlap, Nicholas Grill, Hunter Johnson, Nova Jones, Khylan Kennedy and Myanna Sevion.

  • Longfellow Elementary School: Nyiema Blackmon, Jaxson Ferrer-Riley, Ry’Ana Graham, Victoria Moore, Rhiley Thomas and Marsadie’ Whiting.

  • North View Elementary School: Charlotte Hess, Carlaina Johnson, Landen Moore, Camden Newhouse, Unnabh Shrestha and Trevor Smalling.

  • South View Elementary School: Grace Layne, Angelina Gilland, Ja’Zyah McCray, Lillian Mullenix, Addleigh Rain and Arielle Woods.

  • West View Elementary School: Douglas Acherekoh, Isabella Bergan, Willow Craig, True Gordon, LaHaley Heuchan and Kiranpreet Kau.

  • Burris Laboratory Elementary School: Helen Fan, Evelynn Glidde, Alonna Mitchell, Aaron Nguyen, Lydia Rutherford and Marlowe Shermeta.

  • Burris Middle School: Dorothy Eads, Elva Gu, Sydney Jackson, Dylan Mitchell, Ericka Rosado and Danyal Syed.

  • Burris High School: Dutsika Campa, Laylianna EDeeb, Jackson Littlejohn, Brandon Milleman, Bentley Miller, Gerry Moore, Faith Shroll and Moses Smith.

  • Inspire Academy Elementary School: Viktoria Kress, Ethan Ligene, Asher Mann, Rylan Showalter, Logan Smith and Aidan Sylla.

  • Inspire Academy Middle-High School: Kazte Baugues, Riley Baugues, Frederik Carpenter, Am’ah Carter, Amina Carter, Lilah Carter, Zaden Fletcher, Amari’Yonna Jefferson, Isabel LeGraff, Kaleb Rose and Joesiah Taylor.

  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School: Ayriel Bond, Grace Dessing, Shiloh Ernstberger, Ava Hayes, Hannah Koontz and Cayliegh Lindsey.

  • St Michael Catholic Middle School: Emily Doerner, Noemi Galan and Elijah Hagans.

This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: More than 130 Muncie students honored with MLK Youth Citizen Awards