Students of the month recognized

Recognized as students of the month recently were Ivan Hernandez-Jimenez, front, pre-kindergarten at Morse Early Childhood Center; middle row, Kylie Hamilton, New Stanley Elementary; and back row, left to right, Rosa Hernandez, Harmon High School; Alejandro Martinez, Argentine Middle School. (Photo from Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools)
Recognized as students of the month recently were Ivan Hernandez-Jimenez, front, pre-kindergarten at Morse Early Childhood Center; middle row, Kylie Hamilton, New Stanley Elementary; and back row, left to right, Rosa Hernandez, Harmon High School; Alejandro Martinez, Argentine Middle School. (Photo from Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools)

Four Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools students were recognized as students of the month at a recent board meeting.

The students of the month for November were Ivan Hernandez-Jimenez, Morse Early Childhood Center; Kylie Hamilton, New Stanley Elementary; Alejandro Martinez, Argentine Middle School; and Rosa Hernandez, Harmon High School.

The students were recommended by Superintendent Cynthia Lane.

Ivan was nominated by Jennifer Bruns, Jami Dodig, Alicia Salazar-Neupane, Yogi Guess and Manisha Tatum, early childhood staff at Morse.

The Morse staff wrote in its nomination letter: “Ivan is an exceptional role model for his peers. He is a blessing to have in our classroom again this year. Ivan is able to invite his peers to follow directions and classroom routines. For example, when the teacher turns on the ‘clean up’ song, Ivan cleans up his area, and then goes around the room helps his peers to clean and letting them know that the song means it’s time to clean up their toys. He is very kind, caring and loving towards all students in the classroom. Ivan shows persistence in all tasks that he pursues. If he can’t figure out a task, he will try over and over again or ask a teacher for assistant. Ivan’s classroom teachers are very excited to have him back again this year in our classroom!”

Kylie, a fifth-grader, was nominated by Jamie Brann, teacher at New Stanley Elementary School, and the fifth-grade team at the school.
The nomination letter: “The fifth grade team at New Stanley Elementary would like to nominate Kylie Hamilton for Student of the Month. Kylie is a shy fifth grader who could easily slide under the radar. However, in our time with Kylie (July through October) she has grown significantly, both academically and socially. She is consistent in turning in weekly reading logs, morning work and all assignments. Kylie never misses school and is very reliable and depended on by her peers. Kylie is an incredibly hard-working young lady and we are very proud to nominate her for student of the month.”

Alejandro, an 8th-grader at Argentine Middle School, was nominated by Micah Louis, teacher.

The nomination letter: “Alejandro (Alex) has been a pleasure to have in class this year. I have known him for two years and his pursuit of excellence is unparalleled. Whether it’s football conditioning or math, Alex wants to be the best. He also possesses a very humble and empathetic attitude, and always looks to help other students in the class. His positive outlook on school and life will take him far, and he makes me look forward to when I have his class!”

Rosa Hernandez, an 11th-grader, was nominated by Geoff Markos, principal of Harmon High School.

The nomination letter: “It gives me great pleasure to recommend Rosa Hernandez, for the District’s Student of the month. Given my role as the principal, I do not have the pleasure of having Rosa in class. However, every time I observe her in the classroom, hallway, cafeteria, sports arena, etc…she always has a smile and seems to be doing something to help Harmon and the students within. What makes Rosa so special is her ability to be a leader both socially and academically. She takes pride in seeing others succeed. We started LINK Crew this school year which is a leadership program that uses juniors and seniors to mentor and welcome our incoming freshman class. Rosa is not only an active member in LINK Crew, she applied and was awarded a commissioner position. Rosa is the driving force for inspiring new ideas to promote the LINK crew and the freshmen that they support. She is an inspiration to me, our students, and our staff at J.C. Harmon.”