Alexis Jenkins is Southside High School's nominee to character traits of kindness and gratitude | Eastern NC Now

   Press Release

    Alexis Jenkins was honored as Southside High School's nominee to the Beaufort County Board of Education for the character traits of kindness and gratitude.

    Other students nominated for these character traits, part of the Beaufort County Schools' character education program, included Lisa Chapman, Brittney Shelton, Kadijah Boyd, Jake Hollowell, Rosiland Clark, Joshua Hardy, Shayonti Barua, Sierra Bonner, Rebekah Hodnett, Katie Teague, Zakiya Bryant, Joannie Williams, Lori Catherine Ball, C.J. Fisher, Nicole Cornelius, Austin Woolard, Jamerial Blackridge, and Andrew Jones.

    Southside faculty and staff also recognized students for respecting themselves and others, part of the SOAR initiative under the PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies) program. These students included Julio Burgos, Mark Knickerbocker, Darion Curlings, Tyler Stanbridge, Thomas Wainwright, Shayonti Barua, Cody Ingalls, Valarie Hodges, Kenitra Peele, Raeshon Arthur, Brandon Adams, and Kendedra Williams.

    All nominees were honored at a reception at Southside on December 20.
Kindness and gratitude nominees pictured are (front row) Rosiland Clark, Sierra Bonner, and Shayonti Barua; (middle row) Alexis Jenkins, Lori Catherine Ball, Katie Teague, Brittney Shelton, Nicole Cornelius, and Rebekah Hodnett; (back row) Andrew Jones, Joshua Hardy, Austin Woolard, and Jameriel Blackledge.
SOAR nominees pictured are (front row) Kenitra Peele, Shayonti Barua, Valarie Hodges, Kendedra Williams, and Darion Curlings; (back row) Tyler Stanbridge, Cody Ingalls, Julio Burgos, Mark Knickerbocker, and Brandon Adams.

    Sarah Hodges
    Public Information Officer
    Beaufort County Schools
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