Reef House Student of the Year
Jameica Claire distinguished herself last May when she was selected as the Reef House's 2006 Student of the Year. Jameica, an eleven year old who attends Woodland Middle School, likes to set high standards for herself. She believes in constantly challenging herself to make better grades - turning "C"s into "B"s, and "B"s into "A"s. Not one to rest on her success, her goals this year are to make straight A's, and read more. At the top of her reading list is the book Holes. Her two favorite subjects are reading and language arts, and she would like to be a teacher herself someday. When asked the secret to her success, her advice is to "work hard." She counts her mother as a role model, because she is sweet, loving, and silly - kind of like Jameica herself! Jameica passed on this wise piece of her mother's advice: "You shouldn't be a student just in school, be a student in all areas of your life." With an attitude like that, we expect more great things in Jameica's future.
 Reef House Most Improved Student
Quentin Harper, a twelve year old at Woodland Middle School, was honored last May as the Reef House's Most Improved Student of 2006. Quentin credits his ongoing improvement to paying closer attention in school, doing more work, and studying. Clearly, there are no easy paths to success, and Quentin recognizes that success is very much about a person's character. He says that he learned a lot from last year's "Call to Manhood," which emphasized the importance of becoming a good and strong man, and "not listening to booty music." Quentin listed Lil Wayne and Fat Joe as his favorite musicians, and he hopes someday to either make it to the NFL, or go to school for business. He enjoys math and reading about football players. In the near future, he's looking to do even better in language arts. We are sure that he will succeed at this as well!
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