Mackynzie Smith attends Red River Elementary School.  She was nominated by her teacher, Mrs. Arnold to be the April Quality Kid.  Here is her nomination statement:

Mackynzie Smith is, in my opinion, an excellent example of a quality student. She arrived in my class with some ground to make up because of Covid.   In the beginning, she was overwhelmed by how much she needed to do, but over the next few weeks, she began to pick up steam. By November, her reading was much improved.  

Mackynzie’s work ethic has been inspiring and has been a positive role model to her classmates. She never gives up, even when the work is hard. She always gives me 100% when it’s time to get down to work.

She has a perpetual can-do attitude that drives her forward. Her DIBELS scores have shown incredible improvement, her reading level is greatly improved, and she is working hard toward mastery.

Mackynzie Smith is truly an example of a quality student.