WEST COLUMBIA, SC -- Forty-nine Lexington Two students have been inducted into the Myrdis Walker Scholars program.
The program recognizes district African-American students in eighth through 12th grades who have demonstrated the potential to excel in academics. An induction ceremony was held Feb. 15.
Eligible students must be identified as gifted, according to the South Carolina criteria, or have acquired a class rank in the top 15 percent of his/her high school class. An additional goal of the program is to establish a peer support group of outstanding African-American student scholars in the district. The program is named for Myrdis Walker, an inspiring educator who taught for many years at R. Earle Davis Elementary School in Lexington Two.
This year’s inductees include:
Busbee Creative Arts Academy
Madison Bell
Desmond Brown
Evana Brown
Niree Chandler
Jeremy Daniels
Zach Glenn
Tony McCoy
Kristina Randolph
Dylan Roberts
Isaiah Swope
Fulmer Middle
Jahad Allen
Adiah Anderson
Jasmine Booth
Jamia Douglas
Tiaryca Green
Simone Jones
Acacia Jones
Shamia Pelzer
Ashley Robinson
Taahir Sabree
Jeremiah Smith
Northside Middle
Keelen Cooper Brooks
Joshua Kinard
McKenzie Moore
Sameria Nelson
Jailyn Pringle
Evan Sloan
Kevon Tyler
Arayna Webb
Alena Young
Pine Ridge Middle
Aisha Albert
Jasmine Boston
Ja’mese Corbitt
Amayah Harmon
Marques Hudson
Sa’Nyiah James
Michael Lykes
Arianna Pee
Naizja Redding
Kendall Singleton
Micah Taylor
Brandon Walters
Airport High
Isha Bojang
Kimberly Humes
Jacee Jackson
Brookland-Cayce High
Niaja Holman
Emanie Jeffers
Janetts Macon
Dantae Vereen