During a school trip on Sept. 10, eighth-grader Keonte Watson and his classmates at Gilmore Middle School were canoeing at the REC Center in Racine.
A canoe with three girls in it tipped over and knocked them into the water. Keonte, who was on the shore at the time, noticed one of the girls wasn't tall enough to reach the bottom of the river. Dressed in nice clothes, he still ran into the water and helped her to the shore.
The selfless act impressed his teachers and led Gilmore Principal Kevin Brown to nominate Keonte for a Super School Star award.
"He was very nonchalant about it," Brown said about Watson's heroic act. "He just said, 'Mr. Brown, it made my clothes all stinky. I had to throw them all away.'"
"But he ran in without anyone asking him to," Brown added. "He really did help that girl."
Keonte is the first winner of RacinePost's new, "Super School Star Award." The award honors positive and uplifting stories from our community's schools. It's open to any student, teacher, staff, administrator or anyone else associated with our schools.
Have someone you would like to nominate? Send us an email at: dustin.block@gmail.com. All you need is a paragraph introducing the person you feel is a Super School Star and a contact number so we can follow up with you. We'll write up a story about award winners, take their picture and give them a certificate. The more the better ... we hope to run them throughout the school year.
This is a great idea! Thanks for trying to showcase some of the positive people and events in Racine instead of dwelling on the negative stories. Well done RacinePost!
ReplyDeleteYes - what a wonderful story! We read so many stories about "heroes" but here is a kid who not only wasn't getting paid to do what he did, he lost his nice clothes.
ReplyDeleteGreat job!! I wonder if his father is the criminal listed over and over on ccaps?? Glad to see that he is a good kid!
ReplyDeleteyour petty!!!!!!!!!!!!!get a life!!
DeleteNo his father is dead. What would make you look at ccap after a great story like this. You are an example of whats wrong with Racine.Geez sweep by your own front door i bet there is alot of mess there you should be concearned about!
ReplyDeleteI agree = let's showcase more stories like this. This young man did the right thing without having to be asked and his parents should be very proud. If his father has passed, I'm sure he's looking down on his son from Heaven and smiling upon him.
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ReplyDeleteI request that the last comment be deleted. This is not the place for bloggers to bicker amongst themselves. This student did a wonderful thing, let it be at that.
ReplyDeleteGood job Keonte! You are the best no matter what anyone thinks. You did something positive and the Lord is smiling down upon you!
ReplyDeletei love yuh babe good job!!!
ReplyDeleteyou are the definition of perfect!!yuh saved someones life without any hesitation!!!ur a great great guy!!and im thankful because God gave me someone like you! right choice:) i love you and im so proud of you!
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