DeAria Crumpton, a brave and bright second grader, credited her mother, grandmother and teacher for her good behavior, all of whom looked on as she was recognized Friday.
Katrina Brown, a senior, is the second recipient of the Rising Star Character Student of the Month representing Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy.
Penelope Besnoy, an eighth-grader at Tuscaloosa Magnet School- Middle, is the first recipient of the Rising Star Character Student of the Month for the month of February.
Longtime Tuscaloosa City Schools District 7 board member Erskine Simmons has served the students, parents, and citizens of Tuscaloosa for many years, and through his service many lives have been impacted.
Adrian Gaspar-Felipe, a second-grader at Central Elementary School is the third recipient of the Rising Star Character Student of the Month for the month of January.
Two Tuscaloosa City elementary schools were designated as state schools of characters, joining 71 other schools across the nation to receive the distinction.