Sharp's TKD, Illinois

Student of the month for December is Mr. Rick Allison. Mr. Allison has been a Black Belt at Sharp's Taekwondo for about 6 months now but has studied taekwondo for many years. He trains regularly 4-5 days per week and is always willing to help out when needed. His effort and attitude are an example for everyone to follow.

	STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER IS CARLOS GREATEN. CARLOS IS A 9 YEAR OLD GREEN 1ST AT SHARP'S TAEKWONDO. HE HAS BEEN TRAINING CONSISTENTLY FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. CARLOS IS ALWAYS ON OUR ACADEMIC ACHIEVERS LIST AND HE ALSO COMPETES SEVERAL TIMES EACH YEAR. WHEN CARLOS TRAINS HE IS VERY SERIOUS AND ATTENTIVE. HE IS A GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR OUR YOUNGER STUDENTS. CARLOS IS QUIET BUT PRECISE WITH HIS TECHNIQUES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING CARLOS AS ONE OF OUR INSTRUCTORS SOMEDAY.
STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST IS MICHAEL GRAHAM. MR. GRAHAM IS A 1ST DAN BLACK BELT AT SHARP'S TAEKWONDO. HE STARTED HIS TRAINING WHEN HE WAS 10 YEARS OLD. MICHAEL NOW TRAINS WITH HIS WIFE AND KIDS. HE HAS STEPPED UP TO BE AN ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR AT OUR SCHOOL AND ALSO INSTRUCTS IN SOME OF OUR WEAPONS CLASSES. MR. GRAHAM IS A QUIET LEADER IN THE SCHOOL BUT IS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP WHEN NEEDED.
	SUPERTOT OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST IS HALEY VOORHEES. HALEY IS A 6 YEAR OLD WHITE BELT AT SHARP'S TAEKWONDO. SHE HAS BEEN TRAINING REGULARLY FOR OVER 2 MONTHS AND PRACTICES AN AVERAGE OF 3 DAYS PER WEEK. SHE IS A QUIET BUT ATTENTIVE STUDENT. HALEY IS WORKING HARD TO GET READY FOR YELLOW BELT TESTING IN SEPTEMBER.

SUPERTOT OF THE MONTH FOR JULY IS MADYSEN SHARP. SHE IS A 6 YEAR OLD GREEN BELT. MADYSEN TRAINS WITH HER ENTIRE FAMILY. SHE HAS BEEN TRAINING SINCE THE AGE OF 2. MADYSEN ENJOYS WORKING THE WEAPONS AND PRACTICING WITH HER FRIENDS. SHE COMPETES IN SEVERAL TOURNAMENTS AND SPARS WEEKLY. MADYSEN HAS WORKED HARD RECENTLY ON HER FLEXIBILTY AND IS MAKING ALOT OF PROGRESS ON HER TECHNIQUES.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR JULY IS ZACH PATER. ZACH IS A 10 YEAR OLD RED 3RD AT SHARP'S TAEKWONDO. HE TRAING WITH HIS DAD AND SISTER. HE HAS BEEN TRAINING WITH US FOR 4 YEARS. ZACH IS A REGULAR COMPETITOR AND HAS SEVERAL NATIONAL TITLES TO HIS CREDIT. ZACH SAYS HIS FAVORITE THING ABOUT TAEKWONDO IS SPARRING. ZACH IS ONE OF OUR JUNIOR LEADERS IN THE SCHOOL. HE TRAINS 4-5 DAYS A WEEK AND WILL SOON BE TESTING FOR HIS BLACK BELT.

SUPERTOT OF THE MONTH FOR JUNE IS ANDREW BLAIR. ANDREW IS A 6 YEAR OLD YELLOW BELT. HE TRAINS WITH HIS MOM, DAD AND 2 BROTHERS. ANDREW PRACTICES 3-4 DAYS A WEEK. HE ALWAYS GIVES 100% AND HAS FUN EVERYDAY IN TAEKWONDO.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR JUNE IS EMILY BOLAND. EMILY IS A 9 YEAR OLD GREEN BELT. SHE TRAINS WITH HER MOTHER, FATHER, AND BROTHER. SHE HAS BEEN DOING TAEKWONDO FOR 7 MONTHS HAS COME ALONG WAY ALREADY. SHE TRAINS ABOUT 4-5 DAYS A WEEK AND HAS RECENTLY STARTED SPARRING. ALTHOUGH EMILY IS A QUIET PERSON, SHE IS VERY RESPECTFUL AND WELL DISCIPLINED. EMILY HAS ALSO EARNED THE SPLITS CLUB PATCH FOR HER OUTSTANDING FLEXIBILTY

SUPERTOT OF THE MONTH FOR MAY IS MAKINNA SCRIBNER. MAKINNA IS A 6 YEAR OLD GREEN BELT. SHE TRAINS WITH HER SISTER, AUNT, AND UNCLE. MAKINNA TAKES CLASS AN AVERAGE OF 3-4 DAYS PER WEEK. SHE HAS COME ALONG WAY IN MAKING HER TECHNIQUES EFFECTIVE. ALONG WITH BEING VERY RESPECTFUL, MAKINNA DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN SCHOOL MAKING OUR ACADEMIC ACHIEVERS LIST FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR MAY IS LARRY PORTER. LARRY IS A 2ND DEGREE RED BELT AT SHARP'S TAEKWONDO. HE TRAINS WITH HIS WIFE AND NIECES. HE HAS BEEN TRAINING FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. LARRY IS A MAJOR HELP IN OUR TAEKWONDO CAMP AND HELPS WEEKLY IN THE THERAPEUTIC TAEKWONDO CLASSES. HE ENJOYS WORKING WITH THE KIDS AND COMPETING. LAST YEAR LARRY COMPETED AND PLACED AT NATIONALS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. HE IS A MEMBER OF OUR TAEKWONDO TEAM AND IS ALWAYS A MOTIVATOR IN CLASS. HE PLANS TO TEST FOR BLACK BELT NEXT YEAR AND ASSIST IN TEACHING TAEKWONDO.

	SUPERTOT OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL 2005 IS DAANISH MAHMOOD. DAANISH IS A 5 YEAR OLD GREEN BELT. DAANISH TRAINS WITH HIS SISTER, INAS, ABOUT 3 DAYS PER WEEK. HE ENJOYS SPARRING AND KICKING. DAANISH HAS EXCELLED SINCE RECEIVING HIS GREEN BELT. HE HAS STEPPED UP AS ONE OF OUR SUPERTOT LEADERS. LOOK FOR DAANISH IN OUR KIDS' CLASS. HE IS THE ONE THAT ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HIS FACE.
STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL 2005 IS BOB LARSON. BOB IS A 1ST DEGREE RED BELT IN TAEKWONDO. BOB HAS BEEN TRAINING OVER 3 YEARS AT A RATE OF 3 TO 4 DAYS A WEEK. BOB STAYS POSITIVE AND HELPS WHENEVER NEEDED. HE HAS CONTINUED TO STAY FOCUSED ON HIS GOALS IN TAEKWONDO EVEN THROUGH ADVERSITY. BOB PLANS TO TEST FOR HIS BLACK BELT IN 2006.

SUPERTOT OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH IS WADE ENGLAND. WADE IS A 6 YEAR OLD YELLOW BELT WHO TRAINS 3 DAYS A WEEK. WADE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE IN HIS TRAINING WHILE ALWAYS HAVING FUN. THROUGH HIS HARD WORK AND PERSEVERANCE, WADE IS MOVING UP TO BEING ONE OF THE TOP SUPERTOTS.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH IS BRIAN KALITA. BRIAN IS A GREEN BELT AND HAS BEEN TRAINING FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS. BRIAN IS A REGULAR AT CLASS TRAINING
5-6 DAYS A WEEK, OFTEN TRAINING MORNING AND EVENINGS. HE HELPS OUT ANY WAY POSSIBLE AT SCHOOL FUNCTIONS AND FUNDRAISERS. HIS POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND HARD WORK ARE PAYING OFF WHICH SHOWS IN HIS TRAINING. IN AND OUT OF THE DOJANG BRIAN SHOWS GREAT RESPECT AND DISCIPLINE.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR FEBRUARY 2005---KEN SHEFFIELD. KEN IS A GREEN BELT WHO NOW TRAINS WITH HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER. KEN IS A VALUABLE ASSET TO OUR SCHOOL. HELPS AT TOURNAMENTS, TESTINGS, FUNDRAISERS, AND ANY OTHER SCHOOL FUNCTION WHEN NEEDED. HE IS A LEADER FOR OUR LOWER RANKS AND YOUNGER STUDENTS. KEN ALSO RECENTLY MADE IT ON OUR TKD TEAM.
	SUPERTOT OF THE MONTH FOR FEBRUARY 2005---GURJEET SINGH. GURJEET IS A 5 YEAR OLD YELLOW BELT AT OUR SCHOOL. HE TRAINS WITH HIS BROTHER 3-4 DAYS A WEEK. HE IS A VERY ENERGETIC YOUNG MAN THAT REALLY ENJOYS SPARRING. HE IS AN HONOR STUDENT AT PARSONS SCHOOL IN DECATUR. GURJEET HAS COME A LONG WAY IN IMPROVING HIS TECHNIQUES AND HIS DISCIPLINE.

SUPERTOT OF THE MONTH FOR January 2005:

TABRINA ESKRIDGE-- IS A 6 YEAR OLD GREEN 1ST. SHE IS AN HONOR STUDENT AT MARANATHA SCHOOL IN DECATUR. SHE TRAINS WITH HER SISTER AN AVERAGE OF 3-4 DAYS PER WEEK. SHE LIKES TO COMPETE IN FORMS AND SPARRING. TABRINA IS A VERY
RESPECTFUL STUDENT AND IS A POSITIVE FIGURE IN OUR SCHOOL.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR JANUARY 2005:

LIZ BOLAND-- LIZ IS A GREEN 1ST BELT. SHE HAS BEEN TRAINING ALMOST A YEAR WITH HER SON AND NOW ALSO WITH HER DAUGHTER AND HUSBAND. LIZ TRAINS AN AVERAGE OF 12-15 HOURS PER WEEK. SHE IS A VERY DEDICATED STUDENT WHO HELPS ANYWAY SHE CAN. SHE RECENTLY MADE OUR TAEKWONDO TEAM. LIZ CONTINUES TO BE A ROLE MODEL FOR OTHER STUDENTS. SHE IS ALSO PROMOTES SHARP'S TAEKWONDO TO PEOPLE SHE KNOWS.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR DECEMBER 2004:
BRYAN SMITH---BRYAN IS A 15 YEAR OLD BLUE 1ST WHO TRAINS MOSTLY AT OUR
NIANTIC DOJANG. BRYAN HAS BEEN TRAINING FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS AND IS ONE OF OUR
FIRST STUDENTS AT OUR NIANTIC SCHOOL. BRYAN HAS COME A LONG WAY IN IMPROVING
HIS ATHLETIC ABILITY AND TECHNIQUE. HE IS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP LOWER RANKS
WHILE STILL STRIVING TO IMPROVE HIS OWN TECHNIQUES.

SUPERTOT OF THE MONTH FOR DECEMBER 2004:
ARIF AHMED---ARIF IS A 6 YEAR OLD WHITE BELT. HE IS A VERY RESPECTFUL AND
QUIET STUDENT. HE TRAINS 2-3 DAYS PER WEEK. EVEN THOUGH ARIF HAS ONLY BEEN
TRAINING A FEW MONTHS, HE HAS BEEN WORKING HARD TO GET READY FOR HIS YELLOW
BELT.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER IS JESS SHEFFIELD. JESS IS A 9 YEAR OLD
GREEN 1ST. SHE HAS BEEN TRAINING FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR AND HAS ALREADY COMPETED
IN SEVERAL TOURNAMENTS. JESS TRAINS 6 DAYS A WEEK AND WORKS VERY HARD IN
CLASS. SHE ALSO ASSISTS IN HELPING THE YOUNGER STUDENTS. SHE IS AN HONOR
ROLL STUDENT AT FORSYTH GRADE SCHOOL. JESS IS A VERY RESPECTFUL STUDENT AND
NEVER QUITS THAT IS WHY SHE WAS CHOSEN STUDENT OF THE MONTH.

SUPERTOT OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER IS MAX BOLAND. MAX IS A 6 YEAR OLD GREEN
BELT. MAX PRACTICES 4-6 DAYS A WEEK. HE WORKS HARD AND HAS EARNED HIS WAY ON
TO THE SPLITS CLUB. MAX IS ALSO AN ACADEMIC ACHIEVER AND A REGULAR
COMPETITOR AT TOURNAMENTS. MAX IS A GOOD EXAMPLE AND LEADER FOR OUR YOUNGER
STUDENTS.

Students of the Month November 2004

PAUL CANDELARIA---PAUL IS A 3RD DEGREE RED BELT AND HAS BEEN TRAINING WITH US SINCE DECEMBER 2003 WHEN HE TRANSFERED HERE FROM ANOTHER LOCATION. PAUL IS A PHYSICAL THERAPIST OUTSIDE OF THE DOJANG. IN THE DOJANG HE IS ONE OF OUR ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS. HE IS A GREAT HELP TO OUR LOWER RANKS. HIS ATTITUDE AND TECHNIQUE ARE HIS GREATEST ASSESTS. SOME OF PAUL'S GOALS ARE:
TO TEACH TAEKWONDO, TO BECOME A BLACK BELT, AND TO IMPROVE HIS DISCIPLINE AND DETERMINATION. PAUL IS AN EXCELLENT ROLE MODEL FOR ALL STUDENTS.

CIARA GRAHAM---CIARA IS A 4 YEAR OLD WHITE BELT. SHE TRAINS WITH HER DAD AND MOM(MICHAEL AND JEAN). SHE COMES TO CLASS AN AVERAGE OF 2/3 DAYS PER WEEK.

CIARA HAS ALREADY LEARNED HER WHOLE FORM AND HAS RECENTLY STARTED SPARRING.
SHE ALWAYS WORKS HARD IN CLASS. THAT IS WHY SHE WAS CHOSEN SUPERTOT OF THE MONTH.

Students of the Month October 2004

SHERRI PORTER
RED 2ND BELT
STARTED TAEKWONDO IN MARCH 2002 SHERRI HELPS IN THE CLEANING OF THE SCHOOLS. SHE ALSO IS AN ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR IN THE NIANTIC DOJANG. SHERRI HAS BEEN A LEADER ON OUR TAEKWONDO TEAM AND IS NOW TRAINING FOR THE UPCOMING SENOIR NATIONALS. SHE IS A REGULAR COMPETITOR AND TRAINS AN AVERAGE OF 6 DAYS A WEEK. SHE IS ALSO A REGULAR HELPER IN OUR TAEKWONDO EVENTS

SUPERTOT OF THE MONTH: AVI GARGYE
AVI IS A 6 YEAR OLD GREEN BELT. HE STARTED TAEKWONDO IN OCTOBER 2003. AVI IS A HONOR STUDENT AT LSA SCHOOL IN DECATUR AND HE TRAINS ABOUT 3 DAYS A WEEK. AVI HAS GREAT ATTITUDE, DISCIPLINE, AND RESPECT. THAT IS WHY HE WAS CHOSEN AS SUPERTOT OF THE MONTH