The votes are in: Roosevelt High School's Sha’nye Kinchelow-Cason is Student of the Week

Hand in your blue books because we have a new student of the week.

Roosevelt freshman Sha’Nye Kinchelow-Cason earned the top honor this week by garnering more than 96% of the votes.

Kinchelow-Cason is an advocate for the student experience, said Roosevelt High School associate principal Lisa Hesse. She serves on Student Leadership Council and led work on analyzing and determining available literature to restock the nearly renovated library with books. Kinchelow-Cason also sits in on interview panels to ensure that student voice is prioritized at the table.

The freshman is a leader in class for her groups, takes responsibility for her actions and has really grown as a student this year, said Kyle Van Meter, the school's physical education teacher.

Her teachers see Kinchelow-Cason as a positive influence at school.

Here's this week's finalists:

Martensdale-St. Marys sophomore Jensen Dyer

Martensdale-St. Marys sophomore Jensen Dyer arrives prepared and actively engaged during class. During class, Jensen demonstrates respect, courtesy, and insightfulness towards his studies, peers, and staff. These same attitudes and characteristics transfer towards his extracurriculars, which included state wrestling this year. Having transferred this year to MStM, Jensen continues to demonstrate several of the core values MStM holds, which will continue to benefit him through high school, as well for his future. Jensen is a respectful, dedicated and hardworking student within our district!

- Chance Bender, Martensdale-St. Marys English language arts instructor

Samantha Hernandez covers education for the Register. Reach her at (515) 851-0982 or svhernandez@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @svhernandez or Facebook at facebook.com/svhernandezreporter.

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