Big Personality in a Small Package: Celebrating Zuri ShannonThe Heritage International Leadership Academy (HILA) has paid special recognition to Ms. Zuri Aya Shanta Shannon for character traits that embody the true spirit of the school’s mission and motto: “We learn! Zuri Shannon is a six-year-old second-grade student at HILA who is described by friends and family members as an intelligent, kind, creative, considerate and extraordinary child who shows initiative and leadership skills in the activities that she engages in both on-campus and in the home. This is Zuri’s first year at HILA and “we have already seen examples of these attributes,” an official of the school said. Zuri decided to take the initiative to write a letter to Mrs. Michelle Wento, requesting that the school changes its policy. When she showed her letter to her mother, Zuri was asked to look up the word “petition” in the dictionary.

Source: Daily Observer February 04, 2020 02:24 UTC