05/19/2026
End of Year Awards. Last week of school. And these young men made sure we remembered their names.
The Most Improved Award goes to the Gents who made a decision this year, to grow, to push through, to be better than yesterday. That takes real courage. And we see every single one of you.
🌟 Most Improved Award
Believe Memphis Academy — Preston Granger, Bellevue Middle School — Nathan McNeil, Dexter K-8 School - MSCS — Caiden Turley, Downtown Elementary — Mason Smith, JCS Coleman — Quintin Smith, JCS East — Ronnie Buffer, KIPP Middle — Kevin Dyson, Leadership Prep — Braeden Boswell, Lester Prep — Kobe Fitch, PCA Hickory Hill Elementary — Jeremiah Hopkins, PCA Hickory Hill Middle — Samuel Echols, PCA Southeast Elementary — Alonzo Garcia, PCA Southeast Middle — Antavion Morris, Sharpe Elementary — Fredrick Henderson, University High — Jackson Bannerman-Williams, Wells Station — Jholjar Fernando Lopez
And the Gent of the Year, our highest honor. These young men don't just participate. They lead. They live out Excellence, Fellowship, Integrity, and Joy every single day.
👑 Gent of the Year
Believe Memphis Academy — DonMario Newson, Bellevue Middle — Elijah Woodson, Dexter — Zavion Carr, Downtown Elementary — Joseph Washington, JCS Coleman — Jarvis Henderson, JCS East — Ofu Oselukwue, KIPP Middle — Jamarion Johnson, Leadership Prep — Yenner Villatoro Garcia, Lester Prep — Eli Braggs, PCA Hickory Hill Elementary — Dallas Echols, PCA Hickory Hill Middle — Steven Joiner, PCA Southeast Elementary — Karter Cowan, PCA Southeast Middle — Isaiah Burns, Sharpe Elementary — Ezequiel García, University High — Lexington Griffin, Wells Station — Jacob Pacheco
To every Gent on this list, we are proud of you. The work you put in this year matters. Your story is just getting started.
Drop a 🖤 for every Gent you know on this list. Share this so their whole community can see them shining.
