Student of the Week
Matt Coiner
Name: Matt Coiner
School: Paul Norton
Elementary
Grade: Fifth
Teachers: Kathy Pickett and Ellen Parker
Parents: Kathy Coiner and Doug Coiner
Hobbies: “I collect football and baseball cards and like to watch movies.”
Interests: “I have many interests, but I especially like all sports, reading, playing chess and listening to music.”
Activities: “I am involved in the many sports. Those sports are baseball, basketball, tennis and soccer.”
Accomplishments you are proud of: “I am proud that I made the All-Star team in baseball and hitting a homerun last year. I also read all of the ‘Harry Potter’ books.”
What message you would like for others to think about: “You will achieve if you always try your best and don’t give up!”
As you have studied others, who do you most admire and why: “I most admire Jackie Robinson because he tried his best and didn’t let other people get to him and cause him to give up even though it was very difficult.”
Who in your life has been most important in helping you “mold” your character? “Both of my parents have helped mold my character. My mom is a teacher and is smart and my dad is a police officer and is brave.”
Future plans: “I would like to be a professional basketball player or a second-grade teacher.”
Teacher statement: “Matt Coiner quietly goes about his business of being a model student,” Mrs. Pickett said. “He makes the right choices, is kind and caring to others, always remembers his manners and is very responsible. Matt does all of this because it is the right thing to do, not because he wants recognition or rewards. We are very lucky to have Matt at Paul Norton Elementary School.”
