ac-kid-emic spotlight - The News Herald - 2004/2005

McKenzie Palchak, 11, of Lincoln Park is the ac-kid-emic spotlight pupil of the week.

She was nominated by Denise Knapp, her teacher at Garfield Elementary School of Wyandotte.

McKenzie is the daughter of Larry and Tami Palchak and the older sister of Zachary and Colton.  She has a dog named Sarge.

Her favorite subject is language arts, she said.

"I love to read, and in language arts we do literature circles, and this lets us read and discuss books," McKenzie said.

She is an academic all-star performer, and enjoys playing basketball and volleyball.  McKenzie also sings with the Wyandotte Academy Youth Choir and plays with the Wyandotte Elementary Band.

Someday, she hopes to work as a teacher or a veterinarian, she said.

As the student of the week, McKenzie will receive a four-pack of movie passes to any MJR Theatre or Southgate Cinema 20 and a free class session at the Southgate YMCA Fitness Center.

Congratulations, McKenzie, Keep up the good work.