PUBLISHED: April 24, 2005

Ryan Belknap, 8 of Wyandotte is the ac-kid-emic spotlight pupil of the week.

He was nominated by Estelle Bresnahan, his teacher at Jefferson Elementary School in Wyandotte, where Ryan is in the third grade.

He is the son of Todd and Karin Belknap and the brother of Amy, 15.  Ryan has two pet turtles named Carl and Jerry.

His favorite subject is science.  "We discover things that are new," he said.

Ryan's teacher said he's a good student with "wonderful manners" who tries his best at everything.

He enjoys playing baseball, basketball and soccer, and hopes to be a professional baseball player someday.  "It's fun hitting the ball and you get to run a bunch if you don't strike out," Ryan said.

As the student of the week, Ryan 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, Ryan.  Keep up the good work.