LAST LOOK
For the first time, YOU our readers and parent community voted on our 2021 Cover Kid finalists. Your chosen finalists were each interviewed by a panel of local leaders. Iker on this month’s cover was the winner for the 8-9 age group, but we were so impressed with all of our finalists that we wanted to introduce them to you here: Congratulations to our Cover Kid finalists ages 8-9!
Cal, 8 Cal is a an outdoorsy Norman second grader who plays basketball, football and baseball. He raises and shows prized grand champion chickens, plus he loves to draw and paint and he’s adept at climbing trees. Cal is the son of BJ and Shawn, and the family’s longtime favorite attraction in the metro is the OKC Zoo. Cal dreams of visiting Yellowstone National Park to go fly fishing and see the wildlife.
Brynlee, 9 Brynlee is a third grade Mid-Del student who enjoys tumbling, playing soccer, creating art and being outdoors. She loves to explore the metro, with favorite spots including Paint N’ Station, Frontier City, White Water and Orr Family Farm. She is the daughter of Jen and Tyler & Shanlee, little sister to Maddox and big sister to Daxton and Adley. She enjoys helping her dad as a mini-carhop at Del Rancho in Midwest City.
Adelei, 9 Adelei is a fourth grader from Mustang who attends EPIC Charter School. Imaginative and creative, she loves to paint, make crafts out of recyclable materials, cook and bake, kayak and fish. She also takes horseback riding lessons, yoga and American Sign Language classes. She is the daughter of Kiona and Billy, and the family’s favorite places to visit in OKC is Scissortail Park. Adelei wants to be a teacher so she can help others. Itzel, 8 Itzel attends Santa Fe South Elementary School and loves to dance, draw and roller skate. The second grader’s favorite subject is math and she wants to be a dance teacher when she grows up. Itzel has participated in many fashion shows, pageants and Hispanic community events. She is the daughter of Jessika and Elco and little sister of Ingrid, and the family’s top spot to visit in the metro is the OKC Zoo.
Swan, 8 Kindhearted and inclusive, Swan is an exceptional student in the third grade at Destiny Christian School in Del City. He loves music and sings on the praise team at his church. Swan also plays soccer and enjoys dancing. Swan is the son of Chelsie and Swandale, and the family loves to visit Science Museum Oklahoma and local trampoline parks, attend the Oklahoma State Fair and Festival of the Arts and cheer at OKC Thunder games.
62 METROFAMILYMAGAZINE.COM / MAR-APR 2021
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