October 13, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
A ninth grader at DCHS prepared a winning essay in tribute to his sister and brother-in-law to earn them the honor of “Parents or Guardians of the Month”.
Christian and Bobby Blackford have received a certificate from the school and a gift card for a meal at Twisted Oaks.
“Kevin Murphy wrote an essay about why his sister and brother-in-law are deserving of this parent/guardian of the month award,” said Assistant DCHS Principal Seth Willoughby.
“They both work very hard to keep me and my two little nieces happy and they stop at nothing to make sure we have everything we need,” said Murphy.
Kevin came to live with Bobby, his sister and her husband Christian after the recent death of their mother.
“I’m proud of him. He wanted to do it (essay) and he succeeded and he won. He has been through a lot recently with the passing of our mom. He came to live with us in April and he has been doing amazing in school and that’s all I could ask for. I am really proud of him,” said Bobby.
The Blackford’s have two daughters of their own in the household along with Kevin.
Christian works at Shiroki and does roofing for a living. Bobby is a stay-at-home mom.
Kevin’s favorite subject at school is English and in his spare time at home he likes playing video games.