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By KEVIN DEVLIN On a monthly basis, the South Boston Neighborhood House (the Ollie) recognizes their youngsters by announcing two “Student Spotlight” winners. These young members are recognized for their good behavior, kindness, caring and consideration, as well as being super kids overall. Alexis Llewellyn is one of the student spotlight winners for April. Alexis, 7, is the daughter of Paul Llewellyn and Kim Reeves. She has two brothers, Patrick and Paul. She also has a white, brown and black cat named Red Sox and a Yorkshire terrier puppy named Charlie. Alexis is in the first grade at the Condon Elementary School in South Boston. Her favorite subject is dance. Someday she plans on being a cheerleader or a veterinarian. Her favorite food is pizza [...]

By KEVIN DEVLIN On a monthly basis, the South Boston Neighborhood House (the Ollie) recognizes its youngsters by announcing two “Student Spotlight” winners. These young members are recognized for their good behavior, kindness, caring and consideration, as well as being super kids overall. Talia Scott is one of the student spotlight winners for April. Talia, 10, is the daughter of Carla Elwood and Cedric Scott. She has three brothers, Jonathan, Joshua and Anthony, as well as two sisters, Mylee and Aurinna. She also has a Rhodesian ridgeback pit bull mix dog named Kush. Talia is in the Advanced Work Class at the Condon Elementary School in South Boston. She’s doing terrific in school and made the honor roll this past semester. Her favorite subject is [...]

By KEVIN DEVLIN She’s a polite, young girl who enjoys living in South Boston. Her name is Courtney Mulligan. Courtney, 12, is the daughter of Kimberly and Joseph Mulligan. She has three older sisters, Chelsea, Casey and Caitlin, as well as one brother named Joseph. She has three pets. One cat that is brown, orange, and yellow is named Autumn and the other black and white cat is Mully. The dog, a pug and pit bull mix, is named Mully. Courtney is in the sixth grade at Up Academy on Dorchester Street (the former Gavin Middle School). She’s doing well in class, her favorite subject is math, and someday she hopes to be a veterinarian. Her favorite color is black and her favorite food is [...]

Shout out to Robert McClosky, author of “Make Way For Ducklings,” for providing Mrs. Nee and her K1 class a reason to have a great day in the Public Gardens! (And a special shout out to Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Oack,Pack, and Quack!)