Optimists celebrate noteworthy fifth-graders

April 17, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

by Tara Espinoza

Tara Espinoza/News Tribune photo: Conway Smith, second from right, a fifth-grader at Cole R-V Elementary School, sits with his mom and sister Tuesday, April 16, 2024, as Jefferson City Optimist member Jim Weber talks to him about school.
Tara Espinoza/News Tribune photo: Conway Smith, second from right, a fifth-grader at Cole R-V Elementary School, sits with his mom and sister Tuesday, April 16, 2024, as Jefferson City Optimist member Jim Weber talks to him about school.

The room was filled with nerves and excitement as 21 students from local elementary schools gathered to celebrate their common bond -- kindness and compassion.

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