Alumna Shamani Stafford

Meet Shamani Stafford

Shamani Stafford graduated in 2011 from Brookstone Schools. While at Brookstone Shamani thrived, growing in her spiritual walk and academic success.  She learned to follow Christ more faithfully, and how to help share the Gospel with her friends. Shamani thanks Brookstone for teaching her how to read the Bible and apply it to her life.

She appreciates Brookstone for teaching her how to utilize tools that will lead to success. Shamani believes through the school she learned how to study and apply her education to her work.
 

“I know from Brookstone that nothing is impossible with God. I have learned that at times when you want to quit you just have to keep going. Things are going to get difficult in life but you just have to stay focused and keep pushing forward. God didn’t give up on us, so let's keep persevering.”
 

Shamani is excelling at Cramerton Christian Academy by utilizing the skills she learned at Brookstone. While she is on track to make the honor roll this semester, Shamani has also made the varsity and the JV high school volleyball team as a 7th grader. She thanks Brookstone for her study habits, organization skills, and ability to multi-task. Shamani hopes to be a veterinarian one day. We look forward to hearing more about our young alumna in the future!

Runway 5K Run

Our Brookstone Running Club ran their first race, a 5K on October 27, at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Representing Brookstone were 4th grade boys Joseph, Jourden and Micka'l, and 5th grade girls Talajah, Justice and Elisah.



Leading up to the race, the Running Club trained on Mondays and Wednesdays with volunteer coaches Meg Hancock and Lynn Wilkerson. Not only did the students run during practice, but they also participated in character building activities and lessons, and learned to stretch properly.


 "The kids brought Lynn and I so much joy," Hancock said. Coach Hancock learned a great amount of patience and gained appreciation for our Brookstone teachers. She loved spending time with the children.

 

 

The coaches were particularly impressed by the turnout for the race. Only one of the students, Enchantiss, was unable to run due to a family commitment. "The parent and family support the day of the race was overwhelming!" said Hancock.



The coaches hope to have greater student turnout for cross-country next year. They would like to participate in a program called Cross-Country for Youth, which would allow the Brookstone team to compete against other elementary school teams.

We are so grateful for our volunteer coaches who gave so generously of their time to teach these students to set goals, persevere and run with joy!