future plans include attending the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and majoring in civil engineering. He is the son of Chad and Christin Holmes. Evan has volunteered 40 hours at C2SI (Catholic Charities Summer Institute), 20 hours at SOS (St. Mary’s Catholic Church Suppers on Sundays), 60 hours with 4-H Tech Changemakers, 10 hours at the Rector Food Pantry, four hours of community clean up, four hours with Make-AWish and six hours at the Rector Public Library. He played baseball (ninth – 12th grade) and football (11th – 12th). He was a member of the band (ninth -12th), FBLA (ninth – 12th), science club (ninth – 12th), math club (ninth – 12th), Cougars Are Bad (ninth – 12th), chess team (ninth – 12th), FFA (ninth – 12th), ACE Youth Leadership (10th – 12th), a student council member (ninth – 12th), 4-H Tech Changemakers (11th – 12th) and St. Mary’s Catholic Church youth group (ninth – 12th). His honors and awards include: National Honor Society (ninth – 12th) where he was vice president in 2022 and 2023, all A honor roll (ninth – 12th), placed second at District with FBLA in Introduction to Business Math in 2019, placed third in district with FBLA in Agribusiness in 2021, placed second in District with FBLA in Advertising in 2022, he was senior high FBLA president, Region V junior high first band third chair in 2019, Region V junior high first band seventh chair in 2020, A-State Open Outstanding Soloist award in 2019 and 2020, science club vice president in 2023, Cougars R Bad president in 2022 and 2023, American Legion Arkansas Boys state delegate, Clay County 4-H Youth Leadership team and Gifted and Talented. His favorite school memory is playing Wii sports in Mr. Haynes class. Evan would like to be remembered as always having something to keep him busy.