KARATE KIDS

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Karate Kids Donald, Christopher and Justin are from Clyde Stanley's Karate and Self Defense. Their Style is Isshinryu.� Donald and Christopher have their Adult Black belts. They will be promted to 2nd degree black belt in the next few weeks. Justin is a Junior Black Belt. He is being promoted to Adult Black belt in the next month. Donald and Christopher have a Purple belt in Ju-Jitsu and Justin has an orange belt. All three boys have made the honor roll since pre-school.� They belong to The USKA, Tatsuo-kan society, Black Belt Club, United Christian Karate Association and Full� Splits Club. All three of the boys are Quiz Bowl participants for Webster Junior High and Phillips Middle School. All 3 boys play the drums and the guitar. Donald and Christopher play the piano. They have awards from the March of Dimes, American Legion, KTBS and United Dodge, American Legion Auxiliary, Isshinryu Hall of Fame, March of Dimes President Pin, Webster Parish Library, Cultural Cross Roads Spring Arts Festival, Piano awards, Harper Elementary School, and The American Heart Association, Quiz Bowl, Louisiana Music Teachers Association, Piano Guild and the University of Washington.� They participated in the flag rally on the State Capital Steps in Baton Rouge.� They have performed at block parties and participated in several parades, and performed at March of Dimes Harlem Entertainers Basket Ball Game, and Board Break a thons. They have been featured on KTBS News, in the Minden Press Herald, Homer Newspaper, Kaso Radio Station and The Minute.

��The boys have over 80 trophies. Most of the trophies were won the first few years they were in karate. Now that the boys have gotten older they have lost interest in competing in the tournaments. The boys have been attending karate classes for the last 11 years. They will be in karate 11 years in March 2008.

Donald and Christopher have been named athletes of the week by KTBS Channel Three. They did a short segment on the boys and presented them with a trophy. This segment is also on the Clyde Stanley's Karate Video for Little Tigers. The boys are also on a billboard advertising Clyde Stanley's Karate.

On August 3, 2001, Donald and Christopher were chosen out of hundreds of nominations from all over the world to be the Isshinryu Hall of Fame Karate Ka of the year.

All 3 boys have been in the gifted children's class since the fourth grade.

Donald, Christopher, & Justin have adopted a MIA/POW, Ccmsgt. Thomas Moore, USAF, POW/MIA, 10-31-65, South Vietnam. (Visit the Circle of Life Website link at the bottom of our page)

I would like to list just a few things that the boys have been involved with. They have placed flags on the Veterans Graves at the Minden Cemetary on Memorial day for over 10 years. They have particpated in the March of Dimes WalkAmerica for five years. Christopher received the Presidents Pen from the March of Dimes President for the youth collecting the most money in Louisiana and being 130th in the United States. They have collected money for play ground equipment for their school and for the American Heart Association. They participated in the Flag Rally in Baton Rouge with the Citizens Flag Alliance. Each year they participate in the Clyde Stanley's March of Dimes Board Break a thon. They visit the local nursing homes and VA Hospital to carry cards and balloons. They have served water and drinks at the March of Dimes Walk. There are many other activities that the boys are involved in. Donald & Christopher participate in the Federation, Louisiana Music Teacher's Rally, Guild, and the Hymnfest each year. They always make Superior in their performances. Christopher was named Piano Student of the year in 2005 and 2008. All 3 boys have participated in the quiz bowl every year since the fourth grade. Donald and Christopher were chosen for the Character Counts Group in 2005 -2006 school year. All three boys are in Ju-jitsu. Donald and Christopher are green belts and Justin is an Orange belt. In November of 2006 all three boys started attending Sheppard Heights Assembly of God Church. They were baptised and joined the church in February of 2007. The boys keep the grounds clean at the church and the Teens and Tweens Sunday school class have a ministry where they go visit a different place each month. They have been to Hope Youth Ranch, Camp Minden, The Veterans Hospital, Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center, Town and Country Nursing Home. The boys usually play the piano, guitar, do a puppet ministry, a skit and do karate. All of their talents have really benefited others. They attend the S.O.S. Youth Group. The boys will be delivering fruit and balloons to Town and Country nursing home in a few weeks. Their Sunday School class will deliver a basket to each resident of the nursing home.

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A special thanks goes out to Chris Broussard and the staff at the Minute which did a wonderful article on the Twins. The article was in the September edition. It was titled "Champions: Donald and Christopher Thompson".

THIS PAGE IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF OUR PAPPAW, PAUL THOMPSON, A WORLD WAR II VETERAN AND POW/MIA CCMSGT. THOMAS MOORE, USAF, 10-31-65 SOUTH VIETNAM and POW/MIA Staff Sargeant, JERRY ELLIOTT. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. (Jerry Elliot's Sister Donna is writing a book about the search for Jerry in Vietnam. She has requested information about Christopher to include in her book. All 3 boys participated in the Veterans Day Program in 2007. They did the POW/MIA ceremony.

This is the article that appeared in the Minden Press Herald on August 28, 2001.

Young students honored

Several Karate students received awards for performances in martial arts. The awards were given at the Isshinryu Hall of Fame Awards Banquet and Tournament.

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Minden's Donald and Christopher Thompson have been a fun duo to keep track of in the world of Karate, but fun was not the goal at the Isshinryu Hall of Fame Awards Banquet and Tournament. It was a time to be honored for hard work and a great attitude toward life. The two young martial arts students were named co-winners of the "Young Male Karate Students" under age 12. The event is held annually in Gatlinburg, TN to honor outstanding karate students and masters alike. It is the largest gathering of Isshinryu practioners worldwide. Donald and Christopher have been training at Clyde Stanley's Karate and Self Defense for four 1/2 years. They were the first martial arts students to ever be named "KTBS Student Athletes of the Week". They are also the youngest students to ever be promoted to the Junior Brown Belt by Stanley. Nominations were received from all across the United States and several other countries.

During the fifth grade Christopher was honored as Harper's student of the year. He also was chosen as Webster Parish Student of the Year. He went to regionals but did not win. He did a great job.

Christopher won two awards this month from the United States Achievement Academy. The first one was the USAA National English Merit Award and the second one was The All-American Scholarship Award. Christopher is a member of a select group of students who excel in all academic areas. Christopher was nominated by his ELA teacher, Joni Prince-Aulds.