MEREDITH — Seventh grader Ethan Mangers was recently chosen as the September Laker of the Month. Mangers is the model of what it means to be a Laker. He is always 100% “in the game” as a learner, friend, classmate, athlete, and community member. His teachers have witnessed him routinely engaged in random and sincere acts of kindness toward others, both peers and adults. Mangers’ integrity is solid and he can always be counted on to do the right thing, even if it’s not the easy thing and if no one in authority is watching. He can be heard from a mile away, cheering on his fellow Lakers at athletic events. The same applies in the classroom, where he is leader in group projects, encouraging others and persevering through challenges. He has gone out of his way to invite a student to sit at his table with friends, even carrying the student’s chair to the table. He intervened when two other students were having an argument and de-escalated the situation appropriately and thoughtfully.