On February 23rd, a student in the Wallace Middle School cafeteria noticed that his friend was choking on a piece of food. He immediately ran to get help from Assistant Principal, Shonda Rutledge. Mrs. Rutledge, without hesitation, sprang into action administering abdominal thrusts to the student. After several attempts she was able to dislodge the food, freeing up the student’s airway. For her heroic efforts and preventing further harm to the student, Mrs. Rutledge was presented an MPISD Above and Beyond award at the April board meeting. Thank you Mrs. Rutledge for all you do for the staff and students at MPISD!