Keziyah Meriweather, the youngest first grader in the Akron School System, is not new to the title. He was also the youngest kindergartner at APS. Keziyah turned 5 years old in August. He celebrated his birthday at Fun and Stuff, where he proudly met the height requirement of 44 inches to ride some of the attractions.
Keziyah, enrolled at Barber CLC, is personable and charismatic and has an infectious smile. He wears gray/blue framed glasses and loves to wear bow ties. He is very mature for his age, greeting people by extending his hand for a handshake while speaking with immeasurable confidence.
“It’s nice to meet you,” he says with a steady, commanding tone. And he carries that confident air everywhere. Sometimes, he strikes up conversations at the grocery store with shoppers…