Earning the elementary Mustang of Merit award for Perseverance in January were (front) Trace Duran, Brantley Nix, Travace Dveney, Daisy Duran, Rennedi Read, Makayla Bloodworth, Jaden Janda, Ryleigh Tate and Austin McVey; (back) Jet McCarty, Laynee Heck and Aydan Hamilton.