Kayla Wright of Lewisburg has been recognized by the United States Achievement Academy as a student of excellence in science and will appear in its yearbook. Kayla was nominated for this honor by Susan Petree, her eighth grade teacher at Lewisburg Middle School. She is the daughter of Kevin and Shelly Wright of Lewisburg. Kayla's grandparents are Barbara Lamberson and Larry Rundle of Lewisburg and Lake Placid, Fla., and Cathleen Brown and James Wright of Lewisburg and Spring Hill. Kayla has been getting straight A's, and will be taking all honors courses in ninth grade. She is planning to major in forensic science in college.