By Matt Browning

Kade Adams of Wellington was chosen as the SCCDAT Athlete of the Month for May. Adams participates in tennis, art, SADD and Spanish Club at Wellington. He said one of the benefits of SCCDAT was the ability to meet new people.

“I got to meet new people and make connections,” Adams said of the benefits. “My friends are the ones that got me involved in SCCDAT.”

Adams was a state tennis qualifier in 2018 and would have assuredly been a qualifier last year before the COVID-19 shutdown. He will be a four-year letterman in tennis and will be on the No. 1 doubles team this year, which is expected to be a state contender. He has also been in National Honors Society for the past three years.

Outside of school, Adams is a youth basketball coach for the Wellington Recreation Commission and is also involved in Lunch Buddies. In 2018, Adams was the Kansas Microsoft Word Champion. In college, Adams plans to get a degree in art.