CJ Haywood, senior at Lamar High School and Hamilton Middle School alumni, ended 2013 a little differently than most of his peers. While everyone spent the holidays at home, counted down to midnight and made resolutions for 2014, Haywood was at week long tournament in Charleston, South Carolina, competing against the best martial artists in the world.  After training for 6 years under Sensei Jason Homes through the Hamilton Middle School Kickstart Kids Program, and besting competitors from all over the world throughout the 2013 season, Haywood realized a dream when he took home the National Blackbelt League world title for Junior Kenpo. The blessings keep rolling in for this hard working student. A few weeks after being crowned a world champion, he got accepted to his top choice school, Hampton University, where he plans to pursue a business degree starting in Fall 2014.