Wednesday, April 08, 2009 at 9:21 p.m.
In Atlanta, Mo. high school sit two unique sets of shoes connected to a pair of unique young men that share parents and the honor of being the heartland Scholar of the Week. Oh, by the way did I mention they were twins?
"Growing up as twins I always had a best friend nearby. We live out in the country, so a lot of people in the country find lack of things to do, well I had a best friend nearby," said Jamill Teter.
Yep, Jamill and Jeremy Teter, known better as the Teter boys to everyone in town, share everything from their clothing style and classes to facial features and personality, which fascinated people when they were younger.
"In kindergarten it was kind of like hey look there's some twins and nobody knew who we were. You always heard, 'are you guys twins?' a lot, which got annoying at times. But now everybody knows us and is use to us. And half the people can tell us apart now," said Jeremy Teter.
The Teter boys are inseparable in life and in class. They're also active in a wide-range of extracurriculars and athletics.
"Jamill: We're involved in FTA, FCCLA, FFA, NHS, FBLA and I'm involved in
STU-CO. CE: What's STU-CO? Jamill: Student Council,” said Jamill Teter.
“Jeremy: And then sports. We're in basketball in the fall. We've got fall baseball and spring baseball," said Jeremy Teter.
And their favorite teacher, Mrs. Harvey, has the twins three, sometimes four hours a day. She says the two boys are special because they're just all around good guys who have great parents.
"They're witty. They have an excellent vocabulary. They actually compete to see who can write the biggest words in their essays because I always comment on their vocabulary. They just go above and beyond what they need to do," said English Teacher
Judy Harvey.
As far as the future for the boys is concerned?
"I'm planning on attending the University of Missouri-Columbia,” said Jamill Teter.
“I also plan on attending Mizzou for the next four years," said Jeremy Teter.
And like two peas in a pod these guys have one other special feature.
"Sometimes we can finish each other's sentences," said Jamill and Jeremy Teter.