DALLAS- Dalton Ridge Sherman is 10-years-old and a 5th grade student at Charles Rice Learning Center in the Dallas Independent School District (DISD). Dalton is on the “A” Honor Roll and aspires to someday be a television anchor. He is very determined and competitive. He enjoys participating in sports and plays soccer, basketball and baseball and he is currently a “blue belt” in karate and an active member of the children’s ministry at Concord Missionary Baptist Church.

In 2008, Dalton was among eight finalists to participate in the 16th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratory Competition. He was selected by a panel of judges as the 1st place winner and received a $1,000 savings bond and an invitation to perform at the Morton Myerson Symphony Center for the Voices of Peace Celebration honoring Dr. Maya Angelou. He was also awarded the 2008 Scholarship Award for Extraordinary Achievement by the 21st Century Group, LLC. 

This was a $500 scholarship awarded to young people who display outstanding promise in the community. Last August, Dalton was the keynote speaker at the Dallas ISD Teacher Convocation held in the American Airlines Center. He spoke to over 17,000 teachers and district employees about the importance of educators believing in their students. 

As a result of his inspiring presentation, he has been featured in local and national publications.  Due to the popularity of his YouTube video, he was invited to be a guest on The Ellen Degeneres Show. He also appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show as one of her “Most Talented and Gifted Kids in the World.” 
He has also been featured on the Emmy award winning show, The Dallas School Zone, produced by the DISD. Recently,  he was selected as Operation Hope’s youth spokesperson for their 5 Million Kid Initiative (5MK). The 5MK is a national campaign to help improve the financial literacy of  youth in our urban areas. 
He continues to  receive numerous requests to speak to districts and organizations around the country and the world. Dalton is the youngest of three children born to Mr. and Mrs. Carlos and Donna Sherman.