‘Good Luck’ party held

Sikeston seventh-grader Avery Kilmer opens a package during a surprise party on Friday, March 26, 2021, at the Sikeston Junior High. Kilmer is on the list for a kidney transplant at St. Louis Children's Hospital, with the school raising over $400 to present to him. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)

A seventh grader at the Sikeston Junior High School got a surprise Friday morning.

Avery Kilmer, who is in need of a kidney transplant, was greeted with a "good luck" party Friday morning at the school.

SJHS teachers put together the party while also raising $525 with the school to help Kilmer's family with expenses.