Kedrick Lee, a member of the class of 2026 at Potosi High School, has experienced a series of injuries throughout his school years, with incidents dating back to elementary school and continuing into his senior year.
Kedrick’s first significant injury occurred during the winter of 2018, when he was in fourth grade. Following several days of unseasonably warm weather, melting snow refroze overnight as temperatures dropped, leaving sidewalks and outdoor areas coated in ice. While walking outside during school recess, Lee slipped on a patch of ice and fell forward. With his hands tucked inside his coat sleeves to shield them from the cold, he was unable to brace his fall. He struck the ground face-first, sustaining a deep cut above his right eye. School staff escorted him to the office as he attempted to apply pressure to the wound. He was later taken to a hospital, where he would need three stitches to close the wound. The injury left visible bruising and required several days of recovery.
In the spring of 2021, Lee suffered another facial injury while transitioning between classes. “That was probably the most random one,” Lee said. “I was trying to get to class, and suddenly a door took me out.” After leaving a social studies class, he was running down the hallway to reach his next period when a boys’ locker room door suddenly swung open. The door struck him above his left eye, causing a deep cut above his eye. Blood quickly began flowing from the wound, prompting staff to respond and escort him to the office. He was taken to a hospital, where he needed five stitches to close the cut. The injury resulted in swelling and bruising around the eye and forced him to limit activity while healing. Despite the injury, Lee said he tried to stay positive and joked about the incident with friends once he recovered.
Most recently, in January 2026, Lee injured his ankle during a basketball game in the school gym following lunch. Kedrick jumped to grab a rebound and landed on a loose basketball that had rolled beneath him. The unexpected contact caused his ankle to twist sharply, and he fell to the floor in pain. He was unable to walk on the injured ankle. The injury was later treated as just a sprained ankle. He followed a regimen of rest, ice, compression, and elevation while recovering and was temporarily limited in mobility.
Although the incidents were unrelated and occurred years apart, they have become well-known among classmates. The repeated accidents, each resulting in injury, have led some students to jokingly refer to Lee as the most accident-prone member of the class of 2026. He was even affectionately voted as the most accident-prone in this year's senior superlatives for the yearbook, a title Lee accepts with pride. “I guess I've had some bad luck,” Lee said with a laugh, “but I always bounce back.” Despite the setbacks, Lee has continued to actively participate in school activities, returning after each recovery from random injuries.