Eli Mollineaux, an eighth-grader at J. Taylor Finley Middle School in Huntington, is a funny kid.

For the past two years, he’s commandeered the PA system, closing out the Friday morning announcements with a pun, a joke or a wisecrack of some sort.

Read on to learn about Mollineaux, the challenges he's faced, and how he has risen above them and become a beloved figure in his community and beyond!