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Sherreda Peggs, left, followed her older brother, Cinque, to UTC. \u201cI encourage everyone to go to college with their big brother,\u201d she said. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

Sherreda Peggs knew just what she had to do after her brother, Cinque, announced he was the salutatorian at their high school: She had to be valedictorian.<\/p>\n

The siblings, who played all manner of sports\u2014even donning heavy coats in late fall to crash through the leaves in games of rugby at their Jackson, Tennessee, home\u2014lovingly trash-talked each other throughout their childhoods. It continues today at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where Cinque is a senior and Sherreda a junior.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he told us he was salutatorian, I said, \u2018Good job, Cinque, I\u2019m proud of you. But I\u2019m going to be valedictorian,\u2019\u201d Sherreda said.<\/p>\n

Cinque left Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School (JCM) No. 2 in the Class of 2019, and Sherreda landed the top academic spot in the Class of 2021. Both graduated from JCM through a special partnership with Jackson State Community College, where the siblings earned not only high school diplomas but associate degrees.<\/p>\n

Cinque is on track to earn a bachelor\u2019s degree in mechatronics, robotics and automation engineering in December. He gave up his high school sports and band careers to focus on academics at UTC but also is president of the University\u2019s Brother 2 Brother program, a national student-led organization in which members serve as role models to other minority students.<\/p>\n

He wants to intern with a Fortune 500 company before returning to UTC for grad school in fall 2023.<\/p>\n

Sherreda hopes to graduate in 2023 with a degree in exercise science and a minor in psychology. Her dream is to be a physical therapist. She also is keeping alive hopes to one day walk on to the UTC women\u2019s basketball team after leading her high school in scoring and joining the 1,000-point club.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe always wanted to do better than her big brother,\u201d Cinque said. \u201cWe pushed each other; there was good competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said their drive came from two college-graduate parents (University of Memphis and Rust College in Mississippi).<\/p>\n

\u201cCollege is something our parents stressed about almost every day,\u201d Cinque said. \u201cThey\u2019d say, \u2018You know you guys are going to college, you\u2019re going to get all of your schooling in; that way you can work for yourself and won\u2019t have to work under someone else.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Cinque, who won a computer coding competition in high school by designing a website for his brother\u2019s clothing line, said he was drawn to mechatronics\u2014a fairly new course of study that bundles engineering disciplines into one degree but adds a software component. His parents, Walter and Sherida, both have computer science degrees.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have different talents and abilities and all have competitive natures and spirits,\u201d Walter Peggs said of his son and daughter, who also have seven other siblings by birth and marriage. \u201cThey learned to hone their skills at home as far as competing and participating and facing the challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walter describes Cinque as a young man of vision and thought. Even as a youngster, he was reflective and analytical and formulated plans before tackling any situation, the father said.<\/p>\n

Sherreda was extra competitive and wanted to show that anything a male could do, she could better, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey both always wanted to excel,\u201d Walter Peggs said. \u201cI remember when Sherreda did not get a 100 on an exam. She would get upset and would often inquire, \u2018Why?\u2019 She not only wanted to achieve but she had a desire to be the best.\u201d<\/p>\n

All five of Walter and Sherida\u2019s children (two others were born to each of them in prior marriages) attended Jackson Central-Merry and every sibling brought a studious work ethic, competitive spirit and excellence, JCM Principal Nathan Lewis said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth Cinque and Sherreda are two of our top students to ever come out of our program,\u201d Lewis said.<\/p>\n

JCM began in 2015 with one grade and added a grade a year to become a four-year high school with a unique associate\u2019s degree program with Jackson State.<\/p>\n

Sherreda medaled statewide in track at the high school level in the 400-meter relay race and the 800. Ever the competitor, after she gave her valedictorian speech before the graduating JCM class, she asked friends and family members whose speech was better: hers or Cinque\u2019s. (The answer was mixed.)<\/p>\n

Matt Katras, a JCM science teacher who taught chemistry to both Cinque and Sherreda, said their academic success is \u201cabsolutely\u201d unsurprising.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re good at everything,\u201d Katras said. \u201cSpeaking, presenting, sports, everything. But they\u2019re still very humble and approachable\u2014a rare combination. When you think about your own children and who they\u2019re going to marry, you want it to be kids like this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their father said the UTC siblings are more than competitive overachievers. They have innate desires to serve mankind.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey really enjoy helping others,\u201d Walter Peggs said.<\/p>\n

When he\u2019s not studying, Cinque spends his time as a legacy with Alpha Phi Alpha, the country\u2019s first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity for African American men. He also has guided Brother 2 Brother back from the pandemic\u2019s days of isolation. He does digital publicity for both organizations and volunteers to promote voting, breast cancer awareness, Earth Day, environmental cleanups and clothing drives.<\/p>\n

Cinque also volunteers at Orchard Knob Middle School through UTC\u2019s InterVarsity group, which helps primarily Black students connect to Christ and His missions.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy family was always there to make sure we were taken care of and felt loved,\u201d Cinque said. \u201cWe had an environment that was very warm, safe, with hot meals and a rivalry that expanded all our lives. It made us better.\u201d<\/p>\n

For 20-year-old Sherreda, the transition from Jackson to UTC was seamless. For one reason.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy to go to UTC. I encourage everyone to go to college with their big brother,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s so insane how much we cross paths on campus. He\u2019s made it much easier for me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sherreda Peggs knew just what she had to do after her brother, Cinque, announced he was the salutatorian at their high school: She had to be valedictorian. Their sibling rivalry continues today at UTC, where Cinque is a senior and Sherreda a junior.<\/p>\n

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