A young man who chooses to wear a smile on his face every day, just below the glasses he has to wear every day, recently had an extra reason to smile. Kai Owens, an 11-year-old Brooklet Elementary School student, was diagnosed in April with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that causes vision loss. He recently received a $3,000 check from the student councils of Southeast Bulloch and Statesboro high schools, along with Brooklet Elementary School.