The Pride

What an exciting week this has been for our special services students! Around 35 students from Mrs. Shikany and Mrs. Stonebarger’s Life Skills classes were treated to a very special day at the Andy Dalton Conservation fishing ponds and archery range. On hand to assist our students with handling bait worms, staying out of the ponds, taking needed breaks and a variety of other activities, were several HS alternative school students and teachers, special services staff and volunteers from the community.Many perch, catfish, largemouth bass, turtles and even sticks were caught with much enthusiasm. We all enjoyed grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, while visiting, before heading to the archery range. We want to thank our physical therapist, Maria Harless, for making this special outing possible. Maria’s grant-writing provided funding from Bass Pro’s Larry Whiteley. Thank you Maria and Larry for this very fun day! Our fourth-graders are one step closer to making the transition to Willard Intermediate School. Special needs students from the four elementary, along with special services teachers and paras, visited Willard Intermediate Friday, where they had the opportunity to meet principal Julie Germann, counselors Melissa Skaggs and Lonnie Compton, special services teachers Cindy Kisling and David Anderson, as well as other staff. A complete tour of the building ended with refreshments in the cafeteria where students were given the opportunity to ask questions and hear about life at Willard Intermediate. We feel this is an important event for our students, and feedback from students and parents indicate appreciation. Thanks goes to Melissa Baker for her organizing, refreshments and all other duties which contributed to the morning.