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8- THE PRESTON COUNTY JOURNAL- Wednesday, November 23, 2011- Kingwood, WV
Senator offers praise
by Senator Jay Rockefeller dren, and I've been proud to It is for all of these reasons I
early dreams of promising fu-
tures.
I can think of no better, more
selfless goals to have at a young
age than those represented by
Coaches named for the
Winter Sports Season
As the school year progress-
es, the season for winter sports
is approaching. Preston High
School fields 10 competition
teams. Co-Athletic Directors
Bruce Huggins and Mike Con-
tic have provided information
on each sport. Below is a list-
ing of the various teams, their
coaches, starting date for prac-
tice and first contest, along with
the name of their first opponent.
Wrestling-
Head Coach Mike Contic .....
(Assistants) "Ike" Dixon, Tom
Bern, Clint Radabaugh, Wally
Bulford, Tom Fanning and
Zach Dixon ...... First Practice
is Nov. 14th ...... First contest
Dec. 2nd at Hedgewville.
Boys Basketball-
Varsity---Head Coach Barry
Sanders .... Assistant Gene
King---First practice Nov.
14th ...... First contest Dec. 7th
at Elkins (7:30).
Junior Varsity .... Head Coach
Be Burnside .... First practice
Nov. 14th...First contest Dec.
7th at Elkins (5:45)
Freshman .... Head Coach
Bucky Forbes ...... First practice
Nov. 14th .... First contest Dec.
5th at 6 p.m. with Southern Gar-
rett.
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Girls Basketball-
Varsity-Head Coach Brian
Miller---Assistant Rich McCro-
bie--First practice Nov. 7th ....
First contest Dec. 3rd at home
with Riverside at 7 p.m.
Junior Varsity-Head Coach
Rick Maczko .... First practice
Nov. 7th..First contest Dec. 3rd
with Riverside at Home at 5:15
Freshman--Head Coach Car-
rie Young .... First practice Nov.
7th .... First contest Nov. 26 at
Ripley at 11 a.m.
Boys Swim Team-
Head Coach Mike Hart .... First
practice Oct. 31st..First meet
Nov. 19th at Elkins
Girls Swim Team- •
Head Coach Mary Hart...First
practice Oct. 31st...First meet
Nov. 19th at Elkilns
Cheer-
Head Coach Debra Zi-
gray ...... Assistant Tina Sil-
cott*... Season begins in Au-
gust thru Spring
• Competition squad and foot-
ball season and basketball Sea-
son.
Last week, I received the
most touching gift - a framed
picture from the West Virginia
Head Start Association of little
ones dressed up as what they
want to be when they grow up.
With their photos scattered on
the branches of a hand-painted
tree, these tiny doctors, teach-
ers, mommies, and firefighters
simply beamed with hope and
aspiration.
This picture captured the won-
derment of that young age - and
the critical window of time we
• have to encourage them.
These children are our bright
future. They have the potential
to become the researchers, care-
givers and entrepreneurs who
will define our nation's path for-
ward. They'll be our problem-
solvers, our innovators, and our
public servants.
On this Thanksgiving, I am
thankful for each of them and
their promise. I'm thankful for
their moms and dads. And I'm
thankful for the people who are
putting these children on the
early path to their dreams.
Head Start is just one of the
flagship programs which lay a
strong foundation for our chil-
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support it over the years. For
income-eligible families, this
program goes beyond providing
an early education.
It takes into account every as-
pect of a child's development -
nutrition, oral health, social and
emotional development, and
overall wellness.
In addition, Head Start reaches
out to parents, caretakers and
families - one of the main rea-
sons this long-running program
has been so Very successful.
A child's development takes
collaboration among those at
home and in the community.
That's why I worked to secure
key funding for a home visiting
grant program which provides
new parents with support and
education on the importance of
early childhood development.
Research shows investments
in early education pay off-
children with the right care and
in the right environment are
more likely to stay in school, go
to college, and become success-
ful, independent adults. And it's
important for their health too,
West Virginia Head Start was an
early national leader in efforts
to combat childhood obesity.
will always be an advocate for the children in the picture they
Head Start and fight to protect it gave me - to be a doctor oi
as budget talks continue, nurse who cares for sick people.
A teacher who inspires new
Investing in our children generations. A loving parent. A
should be at the very core of our brave first responder who keeps
work. It is, indeed, at the very
core of what our Head Start
workers do every day.
They prepare our young ones
for school, they teach them how
to be healthy, they give them
confidence - and they instill
communities safe.
Those are the ambitions Wesl
Virginia Head Start, child care
providers, Pre-K teachers and
so many others are encourag-
ing. And I couldn't be more
thankful for them.
Assessment underway
North Central West Virginia Community Action Association
(NCWVCAA) is conducting a 10 county-wide community needs
assessment in order to determine causes of poverty in Barbour,
Greenbrier, Marion, Monongalia, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph,
Taylor, Tucker and Webster counties.
They want to know what you need help with and how they can
better serve North Central WV.
They ask questions about education, employment, transportation,
children's needs, community resources, health, housing, use of in-
come, nutrition, sanitation, and emergency situations.
Please take 10 - 15 minutes to take this survey at the following
link: https://www.research.net/s/NorthCentralCommunityNeed-
sAssessment2011.
You must take the survey a one sitting because data will not be
saved unless the survey is completed.
.Deadline for survey completion is November 30, 2011. There are
no right or wrong answers, and your participation is greatly ap-
preciated!
Ehab Akkary, MD, FASMBS
Looking for Lap-Band., other weight
loss or abdominal surgery?
Look no further than
Preston Memorial Hospital.
Weight Loss Educational
Seminar and Support Group
December 15, 2011
Lakeview Resort- Cheat Lake, WV
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. - Education Seminar
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Support Group