Cottages: The residents report: Fall 2009

My name is Keith. I am 11 and live in Watkins Cottage. I went home  for the summer to see my dad and had a lot of fun. We went to the movies and to the park. I am in the fifth grade.

Our cottage also got remote control cars and we have been playing with them a lot.

Kalab is in our cottage. He is  8 and is in the second grade. He likes to play outside and play with his toys and watch cartoons. Kalab is playing soccer again this year. He is a good soccer player like his older brother.

Zion is the youngest - he just turned 7. He likes to play with Kalab and also likes to play video games. He loves to watch the Disney Channel. He also plays soccer and is good.

Mrs. Costigan is our houseparent.

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Hi! My name is Michael and I am reporting for Sams Cottage. The theme for our cottage is “Working to Be the Best on the Hill.”  We have six residents.

Mark has been a resident of Boys’ Home since he was in elementary school. Mark plays starting wide receiver and also starting defensive back for the Alleghany Mountaineers. He is a junior that maintains a very high GPA and also wants to become a pilot when he graduates from college.    

 Jhakee plays starting running back and defensive back for the junior varsity Alleghany Mountaineers. Jhakee is a freshman at Alleghany. He hopes to keep playing football later in his life.

Nishant has an incredible gift in music. He plays classical music and much more. His gift is so prodigious that Boys’ Home allowed him to teach music lessons. He is also a junior at Alleghany.

Coty is a junior at Alleghany. Coty is playing basketball for Boys’ Home. At Alleghany, he is in the yearbook club where his role is to take pictures of the most memorable moments to post in the yearbook. Shawn is our newest resident. He attends high school at the Boys’ Home School He has added a lot of humor to the cottage.

I am the only senior in the cottage. I am looking into many colleges in an effort to continue my education after graduating this year. I like basketball and track and currently attend basketball conditioning for Alleghany.

Our houseparents are Mr. and Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Thompson. Here in our cottage they encourage us to put our best foot forward. They also remind us daily that we have the potential to “Be the Best on the Hill.”

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My name is Jayquan and I am 15 years old. I belong to the Boys’ Home Singers and hope to play basketball for Boys’ Home. My goals for the year are to get good grades, not get into trouble and make it to sophomore year.

Next is Cody who is 17 years old. He plays soccer and is a member of several clubs at Alleghany High School. His goals for the year are to pull his grades up and play soccer for the high school. He would also like to improve his overall attitude and be more courteous to his peers.

Now there is Anthony who is 16 years old. His goal is to complete the 9th grade. Anthony is in classes at the Boys’ Home School here on-campus.  

Detron is 15 years old. He is a member of the Boys’ Home Singers and hopes to play Boys’ Home basketball. His goals are to get straight A’s, learn more about electricity, play the piano, move on to the 11th grade and go home for the summer.

Julian is a 16 year old who plays varsity football for AHS. He hopes to play varsity basketball too. His future goals are to try out for the tennis team and to graduate from Alleghany High School.

Finally, there is Jason who is 15 years old. He plays on Alleghany High School’s junior varsity football team. His goals are to maintain good grades throughout this  school year.

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Darling Cottage

My name is Daniel and I am reporting from Darling Cottage. This year is very busy for the seniors in the cottage.

One of the seniors is Conner who is in Boy Scouts and loves to play video games.

Another senior is Kenny who likes to pamper the horses down at the farm, to read and to play his PSP on his free time.

Then there is Ivan. He is very eager to move into ELA so he can be ready to be on his own. He is very active in school and plays AHU soccer and many other after school activities.

Daniel S. is a junior at Alleghany High School and he is very active in playing sports. He also likes to watch football every Sunday and Monday.

Henok is a sophomore at AHS. He is very good at soccer and is on the same AHU team as Ivan. Henok likes to interact with others and is a funny guy to be around.

Matthew is an 8th grader at the Boys’ Home School. He enjoys that a lot. He likes to play his PSP and watch movies during his free time.

Brandon is also an 8th grader at the  Boys’ Home School. He likes to play basketball and is anxious to play for the Hilltoppers this season.

Keith is a sophomore at Alleghany High School. He likes to watch football games and go to the Boys’ Home Christmas Tree Farm on the weekends.

I am a junior at AHS. I play varsity football and am involved in clubs and other extra curricular activities. I like to play basketball in my free time. I’m trying to be very focused on my schoolwork because it will be time to graduate before I know it.

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My name is Trey and I will turn fifteen in December. I am a resident of Jack Gordon Cottage  along with my friends Aaron, Josh (who is my roommate), Brandon M., Brandon D., Jackson and Milliyon.

We have kids who love to play sports like Milliyon and Jackson who like to play soccer. They are both on the same team which it makes it easier for Boys’ Home.

Brandon M. plays football for Clifton Middle School.

I like to play baseball, and also play basketball for the Boys’ Home Hilltoppers. Just like the other residents, I have a job on campus.

Our new houseparent is Mr. Brooks. Mr. and Mrs. Whitmer are also still our houseparents. They recently took us to Lynchburg to a snow resort where you can snowboard.

I have been at Boys’ Home almost a year now and it is fantastic. I would recommend any boy that has problems at home or school to come to this wonderful place. You can play basketball here and play on a softball team.

We here in Jack Gordon are looking forward to all of the different things to do now that the weather is cooler.

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