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Cottages: The Residents Report | Spring 2012

Watkins Cottage

I actually did not celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December because I was out visiting relatives and friends that I have not seen in a long time. I celebrated Christmas on the 26th. I opened up all of my presents and played with them all day long.

For New Year’s Eve, I stayed up all night watching the New York City ball drop. We counted down from ten. TEN, NINE, EIGHT, SEVEN, SIX, FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE, HURRAY!!! We all laughed and hugged. It was a good time!

Zion had a great time with his family and friends too. Santa was very generous to him. For New Year’s Eve, he and his aunt celebrated with a lot of good food to eat. They watched the ball drop together and he stayed up very late.

D’Andre is the newest member of our cottage. He likes to play sports.

We are all trying hard at school.

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Sams Cottage

Hey, my name is Jhakee, reporting out of Sams Cottage. The guys in Sams Cottage had a great time during the holidays and spring breaks.

Tyler stated that he got a chance to spend time with his family. He also said that he worked on his shooting for basketball to help his scoring average.

Over the holidays, John went shopping and spent time with his family. He also wanted to work on his interaction towards his houseparents and peers.

Trey spent time with his grandparents and his sister. He established that this year he will work on his soccer skills and be ready for the Alleghany High School soccer season.

Detron was with his family and spent time with some of his friends. He wants to improve his attitude for the New Year and wants to stay positive towards his peers.

He also wants to strengthen his basketball skills. Detron played on the Boys’ Home basketball team. Adrian spent time with his family, including his brother Andrew from Greene Cottage during the break. Adrian’s resolution is to make good grades this semester.

Finally, I spent my holidays with my family and friends. I recently had a labrum tear in my right shoulder. My resolution is to become a better leader, a role model for the younger residents. Also, I am lifting weights and running to be a better athlete and rehab my shoulder for the upcoming football season.

Everyone is beginning 2012 with a positive attitudes. Our houseparents are Mrs. Preston and Mrs. Thompson.

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Greene Cottage

I’m Julian, the reporter for Greene Cottage. What I did for the holidays was spend my time at Boys’ Home. My big news is that I moved to ELA recently. I miss Greene Cottage but I like ELA too.

There are five residents who are in this cottage - Andrew, Logan, Jaylan, Nathan and Brandon. Our cottage enjoyed the holiday breaks. There were lots of stories about spending time with family and friends and all of the gifts received during the holidays.

Our houseparents are Mrs. Redman and Mrs. Free.

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Darling Cottage

Jovan is the cottage reporter from Darling Cottage. Darling Cottage had a great winter, New Year’s and Easter break. Mostly everyone went home and those who stayed, stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Whitmer.

At Christmas, we got a lot of great gifts not just from home, but from Boys’ Home and our sponsors as well.

I had a New Year’s party with my family. Memory watched the ball drop in the cottage along with Milliyon and Ian.

Devin just watched movies and Ermias watched TV all night.

So far, we are having a great 2012! We are trying to study hard. We didn’t have much snow this year so we’ve been playing outdoor sports lots.

Our houseparents, Mrs. Hurley and Mr. Costigan try to keep us all on schedule.

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Jack Gordon Cottage

My name is Chris and I am 13 years old. I recently moved on the Boys’ Home “hill.” I started attending Clifton Middle School January 22. I live in Jack Gordon Cottage with Keith, B, Vernon, Shama and Abe.

One of my cottage mates, Abe was in the Wheatley Center with me and moved on the Boys’ Home “hill” ‘before I did.

We all went on a ski trip. We could ski, snowboard or go snow tubing. We all had a lot of fun at Snowshoe.

We all enjoy going to the gym and play basketball and pool. Keith and B both play on a recreation league basketball team and they defeated the league’s undefeated team in a game this season.

The houseparents for Jack Gordon are Mr. Angle and Ms. Morgan.


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