HUNTINGTON — The West Virginia State southern district Elks Hoop Shoot contest finals took place Saturday at Our Lady of Fatima Parish School in Huntington.
HUNTINGTON — A picture of his father sitting near the corner of his desk at the Mountain State Reptile Rescue serves as motivation for Andy McKee to always push for
HUNTINGTON â For Andy McKee, reptiles are all he knows.
That knowledge and passion for teaching have taken him from a middle school classroom to a reptile showroom in downtown Huntington where he owns and operates Mountain State Reptile Rescue.
McKee jump-started the herpetology program at Our Lady of Fatima Parish School in Huntington a couple years ago, following in the footsteps of his father, who started Huntington Highâs program in 1986. At the time, it was the only middle school herpetology program in the country.
Word spread about the herpetology program and he began to field more questions from students, parents and others about reptiles. Some, he said, were from people who couldnât take care of their animals anymore, while others were curious about jumping into the world of reptile ownership.