DODSONVILLE — After a close first quarter of action against the visiting Whiteoak Lady Wildcats, the host Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs battled their way t
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Rabbit club members are pictured with their adviser, Kelly Yeager. (Submitted photos) Sheep club members meet with their adviser, Blake Kibler. Adviser Nicole Shawhan works with chicken club members. Special interest club members are pictured with adviser Amanda Knauff. • • • • The Fur, Feathers & Friends 4-H club met Monday, May 3 at Bright Elementary.
The 6:30 p.m. meeting was called to order by Vice President Kallie Sharp. Pledges were led by Aubriauna Nelson and Blair Gard. Roll call was taken, and 35 members were present. The secretary’s report was given by Addy Knauff, and Treasurer Meghan Thompson read her report. Cloverbuds were dismissed to go to their
Andrea Blackstone | 4/9/2021, 6 a.m. Midshipman First Class Sydney Barber made history as the U.S. Naval Academyâs first Black female brigade commander. Her duties include carrying out the commandantâs intent, in addition to the superintendentâs. She also reports on what occurs within the brigade. Barber has been actively involved in humanitarian efforts plus she initiated a program to mentor girls of color in STEM. When Barber graduates in May, she strives to commission as a Marine Ground Corps officer. Courtesy Photo/U.S. Naval Academy
Making it to the United States Naval Academy is already an ambitious feat, but Midshipman First Class Sydney Barber took an extra big leap or two. Barber, a mechanical engineering major who hails from Lake Forest, Illinois, became the first Black woman brigade commander. The ambitious 21-year-old woman will oversee all 4,000 midshipmen within the brigade, until she graduates in May.