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C atoctin C orner Athletic Coaching Photo by Avie Hopcraft


with Mr. Franklin, in
by Avie Hopcraft addition to attending
FCC for speech class.
This semester, she will
Catoctin High School took a and spending time with special needs help in the classroom
break from activities going into the students during the day. for one block and
new year since the holidays were on One of the athletic coaches, will take other classes
everyone’s mind. In the new year, the Coach Michael Franklin, is a unified afterwards.
Catoctin Crazies Club members will coach. Abby helps the special needs “I love to be busy,”
receive Catoctin Crazy t- shirts and students in his class and she loves Abby said. Busy she
the Student Government Association it! Franklin is a loved teacher and stays! “It’s different
will host an ugly sweater activity. an amazing coach at Catoctin. He every day, and you
Catoctin Crazies also plan to host can make anyone’s day and always don’t know what to
another Pep Rally like Powder Puff. has a positive attitude. So, it’s not expect. They (the
As usual, students are just surprising that he works well with special-needs students)
as involved with the school and the special needs students. Abby light up my day, and
each other. One of the students at doesn’t just do unified sports, it makes you realize
Catoctin deserves a special light though. She has been playing what you should be
of appreciation and integrity this volleyball for four years, on thankful for,” she
month. Abby Jacobs, a senior at varsity for three. She plans to play exclaimed. Abby claims
Catoctin High School, has been an volleyball in college, too. that the best part
honor roll student for all 4 years This is the first year, as a senior, of teaching is when
of her high school career. She plays that Abby started interning for students understand
sports, takes Advanced Placement Catoctin’s special-needs students in what she is teaching.
classes, and takes classes at Frederick Mrs. Hamilton’s class. She wants to “It just lights you up
Community College (FCC). She is teach them as a profession like Mrs. inside,” she smiled. She Abby Jacobs (right) is shown with Jenny Late.
involved in clubs, and dedicates most Hamilton does. She plans to major loves all their different
of her school day to helping special in Special Education in college and personalities. a huge difference in the classroom
needs students at Catoctin. earn a master’s degree in that field. One special needs student, and makes Catoctin feel proud.
Abby started involving herself She has already accomplished so Jenny Late, sings all the time. “I Catoctin should have more caring
with special-needs students during many great things in high school, love to see her happy because she and dedicated students like her.
her sophomore year by participating and is excited to see her dreams as a isn’t happy all the time,” Abby People have even come into Catoctin
in the unified sport, Hibachi Ball. special needs teacher come true. mentioned. There are seven helpers and said, “Be proud of Catoctin,”
Many special-needs teens are Right now, though, she still has in the classroom: Mrs. Hamilton, and now Abby adds to that. Not
involved in this sport, and she two terms left before she heads Mrs. Sue, Mr. Will, Mrs. Wanda, only that, she shows everyone
enjoys helping them. She started to off to college. In her first semester Mrs. Day, Mrs. Crystal, and Abby, else that you should be caring to
become more and more involved and this school year, she helped in the and they all work together with the everyone and her actions inspire
starting doing other unified sports classroom for two blocks and took special-needs students. Abby makes those around her to be better people.


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