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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016
BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
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Alexis continued from 1A
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Alexis Rutledge is pictured with Winder-Barrow
9U youth football team coach and Barrow County
sheriff’s deputy Chad Norris.
Photos courtesy of Kelli Rutledge
In one incident, a stu
dent broke her glasses and
called her “an ugly mon
ster.”
“She just wants friends
to love her for who she
is and not what she looks
like on the outside,” Kelli
said. “She has gorgeous
eyes, long blonde hair. I
know kids are going to
be kids, but I want them
to understand, and I hope
their parents and teachers
will help them understand,
that my daughter is just
like everybody else. She
has a big heart, and she
wants to be loved.”
Alexis does not like to
talk about the bullying,
which discouraged her
from playing recreation
softball last year. But this
year, she was determined
to suit up, Kelli said,
including going so far as
to offer to sell all of her
belongings so the finan
cially-constrained family
could afford it.
“She’s had the absolute
best team and coaches this
year,” Kelli said. “She’s
very strong-willed, and
she’s done very well. They
have her playing in the
outfield, and she can hit
the ball, too.”
In addition to support
from numerous people in
the community, another
local recreational sports
team has taken Alexis
under its wing.
The Winder-Barrow 9U
football team has officially
ON THE FIELD
Alexis competing on
the softball field.
“adopted” her and spon
sored her for softball, said
head coach and Barrow
County sheriff’s deputy
Chad Norris. Norris and
his players have cheered
on and brought Alexis
flowers at her games, and
earlier this month, they
invited her to participate in
a pre-game coin toss and
run through the banner at
one of their games.
“It was really a great
teaching lesson for our
kids,” Norris said. “I tell
them all we’re individuals,
but then we come together
as a team and love one
another and become a fam
ily. Now, Alexis is part of
our family.”
Like Kelli, Norris, who
along with fellow depu
ties, surprised Alexis earli
er this year by bringing her
lunch and eating with her
at school, hopes her class
mates will learn empathy
from the experience.
“It’s a sad situation
what the family has gone
through and unfortunate
she’s had to deal with the
bullying,” Norris said.
“They’re such a sweet, lov
ing and generous family,
and you see that come out
through her.”
Kelli said she and her
family try to remain opti
mistic, and the generosi
ty of the community pays
off in a big way. Though
the tumor has continued
to present health problems,
Alexis has never been
diagnosed with cancer and
never had to take chemo
therapy.
“If it ever grows, we are
in for it,” Kelli said, “But
she’s wide open, and she’s
doing great. We almost lost
her a few times when she
was a baby, but she kept
proving all these doctors
wrong.
“The love shown to her
and our family by the com
munity is what makes me
feel better, and it makes
her feel special. We really
appreciate it.”
Dictionary Week set
for week of Oct. 17
These words of Dr. Seuss ring as true today as
written years ago: “The more that you read, the more
things you will know. The more that you learn, the
more places you’ll go.”
In spite of technology in classrooms, teachers and
parents want dictionaries to help students learn to read,
understand their world, make connections and become
critical thinkers. Reading helps individuals reach their
potential, opens doors to the world and arms them
against ignorance.
Among reasons children need their own dictionar
ies are: they are portable, they own them, some lack
computer access, they may write in their books, and
dictionaries allow for the discovery of new words
when seeking a particular word. The dictionaries are
encyclopedic and have a wealth of information and fun
facts that are great resource tools.
This year is a milestone for the Dictionary Project
since it marks the 15th year for the project in Barrow
County. Omicron Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a
teacher’s organization, was the vehicle that provided
the means for the project to get off the ground under
the guidance of Shelia Hawthorne. The project has
grown from 754 books distributed to third graders the
first year to 1,124 purchased this school year. This
number includes five to seven English/Hispanic Dic
tionaries for the Media Center at each school.
Many sponsors have been part of the project for
years. They anticipate sharing the excitement when
dictionaries are presented to students. The smiles
and thanks prove well worth the effort and expense
involved to provide the books. Dictionary Week 2016
is the week of Oct. 17.
“Thanks for your commitment and work for this
worthy project that serves our community by helping
our most precious commodity, our children and their
future,” said Sheila Hawthorne, retired educator.
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