JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?r3#mQKV~H\vN-(_&kfYąLγhiI4;(bRl,,D}j{9S>9zxWEE5IMbg(r#ykiin<1"L44{ B7cq߷.\%s`L3 Be' :Z] Αʰ zqާm6B%; 4艹# KvƒK֏(݉O?i%xf@!!O$h˜Qny7^Qhbr}]K0[sPгP~nheؒ©Ǧ*Ž3ڒ˴5pKEs'Fp 1L(IDs8A+zH`\I_uM[6Qֳnl#TROqzCͪ1f zk:UU J +L>DaN;|Mbl%ڊbnhz[ۮ_1U@ƲH2rWQp#DD`B7dG=v!ϔpR2]jXGG [V n0uqz =݅fQ X˙̅d ~eWS,:t]&=J ˹i'&HX%YY#NK^!d6zfg^xD)(Ҟ:pNW#-e)ff,5dz]1QqԹ^Z'bCo kD^%C5dWx> uFΤ泯.XhmBmKq=-0+Լ;.u$7%f)N>j-C]ce o#sn:)}6,_mVO`*u\ew΋8yP#ȸWbeqa8`Rv)3N`GS*{ iÀ+^o-xX<ְnvG6PxF,69.p~T*JccGY҆p6ݸ`UK}f$|Xn#S m܁{UӛL'Q>bG9ڱA^mu,vDv}Nz㷽jISOSĖIJ:*P:eܓxD;$MRm(;v =uӼ+;w˭,s1К֭DsТU}J'HK>Tl| I IHrT5] 84/bej$ ]9+ڵ *2c! ́h`IXIV,CFOj8|:0 5Rx5QHn*@z?KTI?ޜ>1膙%y7M$l'Nr\ӃRWG7aLWLZ0XxjHi$ QU#v]/~+o=fҥ?\#TNQ,;RraxcQ.ο廷KX*l=;(u 涃͍>!Kne y&Gr|;nk{區l [oZM5Ki.${ !fܟε^H'vy nɝ*p;;Ge@c#c=1E=ƩCmcv9c&&v7 U_q\r.fR*Mikm ^o@}+~=;'5TBw7׎+˻ԭn%νkJ񬚗4k"0L/5cKZ hjRAwɽpFJ)u-F-y6l>bz{BmU+n慵ރ-Q-nWk0{0$-]~]? {/<5/"=H8u O;6'hvN:Vzbܖ/E) ~cҢх=&P7˾-x*q\V3ʛIdq5ʏ]a{~H. $\Riq]OuPho/*3ChusSiRw8t>W//Kko%_1~<+=7%t=?12h047YؓҴ&xO_Whu;`{r8?zM""R$ ]GVzu7缊Iy;tU~b\Hp2ƸO;5`.oaNaNkIGԚtW~ugk'H"c{j5{e~Uǹ/KY#c0qhLKHݰMLw4=B*2x_rFl<-[2zMz ݬr*y +ICBks3DfYs'VcV} zʑ(Wԫ)z\[jjۀxQ QckEFM\,ĝRaӞ1]ƟZyVˀyfccMsx [j\i1*vj8=mmБIQo[wkGLQ.pIqǒ ky,U8Jֺ]ϖ̍$uȨ5W3Hеҭ -Bܥ şz:W/?ħL[kܴey*# G}q%ܑ۴\ayf^'M)6q> [4R qN{÷Լ8MA )wx5泪taS,%y'+Bk- G`x7xNr wSQZ|Ͳb4Fm~Y<٢o翝dxJ#PD}p(dg= 6[%&>`qs9tٵ[m:8 u3XK8=Os]E6Pe 4Aaix⼪fFgbĒOrz4dkK;1c֡>H01["3[',_VV뉬i~btwn8>7hIG,HqVfyo-eL`}*I..f6gsdc%uVN.wy5ė7/YH.p1)Xv'p>Ƶ4<S$ʈE+g=YB%6$p@ځI{\@+mco,7˼]gΌ5K[ ,XI=hW9bqr(D߼ 6;8ن2G~» nFj4xt?ʉF9rA =Y-h"\O>l"dBr6)>[M-(0ǻWBZqswnO$?/׃Es^׮%"gG/58#+Gu6vi9o0nGAmǯ5♳{E:礐gw\ҊIIsHF #Ӏ?ZdP I)6GZg)ɠ 7q~qP>&!O9Pзb7:F5FB0=N*B2IALE'pj’j̗l4v .pg?-ʛVZ>Tcլ՟4z`cF߃K/bʂs~YHm7SB {e` םm Tޭŧx+CgL)a xrZۇSoŵڂ8>u* YmP$Sʑ^>m='^r8+Wuص Nx-Ș4N$a{ C!*V\pU.1Qic饦he@.xgN ӄ8kU}*+[;<͌ ڨY,Dml,4 D]T]K]4[yr\O$^ڲnϯПX1(@sQ݆P{T;r6Əj2H@=Ab?gey0( K֗Ž ɨ˵LczCF8=+ԬtK ren4(G>B֦#xaZ3򗼏,"nlj6eMnXFrF ,z֫S; >f,xH)O`⤄I~Kۜ?4o&2y< [ڨڌ*8SWh?QS\ 52DFXd;zLH`|f\ g#wrI "t(R8;V}.f/|/ZEu(tJJI 't8JĺSĶ0`Tƙ"% A88?ҺaVq2SZUȐM$8p:֛C-K-<0N[c@z-ؖe8'{R9qgX ^3qﵘ0~Mh=u}P7ʺ)Tz R+վhG}mc<.+s+̖u:ɩ\0 59!r1⪡\}U.0jAj.[Ӏ=?*j$ @cz#L!Pz-Q|sRFS`ezPGEZOƄ;{mk9?w3qV`#*, mDλ CU^$riU bBqӶj̀msל`7Vlt+e]<ϭ)4.ND_T~${;GXjmL{t3g_ߥKi -ngj} 9* uAdHv%^;zW8.FB"!gj5KWW 0>jGZv7.m7xYwm%flaZܼQmZ$+KHd1\gյ >t8r3]F-ř73i\8vS'^xJ [e2Wi[f f8I^ G(8毖S&OE}B7wT״{K^zW[}xD.%$- ynBs{7PHCU]8#y׈y_OUM"w`x"G>Y۹K3mq"}1X*3ۥzǿ$;O+ϕJE^!-G]+d$66rz`g4[X}*yoj`wm..06\nO s(δ+C;>ͤG#W]d5zkw VE}?^+pQu 3(.[hFކ+VropV*#>IA(kYάJ ;F>b~7O(ba-Vy^-+HXZ{fi9*˭wq?%SD{Ɗ+] 7 i:xֽyJw Z(Sz??ƃ^qzEYѩss[kQͭ^,jv$hObK-cOGE-M <۱7g&5 h$'y!K($Ey4ޤv%D QETKbity, says Thomas, helps motivate Garrett s athletes.  You can just see it in their eyes when they tell us how many records they want to break during that day s workout. They become convinced that the program will make them better  they get hooked! Also hooked is the administration.<br> Our administration is on board with our weight training program as well, and this spring and summer they are upgrading our weight room, says Thomas.  It was clear to all of us that the expansion had to happen, since approximately one-third of the entire student body, including non-athletes enrolled in weight training classes held during regular school hours, are using the weightroom. And the interest continues to grow.<br> We re trying to get more weight training classes so our athletes don t have to lift after practice, says Thomas,  And with our success in sports there are a lot more kids who want to be a part of our athletic program right now. But it s very hard to add classes now because of the financial crunch in education and because we would have to hire another teacher to teach health. That s something we re going to have to take a serious look at. <br><br>Switching Tracks<br><br>In 2005 the Railroaders will change football conferences, although they will keep two local rivals. Thomas says the school s athletic success and his own enthusiasm will not change.  I really do love it here. We have a great administration, from our superintendent s office to our high school principal to our athletic director  these are just great guys. We have a great football staff, and we have coaches in other sports who are good people to work with. <br>Is there a concern that the athletes will get complacent about their success?  No, not with the coaches we have at this school, says Thomas.  With football we will have 17 kids on next year s team who either started for us or who played a ton of football for us, and there s a natural tendency for players to think they can just show up. We will certainly make our kids understand that s not the case, and I can assure you the other coaches at Garrett High School will do the same. <br>Being at the top of his field at a school that is enjoying tremendous success and pride, Andy Thomas has some insight to offer to anyone interested in emulating his success:  I ve only been coaching for 10 years, but I ve heard all the stories of the guys that I ve worked with about the way things used to be. I think that one thing is true, and that is kids not only need discipline but deep down they want discipline. They want structure. <br> They also want coaches who will work them hard, and at Garrett High School we have coaches in all sports who do just that. Our kids know that we re going to demand a lot of them on the practice fields and in the weightroom; but when it s all said and done, they also know we care about them. We show them we are interested in what s going on in their lives, and I think that s very important to kids. ry practice and every drill as if he were playing in a championship game. He s a dedicated player who worked hard during the off-season and showed up in the weight room every day, even during vacations, stated Coach Poss.<br><br><br><br><br><br>" <br>I have known Coach Bobby Poss for almost 20 years. We featured his first (1984) State Championship on the cover of our BFS Journal. I have been so impressed with Coach Poss not only as a coach but as an outstanding person and family man that I wanted him to be a BFS clinician. This last summer Coach Poss was our guest at our BFS Clinicians Convention. Coach Poss will be doing his first BFS Clinics as a clinician in the winter of 2001. Coach Poss, you are an Eleven!<br><br> Dr. Greg Shepard<br> BFS Preside