It was all about the balloons for two boys graduating from Arts n Autism s new pre-kindergarten program Thursday. A cascade of blue balloons stretched to the ceiling, fascinating Kory Gulley and Justiss Moore.
The program s staff eventually gave a balloon to each boy, shortly before the boys received their ILEAP diploma.
ILEAP is an early intervention program designed to help children with autism develop the social skills needed to be ready for pre-kindergarten programs in the public school system. The name is an acronym representing the programs facets; intervention, learning, engagement and advocacy. Early intervention is extremely important for any child, but especially for a child with autism or other special needs, said teacher Maggie Whitson. With early intervention, we typically emphasize social skills, socialization, working on sharing, things like that. This program is about developing school readiness skills.
The clock is ticking . Who is it going to be at No. 7 overall?
Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields are off the board, and unbelievably, Penn State LB Micah Parsons still has not been selected.
BYU QB Zack Wilson is still there, too, and so are North Dakota State QB Trey Lance and Alabama QB Mac Jones.
Missouri LB Nick Bolton and Notre Dame LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah also remain out there.
What are the Lions going to do?
The camera flashes to GM Brad Holmes, and the television announcer says, “It looks like the pick is in.”
Who will it be? Will it be a linebacker or a quarterback?
U.S. Navy veteran Robert Love was among the 30 veterans to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday morning at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Medical Center. He was not reluctant to take the vaccination. I don’t think you should be hesitant at all. I had a friend who died from it (COVID-19). That really put an influence on me. My church is closed. I can’t go anywhere and do anything. It is time to start doing something, Love said.
The VA Medical Center began vaccinations Tuesday. April Jones, the center s acting public information officer, said We began our COVID-19 vaccine clinic Tuesday and vaccinated 30 outpatient veterans. We have 30 more scheduled for today and after the kinks are worked out, we will increase that throughput.