Joy Maxwell
Regional 4H administrator
Students at Brent Elementary after School 4-H club had a busy month of October. Students enjoyed a visit from three special visitors from Bibb Correctional Facility in honor of Drug Awareness month. Sergeant Elisha Pettway, K-9 Lieutenant Eddie Hagood and his K-9 Partner, Niko. Niko is a Belgian Malinois and is trained drug dog.
Sergeant Pettway kept the students attention by informing the students on the daily life of an inmate and how their schedule is highly structured and inflexible and how an inmate's day is planned to the minute. Sergeant Pettway encouraged the students to stay in school and the shared the importance of doing well in school. He also informed the students on the dangers of talking to strangers. Sergeant Pettway showed the student's inmate's uniform, shoes, and hand-cuffs.
Lieutenant Hagood informed the 4-H club members how he and Niko work together as team locating drugs. Lieutenant Hagood informed the students the importance of saying "NO" to drugs. Student's attention level arose when Hagood and Niko performed a demonstration on how the two work together as a team. Students were given the opportunity to ask questions. The most popular questions were:
" How high can Niko jump?" "How fast can Niko run?"
4-H Volunteer Ryan Thompson , 4-H Regional Extension Agent Joy Maxwell , and Brent Elementary 4-H members and staff would like to thank Sergeant Pettway, Lieutenant Hagood ,and Niko for taking the time to speak to the 4H program and "Making The Best Better for Alabama 4-H." If you need more information about Bibb County 4-H please contact Joy Maxwell at the Bibb County Extension Office 205-926-3117.
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