In a year that has come to be known for its many uncertainties, one thing that remains constant-- the love and spirit of the Logan County Cougar Nation. This was once again made evident last week with the faculty being dispersed throughout the county to put up signs honoring the Class of 2020. In each senior’s yard, faculty placed signs recognizing them for their scholastic achievements.
Once the idea was sparked, the school’s principal, Caycee Spears, put out an all-call to faculty requesting help in the endeavor. Mr. Spears remarked, “Originally, I had hoped to get responses from about 12 faculty members to go around and help put out signs… instead, I had around 40 people contact me to say they would like to help out.” So, rather than have a dozen faculty members charged with the task, the group divided into teams of two and went to work.
Bus drivers were consulted with coordinating the delivery routes. While GPS was employed by many team members, most of the signs were able to dispersed speedily with few challenges. As a precaution, a notice of the activity was sent- by way of email- the evening before to parents. Students, parents and faculty alike seemed very excited to see one another—while observing proper social distancing etiquette.
Sadly, Coach Greg Howard and team will need to wait another year to use the new track facility. The Boys of Summer are experiencing a spring without baseball. The Lady Cougar Softball team will graduate a remarkable senior class-- who have proven themselves since eighth graders—without a chance for another title. The tennis team will not have the opportunity to demonstrate their growth as a team. The Logan County Concert Band will have only memories of the awesome spring concert that might have been.
However, it will take something greater than a pandemic to defeat Cougar Nation, because the love and spirit that defines it is still going strong. Congratulations, Class of 2020.