This past Tuesday, I attended the archery finals for the Maysville school district. The top shooters will be defending Maysville’s championship at the state shoot this year.

Seeing 70 students with bows and arrows sounds dangerous on paper. Watching them is another story. The discipline these students show was fantastic. The discipline starts at the school and I’m sure at home. To participate in the program they must carry a 2.0-grade average, have good school attendance, have no disciplinary action against them at school or outside the school. Every week they must have a signed slip from the school stating that they have met the requirements before shooting. The local program has a three-strikes-and-you’re-out policy.

What is so fantastic about the archery program is that you don’t have to be the fastest, strongest, carry a 4.0 to participate. Even kids with some physical disabilities from asthma to a wheel chair can be involved.

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Maysville making the most of archery program