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By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Andrea Logan and Mike Tupper’s high school special education students are learning capitalism first hand.
They have parlayed a $250 investment in a machine for making bows for packages into a business printing cards, notepads, and decorated cocktail napkins.
The bow maker was purchased with funds for instructional supplies. Several of the students learned to make the bows, but Tony Brady w as an especially enthusiastic bow maker. The students sold the bows during the Christmas season for $2.00 for a package of eight.
They also made baked goods and sold them.
Mr. Tupper said the teachers at both schools were very supportive and bought the bows and food.
The students also got w’ork stuffing envelopes for the Faith Mountain Company. They get $25 for each 1,000 envelopes,
“I can’t say enough about the Faith Mountain Company,” Mr. Tupper said. He noted that besides giving the students work stuffing envelopes, two girls had also worked part time for the company, Lisa Wines helping to assemble orders and Peggy Gallihugh loading the truck.
“This will make it easier to place the kids in the work world," Mr. Tupper said.
With the money from selling bows and baked goods, stuffing envelopes and about $250 in donations, the special education department
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