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eral key programs have been initiated and are flourishing.
“I’m very proud of the programs that have been put in place,” said Coombs who touted the work of Miranda Hope who serves as the college advisor at Rappahannock County High School and who was instrumental in getting “Next Step” off the ground. “I’m so, so proud of the Next Step program,” exclaimed Coombs who sees it as an excellent example of the cooperation that can be fostered through programs that share a common thread - benefits for young people. With the passion and commitment that Hope has brought to the program, more graduating seniors and their parents can navigate the often confusing ‘next step’ of applying for financial aid, filling out FAFSA forms, looking for the right college or finding that trade school which will fit the niche for that student’s continued education.
The Farm-To-Table Program is another example of cooperation intensified between Headwaters, the school system and, in this case, the farming community. “It’s been a nice long partnership,” re. marked Coombs and through continued support from the Cole Foundation and the county’s Farm Bureau along with individual contributors like Mitzi Young and Joyce Abell students are learning in a ‘hands on’ way the excitement and benefits of taking produce - that they’ve planted and nurtured themselves - literally to the table. Special tastings at the schools, recipes, food donated to the Meals on Wheels program and recently participating in Waterpenny Farm’s plant sale are just a few of the ways that this program is proving its success. Trista Scheuerlein teaches classes at the school in horticulture and exploratory agriculture and orchestrates this program that
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