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Hometown Heroes Wow Westwood Westwood's character cam spotted some new kids on the block at Wednesday Warbles this week as the Friendswood High School Girls' Basketball Team came by to celebrate Fairness. Our celebrities arrived way before Warbles to chat with students and sign autographs. After our routine morning announcements, Westwood students shared their song for the week - Do You Wanna Know Freedom? - in honor of the work of Martin Luther King, Jr., whose birthday we celebrated on Monday. Then our Hometown Heroes took the mic to share some words of wisdom with us. Coach Kirby Killingsworth, joined by her two assistant coaches and their basketball players, encouraged students to play fair and work together in everything they do. One of the athletes, carrying her favorite children's book in her arms, used the story of The Little Red Hen to reinforce the importance of teamwork and fairness in sports and in life. Another player connected with our kids by referring to Disney Channel heroes like Hannah Montana and Cody and Zach and pointing out how they need fairness to work stuff out in their popular television sitcoms. As we closed Warbles, these Hometown Heroes joined us with fun percussion instruments in hand for our School Song. They even made Spirit Tunnels for us as we headed off to class for the day. We appreciate our partnership with these FHS role models, who got up early to be a part of our mid-week character celebration, and we thank the girls' basketball coaching staff as well as Mrs. Kaufhold for arranging today's treat.

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