A Thanksgiving Column: Finding My Voice… Again

Last Thanksgiving, Antionette Kerr was in a hospital bed receiving a blood transfusion after being airlifted—again. This year, she’s home, upright, and deeply grateful. Grateful for EMTs, doctors, neighbors, donated blood, and everyone who helped her make it through. She’s also frustrated after months of insurance delays that put her health at risk and believes real reform is urgently needed. She encourages anyone who can to donate blood—it truly saves lives.

A Father, A Coach, A Legend: Honoring Rosco Turner, Sr.'s Years at LSHS

Rosco Turner, Sr.'s tenure as Head Coach is perhaps best defined by the unique challenge and triumph of coaching his own son. The father-coach dynamic is inherently difficult, requiring a delicate balance of familial love and professional objectivity. Turner, Sr. successfully navigated this complexity, establishing a program built on discipline, strategy, and high expectations that allowed his son, Rosco Turner, Jr., to become one of LSHS’s all-time greats.