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Jermo Reese, founder of Frankie's Corner Little Thoroughbred Crusade (FCLTC) is a native of Lexington Kentucky. Reese spent his childhood working alongside his grandfather Frank Wilson on a local Thoroughbred farm, where his love of horses began.

In 2004 Jermo moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in photography and while photographing a client, a conversation of horse behavior and training came up. With his background in working with thoroughbreds, he told the client of his experience and offered some help. Reese spent the next several years in Acton, CA. where he worked with breeds of horses he had never worked with, such as Draft, Quarter, and Arabian. Interacting and learning these new breeds, Reese was also taught a new aspect for working with horses in relation to groundwork, lunging, free lunging, joint up, and most importantly the philosophy of a horse’s cognizance. Reese enjoyed his learning experiences and it was confirmed that dealing with horses was in his blood. After 2 and ½ years working with the client’s horses, Reese went back to Los Angeles with new skills and was blessed with another venture for a year working in a small horse community in Compton, CA.

September 2015, Reese moved back to Lexington Kentucky, and care of his widowed grandmother. His first week back, there was a news story regarding a man that was being indicted for recruiting gang members. Reese, being raised in this city, pondered what was becoming of these times and how could he promote change. Later, while meditating in the room his grandfather Frank passed in, Reese was drawn to a hand-painted portrait of his grandfather working as a ring handler “green coat”. During that moment Reese asked, “Granddaddy, what are you trying to tell me?” At that instance, Frankie’s Corner Little Thoroughbred Crusade was born.

Along with being the founder and clinician of Frankie’s Corner Little Thoroughbred Crusade (FCLTC), Reese services as a board member, mentor, and advisor for multiple youth/young adults in the Lexington Area. Community Inspired Solutions, Knights of Pythagoras, Boys of Color, and Shiloh Baptist Church are the current organizations. Reese’s’ mantra, “Because every child deserves a chance at a life-changing experience" is the core of his service. Reese believes children are the adults of tomorrow, “if we don’t take the time to teach youth to invest in their own future, what good was kept knowledge we had”?

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Locust Trace Satellite Program

Under the guidance of Mr. Jacob Ball, Agriculture Education Teacher and FFA Advisor, we are proud to showcase the CGWA Middle School FFA Officer Team.

Seniors

1. Kennedy Little
2. Ana Saunders
3. Artemus Willey

Juniors

1. Cheyenne Stigall
2. Haivan Stroman

Sophomores

1. Caroline Groth
2. Bailey Jorgensen
3. Elyssa Spiggle

Freshmen

1. Jaydin Bodager
2. Shawn Frost
   
3. Julian Palomeque Lopez
   
4. Reine (Kat) Watson
   

• LTAC Farm Bureau Outstanding Youth Contest

10/1 and 10/2, 2020

• Fall Break