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Saints honor Moore for community service By JARROD ULREY THISWEEKNEWS.COM Lance Moore has had what he describes as a somewhat “bittersweet” last few months. The 29-year-old Westerville native had one of the most successful professional football seasons of his seven-year career with the New Orleans Saints, but the team’s off-the-field issues and 0-4 start helped keep it from making the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Just before the Saints’ season ended with a 44-38 loss to Carolina on Dec. 30, Moore received news that helped temper the disappointment he felt about his team’s difficult year. Moore was named the Saints’ Man of the Year for his contributions off the field and is their nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, which is given by the NFL to one player for his volunteer and charity work as well as his excellence on the field. “You play a sport that often honors your athletic accomplishments,” Moore said. “But this is for something that’s big-
“We’re so proud of him as a football player making it into the league. But speaking for myself, I’m much more impressed with him as a man.” – ED CALO Westerville South teacher and coach
ger than football. It shows you really care about the community.” In addition to working with the Lance Moore Community Cares program, which serves disadvantaged children and families, Moore serves as a spokesman for the Saints Copeland’s Kids Club and regularly speaks at schools in the New Orleans area. A 2001 Westerville South High School graduate, Moore New Orleans Saints wide receiver Lance Moore shows his arm strength to New Orleans youth in conducting a clinic to support the also has participated in foot- team's and NFL’s Play 60 initiative, encouraging school-age children get 60 minutes of physical activity a day. The NFL team recently named Moore, a 2001 Westerville South graduate, as its Man of the Year for his extensive community service efforts. SERVICE >> A2 PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
First line of defense: School Resource Officers Security one of many roles assigned to police in schools By JENNIFER NESBITT THISWEEKNEWS.COM Westerville police officer Aaron Dickison patrols a 5acre area packed with about 1,500 people. As a School Resource Officer, he acts as patrolman, counselor, safety educator, first responder and investigator at Westerville North High School. “This is my city, and I’m the police officer here,” Dickison said. “I do all the detective work and the community service and the education.” Dickison, like other school resource officers across the country, is on the front line of defense in school security. As Dickison walks Wester-
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ville North’s many hallways, he’s quick to point out his security concerns, as well as point out the changes he’s made to keep students and staff safer since becoming North’s School Resource Officer last year. “One of my biggest problems on a daily basis is that you have 30 doors that you can walk into and out of,” Dickison said. “It’s way too many to police for one person.” Nonetheless, Dickison’s day generally begins with making rounds through the school, checking that each door is, in fact, secure. The outside locks on the doors have been covered so
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School Resource Officer Aaron Dickison listens to a student at Westerville North Jan. 16. JOSHUA A. BICKEL/THISWEEKNEWS
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