A4 – Thomasville Times – Saturday, February 20, 2010
FROM PAGE A1 OFFICERS From page A1 bring a young, energetic, hometown feel to TPD, and will be an officer that people can turn to in difficult times. “I grew up in Thomasville,” said Wheeles. “Thomasville is a great town and it’s somewhere I can spend the rest of my life. I just love it here. My stepfather is a retired High Point police officer, and ever since I was 10 years old I knew this is what I wanted to do.” Wolfe, a West Davidson High School alum, graduated from basic law enforcement training at the top of his class after spending four years in the Marine Corps. Wolfe
‘Thomasville is a great town and it’s somewhere I can spend the rest of my life.’ — Brittany Wheeles TPD Officer said he wanted to work in law enforcement because his wife’s great-uncle was a retired police officer. Wolfe feels his experience in the military will help him make the adjustment into his new career. “I’m already accustomed to dealing with stressful situations and the different time schedule and rank structure,” Wolfe said. “It shouldn’t be too out of the ordi-
SCHOOL MENUS Thomasvlle City Schools
Monday, Feb. 22 — Breakfast: Muffin, fruit juice, milk; Lunch: Chicken nuggets, wheat roll, beans and franks, creamed potatoes, tossed salad, chilled pineapple. Tuesday, Feb. 23 — Breakfast: Sausage biscuit, fruit juice, milk; Lunch: Spaghetti, chef salad, chicken fajita sub, carrot sticks, fruit juice, fruit sherbet, fresh fruit, milk. Wednesday, Feb. 24 — Breakfast: Cereal w/ munchies, fruit juice, milk; Lunch: Pizza, chef salad, seasoned corn, steamed broccoli w/ cheese, chilled peaches, fresh fruit, milk. Thursday, Feb. 24 — Breakfast: Cinnamon rolls, fruit juice, milk; Lunch: Chicken, chef salad, cheeseburger, potatoes, collards, cherries, fruit juice, milk. Friday, Feb. 25 — Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit juice, milk; Lunch: Brunswick stew, hushpuppies, grilled cheese sandwich, chef salad, oven fried potatoes, baked beans, congealed fruit, fresh fruit.
Davidson County Schools
Monday, Feb. 23 — Breakfast: Breakfast breaks, fresh fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Pizza, Asian chicken w/rice, chicken soup w/corn muffin, steamed carrots, Oriental vegetables, garden salad, pineapple, assorted fresh fruit. Tuesday, Feb. 24 — Breakfast: Blueberry pancake w/sausage on a stick, fresh fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Hot dog w/slaw and chili, beef
teriyaki nuggets w/roll, ravioli w/Texas toast, mashed potatoes, green beans, garden salad, apricot cup, assorted fresh fruit. Wednesday, Feb. 25 — Breakfast: Breakfast Bagel, fresh fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Chicken nuggets w/roll, chicken pie w/crust, chicken fajitas w/taco shell, broccoli w/shredded cheese, sweet potatoes, shredded lettuce, strawberry smoothie, assorted fresh fruit. Thursday, Feb. 26 — Breakfast: Steak biscuit, fresh fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Quesadillas, macaroni and cheese, rib-bque sandwich, California vegetables, spinach, garden salad, applesauce, assorted fresh fruit, apple crisp. Friday, Feb. 27 — Breakfast: Waffle stick, sausage patty, fresh fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Chicken fillet, manager’s choice entree, chicken pomodoro w/Texas toast, corn , French fries, shredded lettuce fruit cocktail, assorted fresh fruit. * Cereal and toast served daily with breakfast. * Chef salad meal w/ crackers, boxed raisins, dried cherries, fruit and milk served daily with lunch.
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nary. The rest will just be learning the job and doing well.” Both rookies will be spend the next 12 weeks with several field training officers, learning the ins and outs of TPD and the Chair City. “We’re not just going to turn them loose,” said Insley. “We’re going to make sure they have the skills and the training in order to move forward.” Wolfe welcomes the opportunity to learn from some of TPD’s finest. “I just want to learn from everybody here,” Wolfe said. “They have the experience. We’ll have three or four different perspectives and we’ll be able to learn what kind of officers we want to be.” Wheeles and Wolfe will start on Sunday.
TIMES PHOTO/ELIOT DUKE
From left, are TPD officer Josh Wolfe, Police Chief Jeff Insley and officer Amy Wheeles. The two officers were sworn into duty Friday afternoon.
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