Coach Jones advocated for a disabled student named Radio to fully participate in school activities. He arranged for Radio to assist teachers and monitored the hallways, teaching the community that everyone deserves acceptance. Coach Jones was a shining example of positive attitude and team spirit. He also taught Radio many life lessons outside of school. John, an educated slave, secretly taught the slave girl Sarny to read at night, believing that knowledge was key to helping slaves achieve freedom. Sarny risked punishment by stealing a Bible to read. John was determined to teach her all he knew as long as she wanted to learn.

2. STUDENT & TEACHERRADIO COACH JONESRadio would help with monitoring the hallways and running various errands or notes for teachers known to have the best team spirit at the athletic events shining example to T.L. Hanna students that attitude means everythingCoach Jones continues to help with Radio’s needs, seeing him at home and at schoolCoach Jones relentless advocacy for James Robert to be included in the school as much as possibletaught Radio many life lessonstaught the community that love is blind

5. COACH JONESJOHNCoach Jones arranged for Radio to always be close by his sidefound a way for Radio to “attend school.” taught the community in which they lived everyone deserved a chance, even if you’re a disabled John knew it was a crime to know his “letters”John would teach her letters and words at night after all had gone to bed John felt that it was important for all slaves to be educatedHe believed knowledge was the key to helping slaves break out of bondage

7. SARNEYJOHNSarny, a 12 year old slave girl learned letters secretlyshe secretly took a bible from the church so she would have something to readmaking words with the blocks find newspaper clippings to readSarny was willing to take the risk, even knowing that the penalty for reading was the loss of fingers or toes He was an educated slave, self-taught felt that it was important for Sarny to learn John would teach her letters and words at night after all had gone to bedeven offered to teach some of the other slavesJohn was determined to teach her all he knew as long as she wanted to learn.