Fletcher Cleaves to Speak at BLMS Gold Award Celebration

Bio from Fletcher:
My name is Fletcher D. Cleaves, in May of 2009 I graduated from Cordova High School in Memphis TN. After graduation I was awarded a football scholarship to attend Lambuth University in Jackson TN but on September 10th, 2009 I was involved in a serious car accident where a distracted driver, presumed to have been texting and driving, ran me off the road. While trying to avoid them I swerved off the road and flipped into an embankment. The accident left me paralyzed from the chest down.

After an entire year of rehabilitation and learning how to adapt to my new disability, I transferred schools and moved closer to home. It was difficult in the beginning because I had to relearn simple tasks such as holding a pencil and eating but as time went on I adapted and I am now a graduate from the University of Memphis with a degree in Computer Science.

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This year Bon Lin Middle School has been selected as a TN RTI2-B (Behavior) Model of Demonstration School for West TN. Six schools in West TN are going to be recognized for implementation of RTI2-B program at this year’s PIE conference in Nashville. In West TN, we are one of only two schools awarded the second-highest award of Gold, along with Dyersburg Primary. Only four other schools are being recognized in West TN, with Silver and Bronze awards.

To celebrate our school’s accomplishments, we are having a celebration to include local speaker Fletcher Cleaves. Fletcher is a former football player for Cordova High and Lambuth University. Fletcher was paralyzed the day before his first football game as a freshman at Lambuth. Another driver, who is presumed to have been texting, swerved into his lane, flipping Fletcher’s car into an embankment and leaving Fletcher paralyzed from the waist down. Mr. Creaves has spoken on Good Morning America, ESPN Game Day, and is featured in a commercial for AT&T.

We are going to have an afternoon of celebration to give thanks to the members of the school and the community who have helped make our RTI2-B program so successful. A special thanks to Kroger on 70 and Gibson’s Donuts for their weekly donations of 2 dozen donuts to continue our school’s Donuts with Duncan weekly reward. The celebration of our award will be Friday, February 3^rd at 1:50 PM.