The biggest thing that stood out with me for Jim Carey was how he looked after his kids [players]. He wanted them to go to class, to graduate and then go on to four-year schools. He just looked after them, they were family for him.

This school's athletic programs, in particular, football, basketball and baseball are known nationwide. Basketball-wise it's because of him [Carey]. When you mention Garden City, people know where that is.

I don't rank coaches. In my mind, in the modern era of basketball, he [Carey] is the guy that started it. He came here in the early 80s and turned us into a real quality basketball program, known nationwide.

The kids were screaming, they were in shock and one kid definitely had a broken leg. Another kid, a cable that's on the street over there was wrapped around the kid's neck, he couldn't breathe, so we tried moving that out of the way, but I didn't want to move the kids because I was afraid that any movement would hurt them. I just wanted to make sure they were protected from any additional injury.

We have a new vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. It's called Boostrix [and it is] licensed for kids 11 to 18 years of age.

(We?re) responsible to see the kids get the best they can get. We?re setting the stage for a long life of learning.