Bobby Ray begins archery program

Archery has become a very popular sport which appeals to all ages. Over the past several years kids have made the sport even more popular as middle school programs have been popping up at schools through out the country.

The Warren County Middle School started a archery team four years ago, and now that success has sparked a new program at Bobby Ray Elementary.

Physical Education instructor Nathan Davis got things rolling last week as his fourth and fifth grade classes picked up the bow, and started learning the fundamentals of archery.

‘There was a lot of interest in the sport and with the help of the PTO and the TWRA we were able to get a program started,’ said Davis.

‘Right now we have around 200 kids participating. Right now the kids are learning how to shot and their having fun. My goal is to eventually have an after school program and we would be a feeder program for the middle school which has already seen great success with it archery teams.’

The cost of the equipment was around $3,000, which was funded by the TWRA and the Bobby Ray PTO program.