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Students at Duncan’s Lee Elementary may have expected to hear “get along. Little doggie,” once or twice when a guest speaker taught them about the Chisholm Trail, but none expected to learn about rodeo dedication from a little brown Chihuahua named Jo Lee. Jo Lee was...

By Anna King, Herald staff writer Don't mess with a cowboy. And after Thursday morning, don't mess with any fourth- or fifth-grader at Mark Twain Elementary School in Pasco. "Cowboy Up," Jamie Rauch of Moses Lake told the bunch of excited children. "You need to be...

Columbia Basin Herald - Erin Stuber Cowboys and cowgirls live a lifestyle which is not simply defined by wearing 10-gallon hats and pointy-toed boots, or even by spending a lot of time working with livestock or on the farm. For most, as trong value system is a big...

Greeley Tribune - Zeb Carabello  With the mounting problems that face many of today's youth in America: drugs, gangs, school violence and guns -- kids are still drawn to the distinctive style of the cowboy. At least that is the philosophy that Penny Conway has used to...

Alexander City Outlook - Amy Bice Students at Radney Elementary School listened to a program called the "Code of the West" by the Cowboys and Kids organization. Keith McCurdy from the Southeastern Livestock Expedition and Connie Sparkman, a champion barrel racer,...

Molalla Pioneer News - Russell Bassett Cowboys and Kids, a nonprofit organization that uses the cowboy philosophy to help children build character and make positive choices, visited Molalla last week. Penny Conway, the organization’s president and founder, brought her...

ESPN/PRORodeo.com - By Troy Schwindt - PRCA Writer As a lifelong educator, Penny Conway felt compelled 14 years ago to go out and teach the nation's youngsters about the sport of rodeo and Western culture. To date, the "Cowboy Up" program has reached hundreds of...

Fort Worth Press - Robert Francis  Connie Sparkman, area representative for the Cowboys & Kids organization, wants students to learn the ropes. Not just about the ropes used in the sport of rodeo, but the ropes of life, too. Holding a rope above her head in the...

The Kansas City Star - Ling Mae-Wong Scarborough Elementary students got a taste of the Wild West this week from a real Texas cowgirl. “We’re going to talk about being tough, but not fighting tough,” said Connie Sparkman of Waco. “It’s about being tough in your heart...