Future plans for Oglesby include attending Alabama State University for a degree in nutrition , then doing a double major in kinesiology .
She started her love of sports by playing basketball and moved on to lifting weights , loving the gym atmosphere . Right now , she ’ s looking at that close graduation date and plans to fill up her free time with more volunteer work , especially with her first love , the Weatherford Noon Lions Club .
Jocelyn Wear
Animal Lover
Often , we get so caught up in the world of humans that it ’ s easy to sometimes overlook the animals that live with and around us here in Parker County . However , one of the nominees for this year ’ s Horizon Awards , 16-year-old Jocelyn Wear , is not only thinking about our furry friends , she is actively working to ensure their health and happiness .
“ She has always had amazing
abilities with animals ,” Jana Wear , Jocelyn ’ s mother , said . “ If one of her grandmother ’ s horses needs catching and no one can catch them ,
Jocelyn can coax them to come to her . If a dog is limping , she must stop and help it . If one of our chickens is sick , she will nurse them until they are well .”
When Jocelyn was 14 , she declared that she wanted to attend college in order to become an animal control officer so that she could provide rescue to animals , as well as educate others on how to take good care of animals , her mother said .
Jocelyn has always loved animals , and although she wasn ’ t able to volunteer at the animal shelter when she was younger , she still found a way to help . In lieu of asking for presents on her birthdays , she would ask her birthday party guests for dog and cat food , donating it to the shelter . When Jocelyn turned 16 , she immediately volunteered there .
“ Jocelyn has not always thought of herself as highly as she ought . She ’ s so humble , she doesn ’ t realize what all she does for others , what a difference she makes to the animals ,” her mother said .
Not only has Jocelyn made a
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