Loving Care

Eddy Shouse, left checked out Bobby Daniel's new haircut at Stewart Home School, October 21, 2005. Shouse, an Anderson County native has worked at the school for two and half years, "They want you to joke around with them like you do with your friends", said Shouse of the intelectually impaired students.

A padded beam separated Eddy Shouse, substituting for a gym teacher, left and student Tim Dolan, right as they chased each other playing a form of dodgeball Friday, October 21, 2005 in Frankfort, Ky.

Eddy Shouse takes Carol Shaw and her doll from her dorm to class at Stewart Home School in Frankfort. Shaw, one of the older students at the school for intellectually challenged children and adults, occasionally needs a ride to class.

Eddy Shouse, attendance director at the Stewart Home School for intellectually challenged children and adults, wakes up Trey Weaterly, a student who fell asleep on straw that was spread where the grounds crew was trying to grow grass. Shouse's main job is to round up students who, for one reason or another, are not where they are supposed to be. "When you work here, nothing surprises you," he said.

Jon Orf, left, this year's Black Cat gets strapped into the back of a golf cart by Eddy Shouse at Stewart Home School in Frankfort, Ky.,October 18, 2005. The annual event has one student dress as the black cat, while every one else chases him. Orf can not get around as quickly as most, so this year, he taunted the chasing crowd from the back of the golf cart.

Eddy Shouse the blue teams football coach and back up quarterback cheers a touchdown at Stewart Home School's homecoming football game in Frankfort, Ky., October 19, 2005. The game was preceded with the crowning of the homecoming queen and king and was followed by a dance.