The Helrigel -Pratt family of Barry County continues to support education beyond high school as a way to be successful in the world today. Jody Helrigel Pratt was an educator/administrator in Barry and Allegan County for over fifty years in grades K-12 and at the university level.
Children learn from role models in their lives; family, friends and the classroom teachers. Sense of the world beyond the classroom, love of learning, and young people would describe someone who would consider the field of education.