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PBS features The David School in documentary

The good work done at The David School in David, Ky., and the lives of two kids who attended class there will be the subject of a documentary slated to air on PBS this winter. Country Boys is a six-hour documentary produced by acclaimed filmmaker David Sutherland. Sisters Mary Myron Stork and Emma Kriz, who worked at The David School, are likely to appear in the footage. The film details the lives of two young men from the hollers of Kentucky. Filming took place over three years, when the men were between the ages of 15 and 18. The documentary follows them through graduation.

The film is accompanied by a national community engagement campaign to build educational opportunities and support for young people by increasing the number of adult mentors, support groups and substance abuse prevention initiatives. For more information on how to get involved in the campaign, log on to www.itvs.org/outreach/countryboys.

In Wisconsin, viewers can catch the Country Boys series on Wisconsin Public Television in three installments of two hours each. The series will air Jan. 9, 10 and 11 at 8 p.m. Repeat broadcasts are scheduled for Jan. 10, 11 and 12 at 10 p.m.

Sisters Mary Myron and Emma and their work at The David School will be profiled in the spring issue of Perspectives. The issue will also include public reaction to the Country Boys documentary.

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