Congratulations to the Wilber Family on their selection as this month’s spotlight! The Wilbers have been a part of The First Tee family for almost 5 years.
Dad, Kris, began teaching The First Tee curriculum in his physical education classes at Burns Elementary through The First Tee National School Program in 2014.A year later, the Wilbers’ son, Jackson started participating in Core Golf & Life Skills programming at Patriots Point Golf Links. Since then, Jackson has fallen in love with golf and has assessed through the PLAYer and Advanced PLAYer levels, now participating at the Par level. In addition to classes with The First Tee, he also participates on the PGA Junior League team through Joint Base Charleston. Jackson’s coach at Patriots Point, Wayne Nance, says, “Jackson has always been a joy to have in any of my First Tee classes. I call him Action Jackson, but Captain Laid-Back fits him better, because he is so low-key. He enjoys all we do, and goes with the flow, always following instruction. He is very competitive, but in a very positive and fun way. He shows sportsmanship, courtesy, and respect while winning or losing!”
Even their whole family is now getting involved in golf! Mom, Shawna, and younger sister, Reese, participated with Kris and Jackson in last year’s Winter Scavenger Hunt (and won!!) and SNAG Some Supplies, where participants took part in a SNAG baseball game and received school supplies to start the year. They also attended in this year’s Family Golf Day at Daniel Island Club (
click here to see the full event recap). Now, Reese has caught the “golf bug” and will be starting the TARGET level at Patriots Point this year!
In addition to joining The First Tee’s Program Committee this year, Kris is now the physical education teacher at the new Mevers School of Excellence in Goose Creek and will be bringing students from his new school to next month’s National School Program Champions Cup.
Thank you to the Wilber family for all of their support of The First Tee! Congratulations on being our “family” of the month!
