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What brings you the greatest joy as a parent?
Hearing our girls pray each night. It lets us know what
has meant the most to them as they ask God to help
them or thank Him for the things and people around
them. Madilyn has recently thanked God for firemen
and police officers after their community helper
module at school.
Who is the financial manager in your home?
Alyssa is the financial manager, keeping track of bills.
When your children were younger, what was
your discipline philosophy?
Respect and honor adults. Be kind. If you don’t,
you’ll have a meeting with Mr. Spanky, a wooden
spoon that has been drawn on over the years by the
little Bradfords themselves.
What do you see in your role as the greatest
benefit to your family?
Showing them how to be kind and support people
whether you agree with them on every part of life
or not. That’s what Jesus asks us to do.
What’s a quick go-to meal that isn’t fast food?
And who does the cooking?
I do almost all the cooking unless Lewis fries fish or
puts something on the grill. Weekday go-to meals are
usually spaghetti or tacos.
How long has Brandon been your home?
Lewis moved to Brandon in 2006 when he began
teaching and coaching at Northwest Rankin High
School. I moved to Flowood/Brandon in 2007 during
PT school and have remained since. We built and
moved into our current home in 2016.
What are some of your favorite things about
Rankin County?
Favorite things are our church, our friends and the
community, and the Reservoir.
How do you spend summer breaks?
The girls usually spend time with cousins and
grandparents in Louisiana. Then we meet up with
Lewis’s parents, his sister, and her family for a week
at the beach.
What accomplishments make you proud
during your time living in Rankin County?
Lewis has been Administrator of the Month on
three occasions for the Rankin County School
District. He was also recognized as Mississippi’s
Assistant Principal of the Year in 2022.
What drives you to have the job that you
have? And what do you do for a living?
Drive for my current job comes from wanting to
inspire future physical therapists to be excited about
the potential they have to impact people’s lives, to
be better, and be motivated to be constant critical
thinkers. I am a physical therapist at Children’s of
Mississippi with a clinical specialization in pediatrics,
and an assistant professor for the UMC PT school.
Lewis is principal of NWR High School and enjoys
truly serving people. He has been called into the
profession to help build young people into the best
people they can be and prepare them to help make
the world a better place.
QUESTIONS FOR THE GIRLS
What’s your favorite thing to do as a family?
Madilyn family movie night
LC dinner time
What’s your favorite restaurant?
Madilyn Newks
LC Soulshine
What’s your favorite TV show?
Madilyn The Masked Singer
LC Dancing with the Stars
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