The Wildcat Wranglers recently competed in the RISD Dance Off, a charity benefit for Haiti earthquake relief. Lake Highlands was the first school in the district to have a country and western dance team — they modeled it after the Aggie Wranglers — but now all four RISD high schools have a team of their own. The nearly $2,000 raised will go to Ben and Katie Kilpatrick, RISD graduates who moved to Port-au-Prince Haiti two weeks before the earthquake. They teach history and English to seventh through 11th-graders at Quisqueya Christian School there, and they’ve been helping the people of the devastated island put their lives back together. “We have decided to use this donation to invest in a Haitian-run nonprofit that is sponsoring school tuition, meals, uniforms, supplies, etc. for bright Haitian kids who come from extremely poor families,” Ben Kilpatrick says. “This donation will change a life, or several lives!” Marydel Harris, former Wrangler mom and perennial supporter of Lake Highlands causes, believes in the work the Kilpatricks are doing. “We met Katie two years ago when she was here in Dallas working for the Buckner Foundation,” Marydel says. “She’s an impressive young woman, and I’ve enjoyed reading their blog from Haiti.” Ben graduated from Berkner, and Katie Wilhoite Kilpatrick graduated from JJ Pearce. Get to know the couple at
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