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In this Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016 photo, a torch burns on a statue of the mascot Spartan at Greenbrier East High School prior to a girls high school basketball game in Lewisburg, W.Va.. West Virginia Gov-elect Jim Justice vows to keep coaching the boy's and girl's teams after he is inaugurated on Jan. 16. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, DEC. 26 - In this recent photo, Katelyn McGowan, an associate behavior specialist at the Augusta Levy Learning Center in Wheeling, W.Va., assists student Aidan, 8, as he places a pudding cup into a paper sack for the Catholic Charities Neighborhood Center's meal delivery program. The students at Augusta Levy Learning Center, receive therapies that help them to learn, function and navigate their way through life with autism. (Betsy Bethel/The Intelligencer via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, DEC. 26 - In this recent photo, Katelyn McGowan, an associate behavior specialist at the Augusta Levy Learning Center in Wheeling, W.Va., helps student Aidan, 8, flatten bags to be used in a food pantry operated by the Catholic Charities Neighborhood Center. The students at Augusta Levy Learning Center, receive therapies that help them to learn, function and navigate their way through life with autism. (Betsy Bethel/The Intelligencer via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, DEC. 26 - In this recent photo, Katelyn McGowan, an associate behavior specialist at the Augusta Levy Learning Center in Wheeling, W.Va., assists student Aidan, 8, as he places a pudding cup into a paper sack for the Catholic Charities Neighborhood Center's meal delivery program. The students at Augusta Levy Learning Center, receive therapies that help them to learn, function and navigate their way through life with autism. (Betsy Bethel/The Intelligencer via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, DEC. 26 - In this recent photo, Israel, 7, a student at the Augusta Levy Learning Center in Wheeling, W.Va., scoops blueberries into a tray to be delivered to someone in need through the Catholic Charities Neighborhood Center in Wheeling, W.Va. The students at Augusta Levy Learning Center in Wheeling, receive therapies that help them to learn, function and navigate their way through life with autism. (Betsy Bethel/The Intelligencer via AP)

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In this Dec. 17, 2016 photo, students watch as their peers measure out materials for a science experiment during Gear Up's science academy at Gillette College in Gillett, Wyo. (Steel Brooks/Gillette News Record via AP)

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In this Dec. 17, 2016 photo, students made trees with small growing snow crystals on them at Gear Up's science academy at Gillette College in Gillette, Wyo. The crystals were made from sodium chloride and ammonia, and slowly grew over time. (Steel Brooks/Gillette News Record via AP)

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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan sings "Jingle Bells" with students from the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts in Hagerstown, Md., on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016. Hogan pledged more than $7 million in state funds to help the city with a downtown revitalization plan anchored by educational and arts institutions, including the public high school. (Ric Dugan/The Herald-Mail via AP)

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In this Dec. 14, 2016, photo, Colette Raptosh, 16, left, and Nora Harren, 17, students at Capital and Borah high schools respectively, talk about how they are organizing Women's March on Idaho because they realized nobody else was in Boise, Idah. Not able to vote in this year's election, the two wanted to do more than just post their views on social media. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP)

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Richard Spencer, who leads a movement that mixes racism, white nationalism and populism, speaks at the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas, in this Dec. 6, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

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In this photo provided by Montana State University, Montana State guard Devonte Klines (10) lays up over Central Michigan forward David DiLeo (14) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, in Bozeman, Mont. (Kelly Gorham/Montana State University via AP)

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In this photo provided by Montana State University, Central Michigan guard Marcus Keene (3) brings down a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Montana State on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, in Bozeman, Mont. (Kelly Gorham/Montana State University via AP)

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In this photo provided by Montana State University, Montana State guard Devonte Klines (10) drives against Central Michigan forward DaRohn Scott (23) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, in Bozeman, Mont. (Kelly Gorham/Montana State University via AP)

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In this photo provided by Montana State University, Montana State guard Tyler Hall (3) shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016 in Bozeman, Mont. (Kelly Gorham/ Montana State University via AP)

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In this photo provided by Montana State University, Central Michigan guard Marcus Keene (3) is defended by Montana State guard Harald Frey (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016 in Bozeman, Mont. (Kelly Gorham/ Montana State University via AP)

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Jasskirat Saini, 20, of Plainview, New York, is charged with 10 counts of aggravated harassment over racist graffiti found on Nassau Community College's campus between October and Dec. 20, 2016. (ABC 7NY screenshot)

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Cover of the latest National Geographic, with a focus on gender.

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Maryland's Melo Trimble scores against Charlotte during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

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Maryland's Ivan Bender scores against Charlotte during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

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This undated photo released from Marquette University in Milwaukee, shows a first-edition, first-printing copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale "The Hobbit." It was obtained by the school's Department of Special Collections and University Archives and is one of only 1,500 in existence. It features artwork drawn by Tolkien himself. (Marquette University via AP)