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Methodist Children’s Home charter school had 10 animal projects move on to the Sale of Champions and one student receive a scholarship for his ag mechanics project during the 2019 McLennan County Junior Livestock Show. Students from the agricultural sciences classes led by teachers Steve Kruse and Kevin Gibbs competed in the show at the […]
Thanks to the generosity of First United Methodist Church of Grapevine, children and youth at Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) were blessed once again with bicycles for Christmas. The annual donation of bicycles from FUMC Grapevine is a long-standing tradition at MCH, dating back to the late-1980s. Whether they are served on the Waco campus, MCH […]
The MCH Boys Ranch hosted the fifth annual Ag Showmanship Contest on Nov. 28. The contest allows students participating in the agricultural sciences class to show their animal projects in front of staff and peers from Methodist Children’s Home and the charter school. The University of Texas-University Charter School is located on the Waco campus. […]
Nonprofit leaders from across the United States came to Waco this year for the annual Coalition of Residential Excellence (CORE) Conference hosted by Methodist Children’s Home. The conference, a national gathering for residential care providers serving children and youth, took place Oct. 9-11. CORE is described as “an alliance of programs who are dedicated and […]
The MCH Boys Ranch Provides a Foundation for Youth to Thrive In 1971, MCH benefactor J.T. Stevens of Arlington provided funds for the purchase of land about 10 miles east of Waco that would be developed into the MCH Boys Ranch. According to MCH archives, the Boys Ranch was established to provide structured living and […]
Back in middle school, Danny, now a senior in high school, said he had trouble paying attention in class. “Everything went in one ear and out the other,” he admitted. “I was careless.” Before his freshman year of high school Danny realized home was not the best place for him and he chose to live […]
Methodist Children’s Home students celebrated Homecoming throughout the week of Oct. 22-26, closing out the festivities with the annual football game and dance on Friday evening. This year, staff and students at the MCH charter school, operated in collaboration with University of Texas-University Charter School system, followed a theme each day. They used their creativity […]
The Coalition of Residential Excellence (CORE) recognized two members of the MCH family during its annual conference awards banquet on Oct. 10 in Waco. Arianna, a resident of MCH, received the 2018 Catherine Hersey Student of the Year Award and Charlsie Whitney, retired program administrator, was named the 2018 Administrator of the Year. CORE is […]
When the more than 100 students started back to school at the Methodist Children’s Home charter school this school year they were welcomed back into the classroom with new school initiatives, staff and technology. The charter school, operated on the Waco campus in partnership with the University of Texas-University Charter School system, serves youth in […]
MCH encourages staff members to utilize their gifts and talents in serving youth. For school support staff member Michael Lewis, his interest in fitness enabled him to help a student make a positive transformation. Lewis was approached by Bryce, a student at the charter school, in February 2018. Bryce, now a freshman, wanted to know […]
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