Posts by Ashley Thornton
The Completion Center at MCC is more than just support — it’s a family.
by Stacy Burger College students face many responsibilities throughout their time in college. These can include navigating parenthood, work-life balance and insecurities of finances, housing and food. The Completion Center at McLennan Community College is free to all MCC students to help them reach their full potential. Success coaches help students develop a balance between…
Read MoreHealth, Art, Murals
By Rae Jefferson Communications Director, Family Health Center On most treatment days, Ever makes popsicle stick puppets of creatures that eat, stomp, and breathe fire on cancer. The characters, with carefully drawn outlines, consist of crayon shading and physical features he remembers well. He points to a couple crayon dashes on one puppet. “Those are…
Read MoreFeeding Families and Uniting Communities
By Sion Firew As the holiday season approaches, it’s wonderful to recognize the joy within one’s own life through family, community and giving. It’s also the perfect time to share personal blessings with others who may be less fortunate. During this week, National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, there are many opportunities to give back…
Read MoreTriple Win Apprenticeships build on authentic learning to create success for students and businesses
By Clay Springer Following the wildly successful partnership between Rapoport Academy and Waco Pedal Tours, a new collaboration emerged to formalize the process of non-traditional apprenticeships and provide the space to reach more students. The Triple Win Apprenticeships pilot program is a collaboration and joint venture between Rapoport Academy Public School, Connally Career Tech High…
Read MoreOur Journey to Find our 5th Son
*Identifying information has been changed due to confidentiality. In January 2019 I, Amanda, went with my close friends to a Children’s Pastor’s Conference in Florida. The conference was very inspiring and informative. Curiously, every speaker mentioned foster care or adoption in relation to how to minister to our families and children. They talked about how…
Read MoreGetting updated on the “State of” just about everything!
By Jessica Attas Fall is here and what is MORE exciting than even pumpkin spice?! Policy! For that reason, the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce our fall State of Series! This four-part series is aimed at educating and engaging folks in the important policy discussions at the local, state, and federal…
Read MoreBetter Living for Texans: Squash the squash fear!
By Lindsey Breunig Next time you are sitting with friends and family I challenge you to play a game of ‘who can think of the most pumpkin spice products on the market’ – I imagine you will have a very extensive list! For many, pumpkins are a sign of cooler weather, fall colors, and the…
Read MoreA $1.5 Trillion Crisis and How to Avoid It
By Stacy Burger Student loan debt is a national crisis, reaching its highest levels ever in 2019. Student debt is the only consumer debt with continuous cumulative growth since the Great Recession, according to Bloomberg. And according to Forbes, student loan debt totals over $1.5 trillion with 45 million people across the U.S. having some…
Read MoreMCC Hispanic Student Association brings Ciclovía to Waco
By Ricky Galindo The Hispanic Student Association at McLennan Community College is comprised of two co-leaders, Aranza Torres and Ruben Salazar. The rest of the members are students, who largely lead the organization. Essentially our purpose or our drive for this organization is to be inclusive of people of all kinds, and that’s not something…
Read MoreHoly Spirit Episcopal Church’s New Disability-Inclusive Playground
By Hilary Yancey It’s an exciting time at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church! This fall, we opened a new playground on our campus on Wooded Acres Drive, just behind the Target. The playground, geared towards developmental ages 2-6, is not only well-shaded and features fun musical instruments but it is also disability-inclusive and accessible. The turf…
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