Thank you to Angela Houk and Brian Canright for writing today's blog.
What an exciting weekend to have alumni from the classes of
2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 on campus!
The weekend started off on Friday with an alumni welcome and weekend
overview. Students and alumni ate pizza,
connected with old friends, and made new friends.
Next, staff, alumni, and alumni parents
enjoyed time to chat and laugh at Comedy Sportz.
Saturday began with brunch prepared and served by the
culinary arts students and enjoyed by alumni, students, and staff. Several alumni parents and students participated
in a time of video Q&A sharing about challenges and successes. The afternoon was filled with games, snacks,
and some R&R to watch a movie.
Dinner was enjoyed by alumni, staff, and alumni parents at Country
Rose. The staff at Country Rose did a
fabulous job preparing and serving the food.
It was a great time watching the alumni and parents reconnecting,
visiting, and sharing memories.
Saturday evening was filled with excitement and fun as
alumni parents gathered at the Racine home of Guy and Faythe Ladd, parents of Christian
Ladd, a 2014 graduate. Meanwhile the
alumni played games and participated in a solving a campus mystery. The campus nurse went missing and students
traveled throughout the campus searching for clues only to find out the nurse
had taken a vacation. The evening ended
with the return of the nurse to campus from her vacation – the mystery of the
missing nurse was solved.
One highlight from the alumni weekend was celebrating the
accomplishments of Brett Fisher who received the distinguished alumni
award. Brett graduated in 2012 with a
certificate of completion in Culinary Arts.
Brett has demonstrated the philosophy of Appropriate Independence™ as he
lives independently and works in the deli at Walmart in Grand Rapids, MN. His wages are higher than some of his peers
without intellectual disabilities because he completed the culinary arts
vocational training program. Brett works
around 32 hours a week and earns vacation time.
He uses public transit and has a network of family and friends to meet
his transportation needs. Brett serves
his neighbors by preparing food and snacks once a week and helps his aging
grandparents with chores such as shoveling snow. He faithfully attends and volunteers in his
church and financially supports missions and causes close to his heart. We are proud of Brett and his
accomplishments! Congratulations for
being the 2015 Distinguished Alumni!
Shepherds College - Guiding Your Transition to Appropriate Independence. Please visit us at www.shepherdscollege.edu.
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