It’s Spirit Week at St. Mary’s Home, courtesy of the folks who run the school here, Southeastern Cooperation Educational Programs. As you can tell from the picture above of teaching assistant Denise Boone and Shanyla, the theme for today is crazy hats.A...
Lauryn Harris and Nichole Hayes know how painful it is to hear people toss around derogatory slang terms like “retarded” and “retard.” Their little brother lived at St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children, which cares for children and young...
Carrington doesn’t use her right hand very often. She mostly relies on her left hand to reach out or pick things up. But today was different.She smiled, gleefully shouted “Yeah” a few times and waved her right hand in front of her as she watched the...
Folks at St. Mary’s Home tend to take holidays very, very seriously, and Halloween is no exception. This year, the celebration on “Spooky Friday” was bigger than ever, filled with fun and educational activities. Staff competed — fiercely...
