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AROUND CAMPUS
MCH public school
students earn
academic honors
MCH students who attend
public school earned a variety
of academic honors during the
spring semester.
Students attended Waco
High School, University High
School and A.J. Moore Academy
in the Waco ISD, and youth
from the residential program in
Waxahachie attended schools
in their community.
Yesenia earned recognition
on the A Honor Roll. Students
named to the A/B Honor Roll
were Josh, Harold, Nahom,
Calvin, Abenezer, Mindy and
Simona.
Five students – Harold,
Lauren, Adam, Abenezer and
Brianna – were inducted into
the National Honor Society,
and two students – Jennifer
and Essence – were selected as
“Academic Achievers” by the
Waco school district.
Two residents from the
MCH program in Waxahachie
– Sarah and Andrew – were
inducted into the Beta Club
honor society.
“The majority of public
school students this year were
highly focused on their advanced
academic courses,” said
Betty Morrow, school coordinator.
“They completed advanced
placement courses as well as
dual credit college courses. Most
of them will have completed
one to two semesters of college
hours by the time they graduate
from high school. They have
learned that their hard work in
high school will pay off in time
and money in college.”
MCH students
compete in UIL
Sixteen students from the
MCH-University of Texas
Charter School competed in the
high school UIL spring meet
Albaugh Scholarship recipients returned to the Waco campus
following the spring semester. Pictured are, l-r, Ben Heefner,
University of Texas; Marisela Puerto, Baylor University; Lindy
Dehm, director of transition services; Edden Agonafer, University
of Texas; and Leticia Alilonwu, Texas A&M University.
March 26-27 at Navarro College
in Corsicana.
In team competition, MCH
earned 4th in Current Issues/
Events, and 5th in the Calculator
Applications, and Spelling
and Vocabulary contests.
Following are individual
results:
Current Issues: Jordan, 5th;
Mitchell, 9th-tie; Preston, 9thtie;
and Tashawn, 15th.
Calculator Applications:
Trey, 11th; Morgan, 14th; Chase,
15th; and Tyler, 19th.
Informative Speech: Dylan,
4th-prelim; Deon, 6th-prelim;
and Tyler, participant.
Persuasive Speech: Chase, 4thprelim;
and Mark, 5th-prelim.
Spelling and Vocabulary:
Bradley, 10th; and Dylan, Destiny
and Ella, participants.
Mathematics: Chase, 19th
tie; Chris, 19th-tie; and Trey,
participant.
Dan Moore ’91 achieves goal of earning law license
MCH alumnus Dan Moore
tionships they developed with
the spring of 2005, he enrolled
passed the Texas Bar Exam
staff and friends and to use
in the Baylor University School
in February and received his
the Home and members of the
of Law, where he earned a law
license to practice law in the
Alumni Association as resourc-
degree and an MBA degree.
State of Texas during a cer-
es as they pursue advanced
As Moore pursued his law
emony in Austin May 24.
education or begin working.
degree in Waco, he attended
The day before he received
Moore came to MCH at age
Homecoming at MCH and
his license, Moore was guest
15 and graduated from Waco
became interested in serving
speaker for the Senior Sunday
High School in 1991. He said
on the Alumni Association
luncheon at MCH.
his time at the Home helped
Board of Directors. The Board
During his address to
him learn to trust others,
members quickly recognized his
seniors, Moore talked about the
develop self-confidence and
support of the Home and they
influence MCH had on his life
concentrate on his education.
elected him as vice president
and his journey that brought
After he left MCH, Moore
last fall. Moore was instrumen-
him to the point where he
achieved his goal of becoming
a lawyer. Moore encouraged
seniors to maintain the rela-
served several years in the U.S.
Navy and later attended Texas
A&M University, earning a
degree in political science. In
tal in encouraging many of the
Home’s alumni from the 1980s
and 1990s to attend Homecoming
in April.
Dan Moore ’91, vice president
of the MCH Alumni Association,
was guest speaker for this
year’s Senior Sunday luncheon.
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Sunshine I Summer 2010