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June 19, 2000

Washington, CT. ... The Glenholme School, Washington, a center of The Devereux Foundation, was among 20 Connecticut schools honored at a special ceremony in Hartford last Tuesday. Governor John G. Rowland and Commissioner of Education Theodore S. Sergi gathered the students and their advisors in the Legislative Office Building to commend them for their efforts during the past school year. The "Challenge to Educational Citizenship Awards" were presented to 20 out of 100 applicants statewide for their efforts that demonstrated leadership skills, character and civic consciousness.

Community Service at Glenholme involves nearly every one of the 100 students on campus, and has resulted in more than 7,000 hours of volunteer work in the past five years. With their faculty advisors, the students have made weekly visits to Candlewood Valley Care Center in New Milford, maintained an annual vegetable garden to supply food banks and soup kitchens, coordinated community-wide events, volunteered on campus, and completed dozens of other projects. They have also formed a Student Leadership Council that grants funds to other student groups engaged in service projects.

Eight Glenholme students attended the ceremony at the Legislative Office Building with their advisors, Bonnie Goulet and Lisa Williams, Glenholme's Executive Director Gary Fitzherbert and Executive Administrator Maryann Campbell. Following the ceremony, the students and their advisors toured the LOB and the State Capitol.

Glenholme is a residential school for children, ages 5 to 16, with emotional, behavioral or learning difficulties. Integrating Community Service and Character Education programs into the daily life of the school is an integral part of the treatment program. Visit the website at www.theglenholmeschool.org for more information.