For the Mejia brothers, “think globally, act locally” is more than just a slogan. In 2010, Joshua Mejia, an 11th grader at Urbana High School (UHS) and his brother, Johao, a ninth grader, started the nonprofit organization Helping Educate Children of Honduras (HECHO). The organization enables low-income children in Honduras to attend school through...
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Instead of spending a beautiful Sunday afternoon playing outside, a group of dedicated Urbana girls chose to work hard for a good cause. On March 11, the Girl Scouts from troop 81211 hosted a blanket-making event with Project Linus at the Villages of Urbana Community Center. Many Girl Scouts and their mothers diligently worked...
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After widespread concern in Frederick County about parent-teacher conference schedule, the Frederick County Board of Education (BOE) recently released the revised the 2012-13 school year schedule. The new schedule was met with sighs of relief by many in the Urbana community. At the board meeting on Feb. 22, the BOE determined parent-teacher conference dates...
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Dealing with blood, urine and feces exposure. Being around potentially combative and assaultive individuals. Constantly on the look out for self-made weapons. Watching over drug-addicted persons or those going through withdrawal. And you thought your job was hard. For correctional officers at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center, these are scenarios many deal with...
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Sometimes suffering yourself is easier than watching someone else suffer. And when suffering is nearest, it’s then that community counts the most. In my own life, I felt the keenness of suffering — and community — when my dear mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996. She was given a 50 percent chance...
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In March, Thomas “Tom” Graff directed an energetic cast of more than 130 students from Windsor Knolls Middle School (WKMS) in the classic tale “The Wizard of Oz.” About 1,800 people attended the six performances, including community members and family and friends of the cast — some from as far away as Florida, Oklahoma...
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