Blondie isn’t yet top dog at West Central School, but she’s doing her best to ease into the job. The 5-year-old Labrador/golden retriever cross often works alongside Franklin County DD’s veteran facility dog, Lion, who is set to retire later this spring. West Central intervention specialist Patti Saniel-Banrey jokes that “Blondie is the little sister …
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West Central School and Transition Services is inviting graduates from the past three years (2020, 2021, 2022) to join this year’s graduating class for an in-person ceremony and celebration. Commencement took place virtually for those three classes due to the pandemic. “We recognize what an important milestone graduation is and know that a formal ceremony …
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Chelsi Davis can barely remember a time when she wasn’t interested in helping – and learning from – people with disabilities. Her mom, a former bus assistant for the Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities, always brought Davis along during Take Your Child to Work Day. Davis also visited her grandfather, who worked in the …
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During the early days of the pandemic, with most schoolwork and socializing taking place on a screen, Sierra Olsen came to an important realization about her future. “I decided that I didn’t want a job where I just sat in front of a computer,” she said. That knowledge eventually led to a summer position with …
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Not long after he hung up his cap and gown last year, Ryan Alimo headed off to a new day program. He had loved being at West Central School and was disappointed when the coronavirus pandemic stole some of his time there. Moving on – without his beloved teacher Miss Donna – was a big, …
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