On Friday, May 4, the Helen L. Greathouse Children’s Center (HLGCC) at Midland College held their Pre-Kindergarten Graduation for their 5-year-old class in conjunction with the end-of-the-school-year party. The party theme for this year was... “Under the Big Top."
The schedule of events included the children dressed as circus animals singing and dancing. The program closed with the 5-year-olds receiving their graduation certificates.
The Center was established in 1986 and was originally located adjacent to the Davidson Family Health Sciences Building on the MC campus. In 1996, the Center was named in honor of Midland philanthropist Helen Greathouse. In March 2009, the HLGCC expanded and opened a new 8,000-square-foot facility. Today the Center has 85 children, ranging in age from 4 months to 5 years.
This year’s celebration was somewhat bittersweet, as long-time HLGCC Director Rita Stotts will be retiring at the end of August. Stotts has been with Midland College serving as a teacher and director of the Center for 26 years.
Remarkably, she remembers all the children who have gone through the doors of the HLGCC. In the hallway of the Center are bulletin boards with pictures of children who have attended the HLGCC since its inception. Stotts is able to recall stories about each of those children, many of whom still keep in touch with “Miss Rita.”
The schedule of events included the children dressed as circus animals singing and dancing. The program closed with the 5-year-olds receiving their graduation certificates.
The Center was established in 1986 and was originally located adjacent to the Davidson Family Health Sciences Building on the MC campus. In 1996, the Center was named in honor of Midland philanthropist Helen Greathouse. In March 2009, the HLGCC expanded and opened a new 8,000-square-foot facility. Today the Center has 85 children, ranging in age from 4 months to 5 years.
This year’s celebration was somewhat bittersweet, as long-time HLGCC Director Rita Stotts will be retiring at the end of August. Stotts has been with Midland College serving as a teacher and director of the Center for 26 years.
Remarkably, she remembers all the children who have gone through the doors of the HLGCC. In the hallway of the Center are bulletin boards with pictures of children who have attended the HLGCC since its inception. Stotts is able to recall stories about each of those children, many of whom still keep in touch with “Miss Rita.”
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