Life at Latham
Latham Centers 2015 End of the Year Celebration Marks Another Successful Year
Annually, Latham Centers hosts families of students who reside on campus, local politicians, staff, and alumni to the Latham Centers End of Year Celebration. On Friday, June 19th visitors came from across the street and across the country to celebrate another successful year. For the first time this event was at the Latham Campus Expansion…
Read MoreA Year in the Life of Latham Works
Anthony proudly posing with his letter of hire Latham Works is one of the largest growing programs on campus. Attached is a slideshow entitled “A Year in the Life of Latham Works” highlighting some of our students involved in Latham Works activities. Watch it HERE. To learn more about Latham Works please visit the…
Read MoreFlag Half-Mast for Peace Officers Memorial Day
President Obama ordered flags be displayed at half-mast on May 15th for Peace Officers Memorial Day during Police Week. In recognition of this decree Latham Works’ official flag bearer, Jeremy, dutifully prepared for the occasion and executed a perfectly hoisted half-mast flag. Did you know that a half-mast flag should be raised to its peak…
Read More“Voc Club” Hard at Work!
Staff and students have been working on sorting Scrabble pieces and sanding Scrabble holders in Latham Centers’ Voc Club. This club has been designed specifically for students at Latham Centers who are part of Latham Works. Students are also creating their own “Magic Sand.” “Voc Club” meets every Friday for an hour and the students…
Read MoreLatham Works News: Liam to the Rescue!
Liam has been a great example of a student who has found an outlet through vocational work to focus his attention on in a positive way. Whether sanding a crate until it is silky smooth or keeping the halls clean as part of the “Fantastic Floor” team, Liam has shown a steadily increasing amount of…
Read MoreHalloween at Latham!
‘Witch and ghost make merry on this last of dear October’s days.” ~Author Unknown
Read MoreA Halloween Bowling Party
Many of our Adults look forward to Saturday mornings when they attend the Sunshine Capers Special Olympics Bowling. We start at 10am and each bowler bowls 3 strings. We have 7 Candlepin Bowlers and 7 Ten Pin Bowlers. Matt M, a Ten Pin Bowler bowls on a Unified Partner Team. A Unified Team is where…
Read MoreTIP of the WEEK: Halloween
Well it’s that time of year again. The trifecta of holidays that focus on food and give all of us anxiety attacks long before the actual event! Halloween gives us nightmares but not for the same reason as the rest of the world. There are some things that we can do to allow our kids…
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Halloween at Latham!
When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam,May luck be yours on Halloween.~Author Unknown
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