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After 15 years leading the Miriam Foundation, Andy Thorp will step down as Executive Director at the end of December. The Miriam Board of Directors is celebrating Andy’s legacy by establishing the Andrew Thorp Endowed Scholarship Fund.
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Counseling is a wonderful opportunity to watch clients grow and change, able to handle difficult emotional and behavioral problems they have faced in the past with success. I have seen firsthand the countless benefits that counseling provides.
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Through a new partnership with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, several classes will use zSpace technology to complete a project and contribute to Danforth’s research. The technology offers an augmented and virtual reality (AVR) experience that will allow students to create their own plant-related project using a variety of 3D models.
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Donna Wendel recently rejoined the Miriam Board of Directors after a six-year break. Her son, Collin, attended Miriam School from fifth grade through eighth grade. “I am passionate about Miriam’s mission, because I know the impact it makes on the families it serves,” Donna says.
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I did a service-learning project during my senior year in a classroom for children with learning disabilities. When my service hours were complete, I didn’t want to leave. I knew then that teaching students with learning disabilities was my calling. 
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