In early March,Girlstown’s TLP(transitional livingprogram for seniorsand juniors) residentsand staff participatedin a special three daysurvivorship weekendthat included camp-ing out in tents onthe Girlstown cam-pus and participating

in various games, chal-lenging team activities,

campfire meals and discussions. According to Girlstown’s Stacy Lambright,organizer of the event, “The weekend mimicked the challenges of real life ina unique way. It was designed to let them know how truly capable and pow-erful young women they really are.”

On Friday night, the thirteen girls and two female staff members dividedinto teams. Throughout the rest of their time together they worked towardsaccomplishing several interesting physical and mental challenges.

A combination of cold nights, hot days, no soft beds and no showers,campfire food, challenging activities and the stresses of living together underawkward conditions truly tested the girls.

The first challenge was a photo scavenger hunt that required the teams totake photos of specific objects around the campus. The catch was that therewere more items to photograph than the film in the cameras would accom-modate. The teams used their creativity to photograph groups of items inorder to accomplish the goal.

The teams also participated in a timed bike ride, worked diligently tocomplete a very complicated puzzle, designed an obstacle course in thehorse arena for the opposing team, braved the heights of the challengecourse, and attempted to find the location of the campus “undergroundchurch” as staff members posing as deceivers, henchmen and jailersattempted to lead them astray.

Many of the girls did not want to participate in the weekend events. “I wasn’t looking forward to the weekend at all,” Juanita said. “But on Sat-

urday morning we went on a bike ride and that’s when I knew it was going tobe fun. It kind of opened my eyes and I quit being so close minded.”

At the end of the three day event, Juanita admitted that she learned howto be a stronger member of a team. “I’m a very independent person. I like towork by myself and do things by myself. But during this weekend, it was

impossible to do things alone. You need other people to help you. And Ilearned I can push myself to do a lot of things.”

The weekend may already be paying dividends in Juanita’s home. Shedescribed her surprise in how one of the girls on the opposing team steppedup to the challenge. “She was the leader of every task on her team,” Juanitasaid. “It surprised me because I didn’t know she had it in her. I think now weall look at each other in a more respectful light than we did before. I know Ido, because there are a lot of people that I didn’t think could do the stuffthey did.”

“I believe that the biggest thanks and glory go to God as He blessed theweekend,” Mrs. Lambright said. “He held the weather off so that we wouldbe able to continue our weekend. He moved girls to tears at some pointsand even gave them strength to do things that they might not havethought they could do.”

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Members of the Boys Ranch bullfighting team visited a local chil-dren’s hospital in order to share the joy of Easter with children andfound that the world is small after all.

“We’re trying to build our bullfighter team,” said Tammy Trevino,administrative specialist, farm and ranch operations. “We decided to givethe kids an opportunity to give back to the community, as well as build

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Bullfighters Bring Joy andStuffed Animals to Sick Kids

Bullfighters, nurses and stuffed animals smile after bringing cheer to sick children.

Girlstown survivor weekend participants construct their homeaway from home.

John, a senior at Boys Ranch,was recently honored as the Old-ham County Male Student of theYear. John was recognized for thishonor at the Oldham CountyChamber of Commerce AnnualBanquet held at Boys Ranch onMarch 8, 2008.

Before his arrival at Boys Ranchtwo years ago, John attended a largepublic high school with over 7000students. He ad-mits that at thetime he was not agood student. ButJohn has blos-somed at BoysRanch. He cur-rently serves asPresident of theStudent Counciland is a member ofNational HonorSociety. John en -joys athletics. Heplays varsity base-ball and he hasparticipated incross country andtennis. Last sum-mer he re-ceivedhis SCUBA certification. He is onthe yearbook and newspaper staffsand has received a literary awardfrom the University of Texas.

According to Michael Hughes,Boys Ranch High School journal-ism teacher, “John has been involvedin journalism for two years now andhe’s made a lot of progress. Last yearhe won third at UIL State Contestfor feature writing and he’s provenindispensable in getting our publi-cations published on time.”

John has also volunteered withthe Adopt-A-Highway and SpecialOlympics efforts, as well as withvarious charitable church projects.He works in the horticulturedepartment at Boys Ranch and heplans to attend Angelo State Uni-versity and study business law and

economics.John was introduced at the ban-

quet by his house parent, KennethMantooth.

“He’s certainly been successfulacademically,” Mr. Mantooth said.“His record stands pretty much onits own. I know what he’s done insports. He’s been successful and he’shad some good achievements. Iknow what he’s done in the com-

munity becauseI’ve served withJohn. He’s alwaysdone it with agood heart and a good mind.Those things arejust a snapshot ofthe person behindthose things. Johnhas grown into ayoung man that afather wishes hisson to become.He works hard,he’s dedicated,he’s loyal and he’srespectful. He’salso a young manthat a mother

prays that her son grows into. Hecleans his room and he washes hisown laundry.”

John joined Mr. Mantooth at thepodium to humbly accept his award.

“I came to Boys Ranch not reallyknowing what to expect,” he said. “Iquickly found out that there are alot of opportunities out here. I gotinvolved in a lot of things and theymade me a better person. Ulti-mately, I want to thank Boys Ranchfor everything they’ve given me andeverything they’ve done for methat’s led me to becoming who I amtoday.”

“Remember his name,” Mr.Mantooth encouraged the audi-ence, “because I think someday he’sgoing to be Governor of Texas or aCongressman.”

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Graduation time is almost upon us and ourgraduating seniors are busy completing theschool year and making final preparations toenter college, join the military, or begin their careers as members ofthe workforce. This Senior Class of 2008 will include graduatesfrom Boys Ranch and Girlstown, U.S.A.

It has been extremely rewarding to offer these young people thesupport, love and guidance they need to make their way in theworld. This important milestone is made possible by generous sup-porters like you. As a result of your friendship and prayers, theywill soon be leaving their temporary “home” confident in their abil-ity to move forward with their lives.

Collectively, they are a unique class made up of individuals asdiverse and talented as any I’ve seen. Some have performed well inthe classroom and served as leaders in their respective schools.Others have participated in our athletic programs, earning honorsat local, regional and state competitions. They have all shown vari-ous degrees of character, hard work and determination that haveled them to accomplish this huge goal.

When asked to describe this class of seniors, several staff mem-bers from both campuses used the same word: “resilient.” I agree.Each one of the young people shown on the back page of this pub-lication has overcome a variety of hurdles that life has tossed intheir path. They have successfully bounced back from the adversi-ties of personal and family stress, crises, and trauma. If they werenot “resilient,” they would not be anywhere near the threshold to abrighter future that high school graduation offers.

A recent salutatorian at Boys Ranch offered her fellow graduatessome sage advice. “Graduation is like a railroad crossing,” she said.“You are about to cross the tracks. Your goal is before you, and thestriped bar is finally raised. But before you step out, look bothways. Those of you who make it across, congratulations, I wish youthe best of luck and future happiness.” She was also realistic thatnot everyone would avoid getting hit by one of life’s trains. “If youcontinue to stand on the track, life will send you another train torun you over. I simply hope that by the third or fourth train, youhave developed enough sense to get out of the way.”

The comments of a recent valedictorian echo her thoughts.“Learn from the mistakes that you have made,” he said. “Don’t letyour past keep you from accomplishing what you want to be in thefuture.”

Our graduation ceremonies will be held May 30th (Girlstown)and May 31st (Boys Ranch). Please keep these seniors in yourthoughts as they walk the stage one final time in their high schoolcareers to receive their well-earned diplomas.

Although we can’t be there with them every step of the way toavoid getting hit by “one of life’s trains,” we can be confident thatwe have given them a solid foundation to build on. They deserve tobe proud of their accomplishments and we wish them the best intheir endeavors. I hope you will share in their accomplishment asone who has invested in their future.

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Senior Named “Student of the Year”

John accepts the Oldham County MaleStudent of the Year Award.

Music ContestsBRHS choir members returned from the UIL solo

and ensemble contest with seven first divisions andthree second divisions. Mason, Josh, Daniel, Tyler,Hailey and Natalie received first division ratings in thesolo contest. Mason, Josh, Daniel and Tyler also sangas a quartet and received a first division. First divisionrecipients qualified to participate in the state contest inMay.

Girlstown choir and band members also performedwell. Four Girlstown choir students sang in the soloand ensemble contest and Lacy earned a first division,qualifying her to attend the state contest. Nadineearned the privilege of performing in the all-regionband concert.

State Wrestling Competitors

Katie, a junior, andAnthony, a senior, quali-fied to participate in thestate wrestling tourna-ment. Anthony lost twotough matches. Katiewon her first twomatches and proceededto earn the fifth placemedal in her weight divi-sion. Katie is the firstBRHS girl to accomplish the following: to win districtin wrestling, to place at the regional tournament andqualify for state, to compete at the state tournament,and finally, to place at the state tournament.

Basketball Co-District ChampsCongratulations to the Boys Basketball Team for

earning the co-district championship title. Last year,the BRHS varsity boys’ basketball team won the dis-trict crown. It was the first time ever for the team towin the district title outright. This year’s team wantedto repeat as district champions, but they went into theirfinal district game in third place. According to CoachChuck Bailey, “If we won the last game, we would be ina three-way tie for first.” The pivotal game was played

at Boys Ranch’s home gym against a strong team andresulted in an exciting overtime win. They were co-dis-trict champions. Their season ended after a tough lossin an area round playoff game. The team finished witha 16–11 record and five players -- Terrance, Julius,Johnathon, Sam and Jason -- were selected to the All-District team.

Boys Ranch and Girlstown Stock Show SuccessAccording to Lance Wann, Ag Teacher at BRHS,

“Our students have made leaps and bounds since lastyear. They are figuring out what responsibility and ded-ication is and it is paying off. We have been successfulat every stock show we have attended this year.”

Fifteen Boys Ranch students placed with their ani-mals at the county stock show. Tyke’s steer earned thereserve grand champion award and he also won thesteer showmanship award. Kristen and Blake earnedbreed champion awards with their pigs, and Zac earnedthe reserve breed champion pig award. Four studentswent to the Fort Worth Stock Show. Garret’s pig wonreserve breed champion and made the sale, earningGarret more than $2000 for his efforts. At the SanAntonio Stock Show, Heather placed fourth with herpig and Sarah’s pig placed seventh. Tyke placed eleventhwith his steer. Heather’s pig made the sale and sold formore than $1000.

At Girlstown’s countystock show, 13 girlsearned ribbons for theirefforts. Vicki’s pig earnedthe grand champion andbreed champion award.Vicki, Kayla and Kalynalso earned first placeribbons with theirrespective pigs. Theexhibitors from Girls-town earned approxi-mately $16,000 in prizesand auction proceedswith their 4-H animalprojects.

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their own self-confidence in per-forming for our audiences at BoysRanch. We brought stuffed animalsto share that little bit of Easter withthe children in the hospital. It was acombination of kids and staff.”

The stuffed animals weredonated by employees at Cal Far-ley’s.

Becky Ringlbauer, NorthwestTexas Hospital child life specialist,escorted the bullfighters and intro-duced them to the children and theirparents. According to Ms.Ringlbauer, “It’s important to havemembers of the community comeout and basically say ‘Get Well’ tothese kids and spread smiles on theirfaces.”

“Our intention was to give thekids a sense of hope and a little joy,”said Jade, a junior. “Coming andspending time with the kids wasspecial.”

“I like to make people laugh,”said Cade, 10. “We came and got tomake people smile. It felt good tomake people feel better when theydidn’t feel good.”

The bullfighters found out howsmall the world is when they met agraduate of Boys Ranch in the pedi-atric intensive care unit. His six-month-old child was one of thechildren who received a stuffed ani-mal. When the boys realized that theyoung man was a Boys Ranch gradu-ate, they agreed to join together inprayer. Colton, 9, volunteered topray.

“I thought it was pretty cool tosee somebody from Boys Ranch, andhe was one we got to give a bear to,”Cade said afterward.

Colton echoed Cade’s comment. “I enjoyed making people smile

and bringing joy to their faces,”Colton said. “I especially liked theone that was a graduate of BoysRanch. Having his child in the hos-pital made my heart burst with tears.”

“I think they did an awesomejob,” Mrs. Trevino said. “I’m reallyproud of those boys. They went inthere and introduced themselves andbrightened those kids’ faces. I thinkthe parents appreciated it as well. Itwas really neat for those kids tointeract with someone else besidesstaff at Boys Ranch.”

“The bullfighters did fantastic,”Ms. Ringlbauer said. “Their cos-tumes definitely won over the heartsof some of these patients. And thefamilies were also very appreciative.”

Travis, 13 summed up the bull-fighters’ feelings about the experi-ence. “Today was pretty cool,” hesaid.

Katie wins fifth place at statecompetition.

Vicki (left) and her Cochran CountyStock Show Grand Champion pig.

to the 2008Graduating Class

of Cal Farley’s Boys Ranchand Girlstown, U.S.A.

AlexAdkins

AlecBetz

CodyCarey

CeliaEnriquez

BrentMiller

JamesThomas

MasonBond

SterlingBrown

JustinEllerman

NickMartinez

TonyTaylor

LoyceChintsanya

WesleyBroker

DonaldEatinger

JuliaMalave

AshleeSt. Louis

TaylaBeasley

HaileyBreaux

AnthonyChavez

MeganFaulkner

ChrisPeters

JarredVega

JoshDye

KylieLloyd

TerranceStiger

HilarioZepeda

SierraChavez

JuanitaFlores

TykePorsch

MichaelVincent

LeticiaCriss

BrishaHolleman

SavannahReid-Rush

JamesWare

NathanCurtis

HunterHolt

MariSalazar

JesseWhitley

JohnathonDenbow

ElizabethHooper

MaeginSmith

JustinWilliamson

SarahDobbins

GarretLandon

EthanSpruiell

AlexandriaWillis

RyanCunningham

KennyZacharias

MichalSullivan

AndrewEubanks

JohnSnell

Du‘JuanGrissom

CharlieLandes

NatalieLopez

TJRoberts

TabithaSmith

ShaneAgosto

JuliusAnyasor