Our School Outreach Coordinator, Marcela Arreola, at Highline High School, was honored at staff appreciation night held by the Highline Pirate football team, where football students hand out their jersey to staff members who have had a meaningful impact in their high school career. Along with the jersey the student who honored her wrote Marcela a letter that said, “You have supported me by helping me out with college things. Something I will always remember about you is that you are always kind to me." This act by a student both excited and reassured Marcela that she is doing exactly what she needs to be doing, being there for our students.

Lakota Middle School has been working on taming stress and anxiety through meditation! Our School Outreach Coordinator, Robert Daniel, is leading the charge with Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning group meditation sessions. Eight Students come to attend morning meditation and have reported feeling relaxed, happy, and ready to face the day. The popularity of the morning mediation has prompted Lakota staff to request the model and Robert will be training teachers to relax and prepare themselves through meditation. The principal has even expressed interest in making it a school wide practice in classrooms, where Robert would have his morning meditation students act in leadership roles for implementation across the school.

Our Experiential Learning Coordinator, Markese Walker-Brown, at Truman Campus, had one student break out of their shell to shine in a new way, securing an internship with Sea Mar Community Health Centers. Throughout the process of getting to know the student Markese noted, the student is usually very shy and reserved. By working together and diving deep Markese got to know the student's passions and interests. Securing this internship highlights the students' efforts in stepping out of their comfort zone. This is one junior that is charging towards graduation with exciting and important opportunities on the horizon.