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Success Stories to Read

While spending time in classrooms this past month, I met and started forming a relationship with a third-grader, Sara.  She is sweet and friendly, and I noticed she is still […]

Katie went from failing all but one class with a 0.8 GPA in the first quarter to passing all of her classes and raising her GPA to 1.9 at the semester. With regular check-ins with the CIS AmeriCorps members, Katie finished the year strong with a 2.5 GPA in the second semester.

I have witnessed the students’ love those that are strangers to them and that are often seen as outcasts by our community due to their homelessness. I am proud of the way they are representing Shuksan Middle School and as individuals who care and want to help with serious social issues.

I work for Communities in Schools at Squalicum High School and have gotten to know a lot of the students very well. There are a handful of students that are […]

None of R.C.’s siblings have graduated with their HS diplomas. Of course, this is one of our goals with her. We want to get her to believe she can graduate […]

Starting this month at the high school has been such a rewarding experience. I have had the opportunity to see the growth that students have made from middle school. One […]

My role at Kulshan middle school allows me to have a great amount of direct service with students. I contribute by doing goal tracking in an Extended Learning program. I […]

For the past few weeks I have been working at Kulshan middle school in the LAUNCH program. This is an extended learning program that is still very new to Kulshan […]

Juana is a 17 year old married student who was living with her husband and her baby , Julio, before she became homeless. Her husband kicked her and her baby […]