Brian Clemmer 
Stories to Share Impact Beyond Mentoring One mentor received a huge surprise in the mail. A former mentee had sent her a heartwarming letter. The mentee has been struggling since she moved away. She was facing a new school and some other major changes in her life. She even experienced some hardship from the floods … Read more
Stories to Share Bring a Friend More than ever before, I have had students walking into my office wanting a mentor. Some come in on their own, but most come in because their friend has a mentor. The program is reaching a point where students no longer think it’s taboo to have a mentor. Now, … Read more
Stories to Share Pre-Covid Numbers When Covid shut down schools in March of 2020, our mentor program really suffered. We lost a lot of mentors and students for a variety of reasons. We had to end a lot of matches prematurely, and some pairs lost touch over time. In the past two years, Lisa Reynolds … Read more
Stories to Share The joy of mentoring is spreading A student came into my office a few weeks ago and asked if she could have a mentor. I asked her how she heard about the program, and I was told an amazing story. Her sister had received a mentor a few years earlier, and the … Read more
Stories to Share Still Connecting I recently talked with a mentor who had a student move away two years ago. The mentor wanted to share how excited she was to receive a few letters from her former student. The student was doing well and seemed to be maturing in many aspects of life. At one … Read more
Stories to Share One Last Meeting One pair ended their mentoring relationship back in February. The student was moving at the end of the year, and she was too stressed out to see her mentor. Now that the school year is wrapping up, the student is less stressed and willing to see her mentor one last … Read more
April 2021 Program Update Change has come once again to the school schedule. Students are now attending school every day for at least a half day. Other students that need support are staying the full day. This is great for the school and the students, but it did cause some scheduling difficulties for the mentoring program. However, … Read more
Program Update It was a very busy month for the mentoring program at the middle school. First, unfortunately, we had 5 pairs close their mentoring relationships. This happened for a variety of reasons including: schedules, mental health, students and mentors moving, and some students feeling like they no longer needed mentoring. On the flip side, 8 new … Read more
Coordinator Report – Lynden Middle School February 2021 Program Update Students and staff are now getting used to the “Hybrid” schedule we are currently on. This schedule has allowed me to connect every pair but one IN-PERSON, which has been a great success. Also, our schedule has allowed me the opportunity to connect some mentors … Read more
Program Update In January, students at Lynden Middle School went back to a hybrid schedule. This schedule provided new opportunities to engage with more students for the program. Also, 21 out of 22 mentoring pairs are now meeting in-person and I have even made some new matches in recent weeks. Also, mentor trainings are happening … Read more