Lynden Middle School Coordinator Report (2019-2020 School Year)
June 19, 2020 PROGRAM OVERVIEW Statistics for the 2019-2020 School Year 45 active matches (26 Girls, 19 Boys) at the end of the school year. We started the year with 20 matches and we had 30 new matches made this school year. We had 5 matches end during the school...
Lynden High School June 2020
Stories to share: Shortly before we closed in March, a student on the yearbook staff talked to me about doing a page on Be the One Mentoring. We had arranged for him to interview and photograph some student mentor pairs the following week for his story. Once we...
Nooksack Valley Middle and High School, June 2020
Students respond to, “What did you appreciate about mentoring?” I enjoyed… being able to talk to somebody that I felt close to. (My mentor was) dope. I loved the fun and games. Mentors respond to, “What did you appreciate about mentoring?” (names have been...
Ferndale High School – June 2020 EOY
June 2020 – End of Year Report Stories to share: “At first, I thought Be The One was an in school tutoring program where you and an adult would tutor, so I signed up but I wasn't looking forward to it. After one meeting with Amber I realized that it's not a place to...
June 22, 2020 – Mentoring Minute
This month, we’ve been talking about the importance of connection. These past few months have been a powerful reminder that all of us need to be connected with others. Remember...we all need connection because we are better together than we are alone. This week, we...
Mentoring Minute & Lava Tubes
This month, we’ve been talking about the importance of connection. These past few months have been a powerful reminder that all of us need to be connected with others. We all need connection...because we are better together than we are alone. Here's a question for you...
Build resilience in each other (and our students) through connection
Last week, we talked about the importance of connection. These past few months have been a powerful reminder that all of us need to be connected with others. And the reason is, connection is what makes us human. It contributes to our wholeness as people. We all need...
Lynden Middle School, April/May 2020
May has been encouraging for the mentoring program at the middle school. After seeing such a drop off after the school year abruptly ended, mentoring has begun again. Now mentors are seeing their students through Zoom, which has given new life to the mentoring...
Ferndale High School – May 2020
May 2020 Stories to share: There is a student who tends to withdraw and can blend in with her surroundings to the extent she is almost invisible. One time, I popped my head into her classroom to talk to her, but she was not there. I was about to leave, but the...
Nooksack Valley Middle and High School, May 2020
Nooksack Valley High School & Middle School Be The One Coordinator Report May 2020 – Mentoring Stories to share (names have been changed): Beginning video match meetings is both a breath of fresh air and, possibly, a way to lean into the future of mentoring. Now...
Lynden High School May 2020
Stories to share: "One student did not respond to any of my emails or messages about connecting with his mentor, even though I know they had a good relationship. I was able to make contact with his mom. She was so grateful that I called. She was extremely worried...
Connection Makes Us Human
Connection. Connection is a powerful word. It’s a word that we use to describe the relationship between two things that fit together in a way that contributes to their wholeness. Think about it… When you sit down to do a puzzle, you look for connection. You find...
Check in on BTO – May 2020 Snapshot
MAY 2020 “I received the package today! Gosh, I did not expect this much! Thank you so much for everything! I read Moonstruck as fast as I opened the package! It was so cute! I am definitely buying the next books. I tried the mug cake and it was sooo goooodd. I loved...
Mentoring Minute: A situation vs a slog.
I woke up this morning and read one of the daily blogs that show up regularly in my inbox. This one was from Seth Godin, and was titled “A situation vs a slog.” In that blog, he went on to talk about the difference between finding yourself in a “situation” that you...
Lynden Middle School, April 2020
We are continuing to see lots of students write their mentors back after having a good push of mentors writing to their students. Others are emailing back and forth and so communication is happening. We officially had our first Zoom call this week and it went really...
Free Coffee @ Muddy Waters in Lynden!
Thanks to Never to Forever for choosing Be the One as the beneficiary of their free drink giveaway this Friday, May 8th at Muddy Waters in Lynden. In these uncertain times, Never to Forever wanted to spread some joy in this community!🌷🔆 Where: Drive through Muddy...
May 4th Mentoring Minute
In our last Mentor Minute, we started shifting the focus from how to care for students in these unique pandemic times we’re living in to how to care for you, the mentor. We recognize that these times are impacting mentors in all kinds of ways...financially,...
Ferndale High School – April 2020
April 2020 Stories to share: When I was creating my goals for April, I wanted to focus my energy on reuniting our mentors and mentees. I set a lofty goal: 80%-100% of mentors and mentees are connected and communicating weekly. I did not expect the variance in student...
Nooksack Valley Middle and High School, April 2020
Nooksack Valley High School & Middle School Be The One Coordinator Report April 2020 – Mentoring in a time of Corona Virus Stories to share (names have been changed): Mentors have been faithful in extending support to students through emails. The surprise has been...
Lynden High School–April 2020
It's been challenging for mentors and students to connect during this time of closure due to the boundaries we have in place. Mentors have had to reach out via mail and email through the coordinator. Some have been very creative in showing that they care: sending...
Stay Strong Mentors – April 27th – Mentoring Minute
Since COVID-19 grounded much of our world to a halt last month, we have been focusing our Mentor Minute content on caring for the students we mentor. This week, we’re shifting our focus to YOU, the mentor. We recognize that these times that we are living in are...
We are requesting donations of books, all grade levels, and games.
Hi Everyone, I hope everyone is safe, healthy, and finding ways of maintaining connection with loved ones during this interesting time. As fortunate as we are to have technology available to us for connection, education, comic relief, and to reach out to others, the...
You’ve Got Mail – Monday Mentoring Minute – April 20, 2020
In this week’s Mentor Minute, we’re going to give you a few tips on how to communicate effectively with your students in these days of social distancing. “You’ve got mail.” Chances are good that your student couldn’t tell you what movie that line is from, and many of...
BTO Snapshot for April 2020
APRIL 2020 Thank you for your generous contributions! Even though BTO mentoring on campus ended abruptly last month, each of the community Mentor Coordinators have been in regular contact with mentors. Whenever possible they have connected mentors and students via...