The following is compiled from the end of the year reports of Margaret Vailencour at Lynden Middle School and Lisa Reynolds at Lynden High School.

The following survey responses are based on students we currently serve and their mentors. (50 active LHS matches)

Our mentoring success rate is well above the national average - there are many factors that go into what makes for a successful mentoring relationship and it is an area of current research.

Improvisation is well-known as comedy and entertainment, but during the past decade it has grown as a method of teaching and learning as well, says Robert Kulhan, adjunct professor of business administration at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, and CEO of Business Improvisations.

We all love our communities and value supporting those things that continue to make our communities what they are.  Being able to walk down a main street and stop in at the florist shop run by your neighbor, the 3rd generation paint store, or the hardware store you worked at as a kid, is an experience that helps shape our sense of community. 

I’ll be the first to admit it… There are people from my past who don’t like me. People who I care deeply for, yet our relationship has been fractured by a seemingly irreparable disagreement. However, I also have relationships with people who’ve allowed our hurtful disagreements to be transformed into healed acceptance.

I recently was sent an article about the future of American Manufacturing - the good news is that it is far from dead but it is in the midst of a significant transition and in order to keep American Manufacturing alive and well our students must be prepared to adapt.