Kent Phoenix Academy: John Curley
On Friday November 19th students at KPA had former Evening Magazine host John Curley. He spoke to the students about how important determining your self worth is in determining who […]
Kent Phoenix Academy: Service Learning Project
The Kent Phoenix Academy was joined by 45 senior citizens from surrounding retirement homes today to take part in a service learning project coordinated by the Communities In Schools’ Kent […]
Mentoring: Seattle Thunderbirds Assemblies
We recently received these pictures that were taken last school year at an assembly at Kent Elementary, conducted by Seattle Thunderbirds #34 Justin Hickman and #7 Mitch Elliot. The assembly […]
Kent Phoenix Academy: Surprise for GSA Club
KPA students received a sweet surprise on Thursday September 25th when local ice cream man Rob Sturton came by with his classic ice cream scooter. Dressed in a white 1950’s […]
Fill The Bus 2014: 2,293 pounds collected!
Thanks to the Kent and Covington community, almost 2,300 pounds of school supplies were collected as part of Fill The Bus 2014. Last year approximately 750 pounds were collected, which […]
Kent Phoenix Academy: Perfect Ice Cream Sundae Contest
Students in the Kent Performance Learning Center at the Kent Phoenix Academy took part in an ice cream sundae contest called the Perfect Ice Cream Sundae. The ice cream and […]
CIS Expands Into Seven New Schools!
The 2014-2015 school year is going to be a very exciting year for Communities In Schools (CIS) of Federal Way! At the request of the Federal Way School District, CIS is […]
Mentor Impact
As a mentor, I work with the situation at hand. I’ve learned that a mentor’s impact comes in many subtle forms.
Drawing
One of our matches spend their time drawing. I thought this had been the mentor’s idea. After talking with the mentor one day, I found out it actually was the student’s idea and he is becoming quite an artist.
Mentor Consistency
A mentor has been meeting with his student for just over two years. I cannot express how much the consistency of that relationship has helped this student. The mentor came to visit no matter what his moods or choices. Having that acceptance and knowing his mentor would come anyway has helped this student to grow in to a more happy and confident student.