Community Update

A.P. Willits Enrichment Specialist Tiffany Rennard received a grant that will benefit our students for years to come. The grant money (from Jovia Federal Credit Union) will be used to purchase a subscription to a project-based learning database that will give our educators access to a plethora of additional teaching exercises. We love project-based learning because it is a student-centered approach where students acquire deeper knowledge through exploration of real-world challenges and problems. Thank you, Ms. Rennard for thinking outside the box – so that our students can too!

Yet again, one of our students has made me feel like an underachiever. Sophomore Grace Liu has published her first book! Since the eighth grade, Grace has been hard at work studying the best research practices, and distilling them down into simple steps. Her book aims to inspire, support, and empower young students to tame and master this daunting skill. Congratulations, Grace! My new goal is to write my first book before you complete your second! Game on! (Truth be told, after our conversation this morning, I’ve concluded the most likely thing I’m going to be writing is my concession speech.)