Kennedy Rawls, a senior at Battle Ground Academy, makes no bones about her feelings when it comes to PTM students being labeled. She explains that she feels attaching labels such as “at-risk” to PTM students puts them in a box. “Statistics and stereotypes can make us feel like we have failed before we have a […]

Dear Future Wilson Center Director, Thank you for leading PTM’s largest site with enthusiasm, professionalism, playfulness, compassion, and joy. You have the unique gift of creating a space and a program that is safe and fun. Children love coming into the Wilson Center and feeling special. Your students will return years from now and enter […]

“Langston Hughes and probably Maya Angelou.” This is the response from Amaya, a senior at Hillsboro High, when asked who is someone she would want to have lunch with if given a choice. “It is not that I am all about poetry, but I love their words. I would want to ask Maya Angelou how […]

One comes away from a conversation with Dylan, a senior at KIPP Academy, knowing he is wise beyond his years. He could likely write the companion book to “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens”. He is a deep thinker and seems to have a good grasp on the human condition. He also plays a […]