Latino/a Educational Achievement Project Annual Conference

Students from Mattawa high School (sponsored by Wahluke School District, M.E.C.H.A and the WSU Horizons Program) attended the annual LEAP education conference and legislative day along with nearly 850 other Latino students for a 3-day event held in Tacoma and Olympia, January 17-19. Students, ranging from middle school to college, participated in educational workshops, and heard from the state’s top elected officials. In Olympia, participants met with their state representatives to talk about public policies aimed at improving educational opportunities and outcomes for Latinos. Perhaps most importantly, students saw and heard from their peers— students their ages—engaged in leadership activities and excelling in high school and college, sometimes against great odds.

TE Connections Update

On April 3rd the Mattawa High School TE Connections Club traveled to Spokane to attend their Second Annual Culture and Technology Exchange between Mattawa and the Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane School District 81. After a day of training and activities, Mattawa students were given 40 computers to refurbish and donate to local community members who do not have computers. The distribution will occur later this year with the assitance of the Department of Social and Health Services. Horizons was one of the sponsor's of this workshop.

Leadership Plenty Graduates