Coming to a closure of February, we decided to continue the progress with our mentees not only to get them more merely concentrated on their classes and homework, but to also initutate the idea to push them even harder around this time of the year in second semester. Because not only do we see the downward trend in student engagement and motivation in students all across the world around this time, but students often happen to drop their attendance in this time as well in statistical manners. By addressing this type of concern, we also try to make sure to have individual conferences with our mentees going over class grades and overall attendance rates and keep them on track in their progress after the 6 week mark of report cards. With this, we were able to have them focus on homework, meanwhile pulling half of our mentees out one by one to go over these report cards. While, the other half were left in Thursday to go over grades. But with this all, I especially want to give my biggest recognition and gratitude to all our mentees this year. With that being said, as well as the staff. Our YESS team at Lincoln are proud that we have a group of unbelievably strong and amazing mentees who come in everyday ready to conversate and ready to push themselves in academics with our vital support.

By Thursday after school, we started to actually have some conversation with our mentees about very serious events happening around the world. Although, this is a scary topic to address, it is a very vital topic to discuss and ensure that there is vastness around the building and adults to talk to. For myself, I was able to offer my support and assertiveness of being there and also being supportive in the lives of my own mentee and others. In the end, we realize that academics is very important to keep on with to ensure a ideal future for yourself, however it is as much as important to also make sure that we love in a safe environment by initiating and constantly reminding them that we are one and always one to keep them safe and free of violence from all events happening. To that, we are making moves to express that we are one and that we always look after each and every one of them.