Youth Empowerment Program

Hello everybody!

We’re in week three of student choice time, and during our meetings we’ll have a fun LEGO based team activity for business time.

On a personal note, Andy, the guy who sends the emails wants to let anybody who didn’t hear at last week’s meetings know that he will be leaving the YEP program at the end of the month. It’s been a really great seven years, but now feels like the right time to move on. He’ll be leaving everybody in good hands with Jessica Strauch. The students have gotten to know her over our last few meetings and she will be taking over the lead duties. That means emails will start coming from her soon, so don’t send her to your spam folder. If you’re not already doing that for me…

We’re expecting one more change in staffing as well, as our regular co-advisor Kallie just stepped aside last week to have a baby. Congrats to Kallie! She’ll be replaced in Elk Mound by our department manager Sherry Berg, as well as Kai Ewers, who is expected to rejoin us before the end of March after having a baby as well. In Menomonie, our intern Janice will be taking the role for the rest of the school year. 

That’s it for the serious news. But hey, while you’re here, we recommend students check out the links below to play the Kahoot or answer the weekly questions to earn some more points for our next prize day, which is coming up in just two weeks.