Last year was an exciting time for our schools and our communities as we were front and center on the national scene.
A 19 yr. old PBL alumni, Gina Miles, won the championship of a nationally televised singing competition, The Voice. Then a couple months later, another PBL Alumni (2003) and 7th grade math teacher, Collette Lee, was a contestant on the nationally televised game show, Jeopardy!
So many different clichés pop into my mind when I think of these two women and their accomplishments! As we said in one of our previous Impact Reports, “big thinkers come out of small towns” and one of my personal favorites, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
These two young PBL grads had opportunities presented to them and they were PREPARED.
The PBL Education Foundation’s mission is “to provide our students and staff access to academic resources they need to become their best.” We firmly believe students who have a solid academic foundation will be more prepared to accept opportunities that come their way.
Isn’t this what we want for all PBL students?
The financial support we receive from our annual campaign, as well as donors who have named The Foundation in their estate plans, or donate grain, allows us to continue preparing students to be confident and to be prepared to take advantage when an opportunity is presented to them.
Thank you Gina Miles and Collette Lee! You were prepared and you did your best! We are so proud of your accomplishments!
Robin Niewold
Chairman
