By Forrest Camire May 11, 2021 5:17 pm
Sadie Olsen, a 19-year old Lummi Tribal Member, is co-founder of Whiteswan Environmental and was instrumental in the start up of Whatcom Intergenerational High School, which opens later this year.
In addition, Olsen is a member of the Northwest Portland Area Youth Indian Health Board and co-facilitates students and adults for Western Washing University’s Community Engagement Fellows
Olsen is among 30 individuals from across the country who are being recognized for affecting positive change in their community and nationwide.
To join the awards ceremony Wednesday afternoon, and to learn more about the 30 Under 30 Changemaker awards click here.
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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the first charter school law. Since then, a fledgling idea to create a new type of public school grew into a powerful movement that has touched millions of students and forever changed the trajectories of their lives. At moments like this, it is natural to take stock, remember the pioneers and reflect on how much has been accomplished. It’s also important to look ahead and consider the future.
The future of the charter school movement is our young leaders. That’s why, as part of National Charter Schools Week, an annual celebration of more than 200,000 dedicated teachers, 3.3 million students and 7,500 public charter schools across the United States, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is honoring 30 exceptional young changemakers. They are a diverse group. Some are still in elementary or secondary school. Others are a bit older, and several are solidly established in their careers. But they a
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Announces Honorees for the 30 Under 30 Changemakers Awards
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, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (National Alliance) honors 30 exceptional young leaders who are connected in some way to charter schools and are using their ideas, talents, and platforms to advance educational and economic opportunity and promote equality and social justice. The 30 Under 30 Changemakers Awards shine a spotlight on individuals from across the country who are making a meaningful impact in their community via the Arts, Writing, and Sports; Education and Politics; Leadership; Science; and Social Justice. The students, teachers, and advocates who make up our 30 Under 30 Changemakers reflect 30 years of the tremendous success of these innovative, student-centered public schools. I am grateful for our Changemakers and the thousands of teachers, leaders, and families across the nation who work tirelessly to s
Washington state names its first Native American poet laureate
A member of the Lummi Nation, Bellingham writer Rena Priest will bring attention to local poetry, climate change and the loss of vital natural resources.
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On the first day of National Poetry Month, Bellingham-based Rena Priest is named the new Washington State Poet Laureate. She ll be a statewide ambassador for poetry during a two-year term. (Hillary Cagey)
After years of entering poetry contests and submitting to literary journals, Rena Priest had developed a habit: She would slip a copy of a New Yorker cartoon into the envelope along with her work. The image showed a car with a driver and passenger stuck in a sea of traffic. The caption: “Try honking again.”