Over 145 students and families from the Tyee service area attended the first annual SeaTac College Summer Activities Fair coordinated in partnership by Community Schools Collaboration, Chinook Middle School, and the Tyee Educational Complex College Career Center. In previous years, the event was open only to Chinook students and families, but this year, through a collaborated effort, it was opened to the entire Tyee service area. Parents and students from elementary school through high school attended. Translation services were provided for both Spanish-speaking and Somali-speaking families, along with babysitting for all through student volunteers.

Over 25 college and non-profit vendors filled the Chinook gymnasium with higher education information and summer opportunities. A workshop on college and financial aid gave attendees a more focused look at what the future could hold. Each person that came into the gym that night left with a clear sense that activities for summer abound and higher education opportunities are possible for all.

Submitted by Karly Feria