KEYS students and sisters, Natania and Jayna Jaramillo, regularly volunteer to help with kindergarten students. The 11th-grade Banning residents assist with reading, math, and social studies. Natania explained, “I help the kids stay on track with what they are supposed to be doing, while the teacher does ‘teacher time.’” Continue reading →
Madison Lara, a 15-year-old 10th-grade student with the KEYS program, is actively involved in theater. The Riverside resident was recently assistant director and also stage manager for Mulan and Thirteen the Musical with RL Theatricals. Continue reading →
Kimberlee Hildebrandt has two children in Spring’s KEYS program, Megan, who’s just beginning the program in 9th grade, and Kyle, 11th grade. She first tried the program with Kyle, she said, at the recommendation of his Homeschool teacher. Continue reading →
Carter Low, 19, a 2016 graduate of Springs’ KEYS program, is in Houston helping residents recover from Hurricane Harvey, which devastated the region. Carter went to Houston on a Mormon mission, and joined with his fellow missionaries to help with the cleanup. Continue reading →
Staff of Springs’ Keys program for grades 9-12 participated in a suicide prevention program offered by the Matthew Silverman Memorial Foundation on August 14. Continue reading →
Marcellus Benton, a graduating senior with the Lake Elsinore KEYS program, volunteers at the Veteran’s Supplemental Support Network (VSSN), an organization that assists military and veteran families. Continue reading →
Ian Wickes, 17, an 11th-grade student with the KEYS program, took the 2nd place award for 2D Graphic in the 55th annual Press Enterprise Art Show at the Riverside Art Museum. Continue reading →
Melanie Gomez, 17, is a junior with the KEYS program. She is in her second year with the program. She likes Springs, she said, because “I get to work in my own environment where I have no distractions, and I have such a great education specialist (Chelsie Simpson) who is always there to help me and to motivate me to work hard and to do my best.” Continue reading →
Dillon Haffner is a senior in the KEYS Independent Study program and is currently enrolled in Exploratory Work Experience Education 1, an unpaid internship. Continue reading →
Rylie Shedeed, a 9th-grade student in the KEYS program, is a gifted dancer. She dances at Dunamix Dance Project in Temecula three times per week, or five days a week when she’s involved in a production. Continue reading →
