Your Dream is Our Dream

Celebrating Student Success

Share Your Student Success StoryYour Dream is Our Dream is an initiative of Kent ISD and its member districts to showcase student success stories at every step of the education journey in our schools and unique programs. It features interviews with and stories of students who are succeeding at every level from early childhood programs to pre-K, K-12, Adult Ed, Special Ed and Center Programs, along with the educators who are helping them reach their dreams and goals. When our students succeed, we all succeed.

 

 

 

Jon Greenhoe: Video Tech Time to Olympic Broadcast Team
Charlie Vonk (left), Jon Greenhoe (center), Joy Walczak (right)

When Charlie Vonk created a course called Video Tech Time, he didn’t know he would be inspiring a career that would lead one of his middle school students to join the Olympic broadcast team, not once but twice. Jon Greenhoe’s dream is taking him to Paris this summer

Innovative IT dreamer achieves unparalleled certificate success

In middle school, Eric Sorensen built himself a computer. By graduation, he completed the Networking & Cyber Security program at Kent Career Tech Center earning an unprecedented 21 certifications and more than 50 credits toward an Associate Degree in IT.

Inspired by Taylor Swift, she wants to be on stage

Fourth-grader Gabby Farrell loves music. She sings, writes songs and is learning to play the piano.  Gabby said she draws her musical inspiration from her favorite singer and songwriter, Taylor Swift.

Scholarship winner has her eyes on the stars

Senior Hana Hasanovic has always been mesmerized by the night sky. Since age 7, she has loved stargazing with her toy telescope.

Your Dream is Our Dream: Celebrating Student Success 

Listen to the Your Dream is Our Dream Podcast by Kent ISD and WGVU Public MediaA new podcast from Kent ISD & WGVU

Your Dream is Our Dream: Celebrating Student Success brings you conversations with students and educators that ignite and inspire dreams. Students from all levels of education share in their own words how learning connects them to achieving their goals and exploring their ambitions.

Kent ISD is proud to partner with WGVU in showcasing student success and how teaching and learning help make dreams come true. 

 

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