An understanding of the impact of trauma is always important in mentoring. But as the virus takes its toll on all our communities, it is especially significant. For this fall’s Mentor Roundtable, Karen Foley, president and CEO of the Juvenile Protection Association (JPA), tackled this timely topic as our community grapples with a level of personal, familial and professional loss that is historic for our nation - but sadly not out of the norm for many of our PEAK scholars. Like most PEAK scholars, the children JPA serves live in areas disproportionately affected by COVID. Every kid in our caseload right now knows a close family member or friend who has died of COVID,” she said. “In one school

From day one of this summer's weeklong PEAK freshman scholar orientation, it was clear the 2020-’21 freshmen would make lemonade from lemons as they navigate this historic year. Twin sisters Precious and Priska were really looking forward to experiencing all Holy Trinity High School has to offer. They craved academic challenge. They were eager to expand their comfort zones by trying new activities (from badminton to public speaking) with the support of their PEAK mentors. The sisters are driven by their desire to give back. They want to make the world a better place, and they have a plan. Both dream of going into medicine to help those without access to adequate healthcare. They are big read