January has almost come to an end; how are the resolutions you made coming along? If you have already had some setbacks, don’t beat yourself up over it. This month’s life lesson is all about taking action, and it just might be the thing to get your resolutions back on track. One of the biggest issues that gets in the way of us reaching our goals is procrastination. We often tell ourselves, “I’ll just do it later”, and most of the time we truly do plan on working on our goals

Last week American Karate paired up with Ellington Youth Services to help kick off their Leadership Challenge. This challenge works to connect 4th, 5th and 6th graders to role models in the community. Through the program, students explore the six pillars of leadership: respect, teamwork, compassion/communication, knowing your limits, and goal setting. Mr. Sanchez worked with the kids to cover the topic of respect. He stressed the importance of communication and made the stude