Testimonials

These are stories from actual North Star members.

Thursday
20Aug2009

Parent Jodi Cutler speaks about "How North Star Saved her Family."

Tuesday
18Aug2009

Bravo from a parent

Dear Ken, Joshua, and the Board at North Star, I want to thank you for the energy, time, and deep commitment you have dedicated to making an educational alternative like North Star available for the teenagers in our area.

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Monday
17Aug2009

Journey from miserable 10th-grader to world traveler and Amherst College student.

Saturday
15Aug2009

Dan was bright but angry about the rules and constrictions of school.

Summer, 2003. School’s out…and I know that I am not going back to Holyoke High School again.

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Saturday
15Aug2009

Matt knew life is too short to waste time. At North Star, he found his time was his own.

Stream of consciousness: waking up knowing that today would be another day of just going to high school; knowing that I'm going to be confined to these mandatory classes that have very little meaning to me;

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