Dark Skies Event for Mentors & Students! Moab Dark Skies members have volunteered to take Grand Area Mentoring and BEACON participants to Bar M for a sky gazing extravaganza. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about: • what makes our skies in southeastern Utah so special • our universe and fascinating solar system • interesting phenomena visible with the naked eye and with the help of telescopes. A meteor shower is expected on April 20th too, so don’t miss this chance to wish upon a star! Mentors must make arrangements with parents for pickup and drop-off at HMK (505 N. MiVida Dr). We will gather at 7:45pm for departure via bus by 8:00pm. At Bar M, we will be guided through activities starting at 8:30 and ending by 10. Parents can expect children to be ready for pickup at HMK at 10:30pm. The BLM, volunteer rangers, and the Friends of Arches and Canyonlands Parks are providing this special event. Thank you to all! IMPORTANT: We have space for a total of fourteen Grand Area Mentoring participants. The deadline for registration is end of the day on April 6th. Email grandareamentoring@gmail.com to register. First come, first served. To register, you must already have parent permission (verbal okay) and commitment for transport.

Flight through Failure Failing is part of life, and it’s a critical part of learning. Keep these points in mind as you coach your mentee through the trials and tribulations of childhood and adolescence: • We should fail every day. Only when you operate at the edge of your ability will you find real progress. • Failure is not in falling down. It’s in staying down. • Gemologists identify fake emeralds by finding the stones that look perfect. Real ones have weaknesses and imperfections. Nobody’s perfect. • Worrying about mistakes is a good way to achieve them. • Failure is part of growing. If you don’t fail, you’re probably not challenging yourself enough. • Be bold. Risk failure. Mistakes are part of winning. • The human brain only grows when we reach, fall short, and reach again.