 A 100 percent graduation rate may seem hard to achieve, but a team in Red Lake is making that their mission for this school year and beyond. Reporter Cheryl Moore tells us about the movement. In graduate show, we're in Red Lake from high school. People in Red Lake are fired up and ready to help the youth get to their graduation day. I'm here in front of the Boys and Girls Club because this is kind of where it all started in Red Lake. It started when the tribal council passed a resolution to graduate 100 percent of our students and all the agencies around Red Lake support that institution. The 100 percent graduation push is for all Red Lake youth in Beltrami County. The idea is to encourage kids to graduate through the power of persuasion. Nearly the entire Red Lake community is involved in the effort. For example, at the Red Lake Boys and Girls Club, educational and health programs are implemented so kids stay on track. That's what we are striving for is the 100 percent graduation rate. So we do a lot of the power over every day here. We do more of healthy habits, smart moves, and it's just implementing a lot of after school activities with more educational purposes. The 100 percent graduation effort isn't just up to the kids that you see in the halls. It's also a push to the community to make sure that the students are motivated. People want to go beyond just spreading the word. They can put little hints in their newsletters. They can put flyers on their counters in their businesses about the need to support the graduation. They can do PSAs. The 100 percent graduation effort team believes the more kids who graduate, the more positive our society will be in the future. They say talking to a kid about staying in school takes no time at all. Parents communicating with their child after like their day just to talk to them just for at least 20 minutes or just take some time out of the day of their busy schedule because I know everybody's working and tired. And if you think the 100 percent graduation goal is a little too ambitious, this team will tell you otherwise. I think the biggest thing though is that we need to believe that this can be done because every child is capable of graduating and we can do it, but we all have to get behind and support our young people. Reporting in Red Lake, Shremor, Lakeland News. There are around 80 other organizations in Beltrami County that are involved in the 100 percent graduation movement. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.