 An educational program at Pillager Middle School was the recipient of a grant from the local government innovation awards from the Humphrey School at the University of Minnesota. The grant will go towards the school's media program, which teaches students to build a life and career around flow, the happiest state, wherein you feel and perform your best. The program also believes that every student was born with a purpose wired into them. The problem that we see in schools is that doesn't always help them uncover what that need is. We have a lot of kids that graduate without direction and that leads them to jobs they either hate or changing majors to the tune of a lot of money. So our program is basically an analogy bringing a kid to a shoe store and having them try on every shoe until they find one that fits. The program allows students to take field trips for career purposes such as a trip to Camp Ripley this week. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.