Three Rivers HomeLink

Post 3/3. In addition to our amazing Art Show, we also had our PTO end of the year party and Marimba concert. Thank you to all our volunteers and staff who contributed to making this a great day of celebration!

Post 2/3. Thank you to Mr. Dexter, Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Castle and Mrs. Raab for their creative classes and workshop contributions to the 2026 K-12 Art Show! We have many talented and creative young artists at HomeLink.

Friday, May 29th was our K-12 Art Show! We had hundreds of displays thanks to our two amazing art teachers! Thank you to Mrs. Hartman (elementary art) and Kylie Johnsen (secondary art) for all your work to make this a memorable event! Post 1/3.

Congratulations, Kahleah! We are so proud of you!

For senior Kahleah Corona Knisley, graduating high school is a milestone that once seemed uncertain.

In August 2017, when Kahleah was just a child, she survived a devastating car accident that left her with life-threatening injuries. She suffered a traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness, brain hemorrhaging, fractured ribs, facial fractures, skull fractures, a punctured lung, and nerve damage that severely impacted her left eye and hearing.

The healing process has been long and hard. Kahleah has undergone more than 20 surgeries throughout her life.

Between long hospital stays and time for recovery at home, Kahleah needed a school that could offer more flexibility and found Three Rivers HomeLink to be the right fit. The support she received from teachers and staff helped her continue her education while navigating years of recovery.

"After surgeries, I wanted school work to do," Kahleah said. "I needed something to do. Everyone said you should rest, but I wanted to learn. I loved having curriculum that I could take with me."

Following the accident, doctors warned Kahleah's family that she might never walk, talk, or be able to learn in the same way again. But Kahleah refused to accept those limitations.

"It feels good to be able to beat the odds from what the doctors said," she said. "I can do all the things they said I couldn't. It makes me feel proud and emotional."

During her junior year, Kahleah faced another unexpected challenge when she contracted bacterial meningitis.

"I couldn't do anything," Kahleah explained. "I was so sick. Lights were bad, sound was terrible. Everything was making me more sick. I had to take a break from school and was in the hospital for almost two months. I thought, 'Please don't let it be my time. I want more time to do the things I haven't done.'"

Because of this setback, Kahleah made the difficult decision to leave HomeLink and switch to Pacific Crest Online Academy (PCOA) to finish high school online.

The effects of the meningitis took a toll on Kahleah's body and caused memory difficulties, forcing her to relearn skills and adapt once again.

"My body, my mind, my stomach—everything was affected. Everything feels like I have to learn it slower to understand. It takes so much longer than before," Kahleah said. "But I keep going."

Despite these setbacks, Kahleah continued moving forward. She didn't want to graduate behind her peers. She caught up on all the credits she was missing and got back on track.

Although she was grateful to be able to continue her schooling online, Kahleah wanted to graduate from HomeLink. Her family reached out to the school to see if it was possible. Both PCOA and HomeLink agreed that Kahleah should walk at graduation with the school she considered home: Three Rivers HomeLink.

"HomeLink is like my second family," Kahleah said. "My older brother graduated from here. Being able to walk with the school is a blessing."

For Kahleah, part of what made HomeLink feel like family were the teachers and principals.

"Everyone is so special to me," Kahleah said. "Mr. Reeser, Mr. Donlon, Mrs. Sturges, Señor McDowell—they have all been so supportive and helped me get here."

Now, as graduation approaches, Kahleah reflects on everything she has overcome with pride and determination.

"Graduating makes me very emotional. I felt so many times I wouldn't reach it," Kahleah said. "Last year I was in the hospital room. I was dying, and all I wanted to do was live long enough to finish school and walk at graduation. I am proud of myself for how I have made it through so many struggles."

After graduation, Kahleah can't wait to continue doing all the things she missed out on in childhood and has big plans for her future. She wants to open a nail salon with her mom and make people smile with her nail art.

Through resilience, perseverance, and an unwavering determination to keep learning, Kahleah's journey is a powerful reminder that challenges do not define a person's future.

Congratulations Kahleah!

Richland Police Department visited with our elementary students to share more about their jobs and how they serve our local community. Thank you for the memorable visit!

Thursday night was our end of the year concert for our secondary students. We had exceptional performances from all our musicians and celebrated those earning awards. We also had the opportunity to celebrate our seniors with a few of them choosing to do individual performances! Thank you to all our talented musicians and Mrs. Meredith for an exceptional year of performing arts at HomeLink!

Our “Salmon in the Classroom” students released our salmon today at Howard Amon Park! We didn’t have the best weather for our trip, but the students had a lot of fun finally being able to release our salmon.

Thank you to Mr. Dexter for the great learning experiences he provided this semester in his classes!

Also, thank you to all our parent volunteers for joining the field trip today!

It was a packed house yesterday as we hosted The Reptile Man! Thank you for the awesome experience, and we appreciate the PTO for helping plan and support this special event for our families!

Congratulations to our Students of the Month for both middle and high school! These students were chosen by their peers for demonstrating “humility.” Awesome job serving the HomeLink Community!

Our high school students enjoyed a special event day Career Fair trip to the Richland Community Center! We thank River’s Edge High School for planning the event and the generous donations and support from our community partners.