Mentor High School

means life. As my classmates and I entered high school, we all found a niche-- a group of people like us who made us feel like we belonged, and for me that group was band. Joining band my freshman year, especially marching band provided me with a group of friends and a comfortable place to be myself. I never went through the awkward first day of school looking for someone to sit by because I entered high school with more than forty familiar faces and mentors. Marching band camp had provided me…

a faculty mentor. Please provide a specific example of your participation in a group setting and what you viewed were the challenges and benefits to participating in this situation. During my first year of University I was given the opportunity to join Laurier Arts Scholars. Laurier Art Scholars is a community of high-achieving students who excel academically but also are encouraged to get involved in the many great opportunities offered at Laurier. Students are given faculty mentor(s) who…

ever been part of a community that was as close as a family? My high school varsity football team was my second family for three years and even longer because I had grown up with most of these guys. Throughout my high school career, they were there for me through hardships and struggles that came with being a student-athlete. My team was a normal group of guys who cared about each other and supported one another, but as high school football players, there are misconceptions that many people have…

Fiorina, Former CEO of HP As an employee of Chicago Public Schools, my overarching mission now is to make the goal Carly Fiorina speaks of, a priority across the school district. Though I would add, for the goal to be complete, we must also transform that insight into action. We must transform data into meaningful and positive action that will result in improved student outcomes, a more fulfilling student experience, and an overall better school system for the student’s, their families and the…

(quickfacts.census.gov). The town had one of worst school systems in the county with one of the lowest graduation rates at 49% and test scores (app.com). It was at this time that I joined the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth and Middlesex Counties, an organization that provides children facing adversity with one-on-one relationships with a mentor. The organization implemented their mentoring program within an Asbury Park charter school, Hope Academy. Mentors were “Bigs” and mentees were…

fortunate to have great experiences with past workshops and mentors. Lisa Zou was my brilliant poetry mentor for the Quartz…

around the intimidatingly large campus of Cypress Bay High School searching for my classroom. “Excuse me, do you happen to know where the 300’s building is?” I asked in a shaken voice, but no one seemed to hear me. It was as if everyone spoke a different language that I did not understand. I felt like a miniscule ordinary hydrogen atom amongst a solution of complex ions. I looked at my phone screen, comforted by the familiar faces of my middle school best friends and I in front of the church at…

and satisfying in the long run. Due to the fact that I, as an adolescent, have not yet graduated high school, and I possess uncertainties regarding what career I will ultimately pursue, I conducted an interview with professionals who have thrived in their career field for more than ten years, and I addressed this question, in addition to a few others that I developed an interest in. I asked my mentor,…

transitioning to UGA as a freshman, I had tons of questions about the campus and things to do in Athens and didn’t know who to ask. I know I would have benefited from the Peer mentor program and wish it was available when I was a freshman. I want to be a peer mentor because I want to ease the often scary transition from high school to college for a new freshman. When I was a freshman, I spent most of my time either in class, at the dining hall, or in my dorm. I didn’t branch out because I didn’t…

thrilling stage in a student’s life, as it is a stage where one transition from late adolescence to a young adult. Aside from reasons such as the desired school is far from home, parents reside in a remote province, and the long commute back and forth is burdensome, many students decide to live away from their families and live near the school to be more independent. This living arrangement may give students a tough time and may have an effect on their academic and social life. Due to the lack…