Upperclassmen reach out to freshmen in the new mentoring program

Hannah Johnson, Editor in Chief|September 3, 2013

From left to right: Freshman Hannah Stanley, senior Katherine Jones and freshman Ellie Brass talk about the different student group options. Through the student mentoring program, “ I get to meet new people, it gives me an opportunity to branch out and do stuff i wouldn't normally be able to do,” Jones said.

Hannah Johnson

From left to right: Freshman Hannah Stanley, senior Katherine Jones and freshman Ellie Brass talk about the different student group options. Through the student mentoring program, “ I get to meet new people, it gives me an opportunity to branch out and do stuff i wouldn’t normally be able to do,” Jones said.

While most students spent tutorial working on homework or hanging out with friends, a group of dedicated upperclassmen took the time to reach out to the new freshman class. Over 40 juniors and senior mentors met with their freshmen “mentees” to reflect on their first week in the Upper School. Senior mentor Katherine Jones and her new freshmen friends, Ellie Brass and Hannah Stanley, discussed their classes, sports and student groups. Though the three were both a little quiet at first, by the end of tutorial, they were like old friends. “I think that if I have problems, I will definitely would want to go to [Katherine] because she has been [in the Upper School] for a while,” Brass said.

“I really like that I get to talk to different classes,” Jones said. “I am a senior, but I still get to connect with the freshmen…it gives me an opportunity to branch out.” The mentors will meet with the freshmen for the next three weeks and then again before Winter exams.