Cardinal Cardinal TimeTime

Peer Mentor ProgramPeer Mentor Program

2012-20132012-2013

TRUE OR FALSE QUIZ TRUE OR FALSE QUIZ ABOUT 9ABOUT 9THTH GRADERS GRADERS

• More students fail 9More students fail 9thth grade than any other grade level. grade than any other grade level. • TRUE TRUE • 99thth grade students who feel that they are connected to grade students who feel that they are connected to

the school community through school activities are the school community through school activities are more motivated and show higher academic more motivated and show higher academic achievement. achievement.

• TRUE TRUE • 99thth grade boys tend to experience greater difficulties grade boys tend to experience greater difficulties

adjusting to the social aspects of high school than girls adjusting to the social aspects of high school than girls do. do.

• FALSE FALSE • 99thth grade girls reported more support from their peers grade girls reported more support from their peers

in high school and 9in high school and 9thth grade boys reported more grade boys reported more support from their family.support from their family.

• TRUE TRUE

SENIOR PEER MENTORSSENIOR PEER MENTORS

Seniors who have demonstrated the Seniors who have demonstrated the ability to be positive role models for ability to be positive role models for

their peers would be given the their peers would be given the opportunity and training to be a peer opportunity and training to be a peer

mentor for 3-5 freshmen.mentor for 3-5 freshmen.

SENIOR PEER MENTORSSENIOR PEER MENTORS

GOALGOALEach senior peer mentor would gain Each senior peer mentor would gain leadership skillsleadership skills as he or she helps as he or she helps

freshmen make a successful freshmen make a successful transition to high school by being a transition to high school by being a positive role model, teaching and positive role model, teaching and modeling skills that would benefit modeling skills that would benefit

students in high school, and being a students in high school, and being a peer resource about WLHS.peer resource about WLHS.

FRESHMENFRESHMEN

All freshmen students would participate All freshmen students would participate in a peer mentoring program. Each in a peer mentoring program. Each

freshmen would be in a small group of freshmen would be in a small group of 3-5 students assigned to one senior 3-5 students assigned to one senior

mentor. Freshmen would have access mentor. Freshmen would have access to additional senior peer mentors to additional senior peer mentors

during Cardinal Time*.during Cardinal Time*.*Four to five senior mentors and the freshmen assigned to them met together as *Four to five senior mentors and the freshmen assigned to them met together as

a Friday small group every other week during an advisory period called a Friday small group every other week during an advisory period called Cardinal Time.Cardinal Time.

FRESHMENFRESHMEN

GOALGOALEach freshmen would make a Each freshmen would make a

successful transitionsuccessful transition to high school to high school by having intentional access to by having intentional access to

positive senior peer mentors who will positive senior peer mentors who will teach and model skills that would teach and model skills that would

benefit them in high school and who benefit them in high school and who will be a peer resource to them about will be a peer resource to them about

WLHS.WLHS.

SeptemberSeptember

PROGRAM FOCUS: To introduce the PROGRAM FOCUS: To introduce the program and connect freshmen with peer program and connect freshmen with peer

mentors. mentors.

• 15 Senior Peer Mentors were selected after 15 Senior Peer Mentors were selected after filling out an application and being filling out an application and being interviewed.interviewed.

• Kickoff occurred to introduce the program Kickoff occurred to introduce the program and to connect freshmen with mentors. and to connect freshmen with mentors.

OctoberOctober

• PROGRAM FOCUS: To encourage rapport PROGRAM FOCUS: To encourage rapport and to establish positive peer relationships and to establish positive peer relationships among freshmen and senior peer mentors. among freshmen and senior peer mentors.

• Senior Peer Mentors began meeting twice a Senior Peer Mentors began meeting twice a month during an advisory period for training month during an advisory period for training and planning. They were encouraged to make and planning. They were encouraged to make weekly contact in the hallways or at lunch weekly contact in the hallways or at lunch with the freshmen assigned to them. The with the freshmen assigned to them. The first Cardinal Time occurred during the first first Cardinal Time occurred during the first week of September and ran through the end week of September and ran through the end of December.of December.

September - DecemberSeptember - December

PROGRAM FOCUS: To continue to PROGRAM FOCUS: To continue to encourage positive peer relationships encourage positive peer relationships

among freshmen and senior peer among freshmen and senior peer mentors. mentors.

• Topics include: Positive Self-Identity, Topics include: Positive Self-Identity, Goal Setting, Decision Making, Alcohol Goal Setting, Decision Making, Alcohol and Drugs, Coping with Stress, Coping and Drugs, Coping with Stress, Coping with Anger, Conflict Resolution, and with Anger, Conflict Resolution, and Friendships and Dating.Friendships and Dating.