Mentors Needed for Students

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Mentors needed at Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School

• Have you considered mentoring a student?

  Mentors typically work one-on-one with students weekly. Their major task is to motivate the student to stay focused on school. Through tutoring, setting short-term goals and serving as a role model, volunteers can provide encouragement and friendship to a student needing to build self-esteem.

  New mentors are required to attend a free Pinellas County Schools mentor workshop. For current Pinellas County Schools mentor workshops, please visit: https://www.pcsb.org/Page/461

  Why Mentor?

  Mentoring Supports Education

  • Students who meet regularly with their mentors are 52% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school and 37% less likely to skip a class(Public/Private Ventures study of Big Brothers Big Sisters).
  • Mentors help with homework and can improve their mentee's academic skills.
  • Creates positive behavior toward peers.
  • Less likely to skip school.
  • Greater parent trust can be developed.

  Mentoring Support Day-to-Day Living

  • Mentors help improve a young person's self-esteem.
  • Youth who meet regularly with their mentors are 46% less likely than their peers to start using illegal drugs and 27% less likely to start drinking (Public/Private Ventures study of Big Brothers Big Sisters).
  • About 40% of a teenagers waking hours are spent without companionship or supervision.
  • Mentors provide teens with a safe place to share.
  • Mentors teach young people how to relate well to others and help them strengthen communication skills.
  Jennifer Hornyak
  FAMILY & COMMUNITY LIAISON
  Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School
  6410 118th Ave. N Largo, FL 33773-3730
  Phone: 727-547-4526 ext 2045