By Nathaniel Soellner
April Campbell, middle school guidance counselor, and Amanda
Albrecht, guidance office intern, are the people in charge of the buddy program.
The buddy program is a mentoring program for fifth, sixth,
and sometimes seventh graders. What happens is the buddies have to fill out an
information paper and so do the kids that are getting the buddies.
Every Monday during
advisory the buddy’s take their littles and do activities with them like go in
the gym or they could walk around the
halls and just talk.
The most important rule about the Buddy Program is that you
can’t hang out with your littles outside of the school!
One of the most important aspects of the buddy
program is to let your little buddy choose what they want to do.
“The program is for children who need a buddy in their life.
These kids look up to you high school students, they think you’re like a super
hero.” Campbell says.
“You have to take it seriously, if you’re not taking it seriously you get
three strikes and you’re out,” said Campbell.
The buddy system isn’t just about being a mentor it’s about
being there for the little buddies. So, that your little buddy has someone to
talk to, or so that they can open up to somebody.
“They respect you and trust that you won’t say anything
about what they told you to other people,” Campbell says.
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