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Student-mentor program on track
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A mentor program participant prepares to fix his plate during a recent Patriot Mentor-Protégé luncheon at Lewis Frasier. - photo by Photo provided.
Special to the Couirer
Updated: Oct 6, 2010, 2:08 PM
Published: Oct 6, 2010, 2:11 PM
The Patriot Mentor-Protégé program at Lewis Frasier Middle School is growing in popularity. Kevin Fulghum, the school’s graduation coach, has managed the program for three years. Currently, 78 students are being mentored by 35 adults.
The goal of the program is to help students achieve more through daily meetings and tutoring sessions with adult mentors. Participating students are paired with mentors and each time the two meet, the student must turn in his or her red card, which is used to keep track of how many sessions the two attend.
Although mentors and their protégés talk daily, Lewis Frasier has a luncheon every nine weeks to give mentors uninterrupted time with their protégés. The students say they enjoy the daily meetings and look forward to the periodic luncheons.
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BI hosts LCSS Gala
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Special to the Couirer
Updated: Apr 19, 2018, 4:00 PM
Published: Apr 18, 2018, 4:10 PM

Bradwell Institute’s Friends Helping Friends will host the 3rdAnnual Liberty County School System Special Needs Gala Saturday at 7p.m.

The dance portion of the gala is free and open to the public.

FHF was started three years ago by BI special needs teacher Charlie Moon. FHF is comprised of a large group of general education students that connect special needs students with their general education peers. They have raised $20,000 in the last 30 months, for events like this, a new sensory room, music therapy equipment, and many other fun events. 

“FHF does so much for the special needs students. It really brings them out in their social skills. They become so much more comfortable around us all,” FHF Junior Danielle Hennessee said. 

FHF Junior Jada Naftzinger said it’s a two-way street. “It not only helps them, but us as well. It brings us out of our own shells and comfort zones.” 

Moon added, “For us, the Gala is not our calling card. I’ve told the students from day one, unless they truly know these special needs students, we won’t do the Gala at all. We’ll throw a big pizza party instead. The point is, we want the kids to really focus on the one-on-one, in-class work, hanging out in the halls, really talking to them. That’s the only way this program truly reaches its potential. Our motto is, “Changing lives, one friend at a time.”

During a private dinner which precedes the public dance, district office personnel, representatives from Congressman Buddy Carter’s office, district SPED staff, BI Football players and FHF members, parents and the honored guests – 50 special needs students from around the district will be in attendance.

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