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Freshmen Update: Middle School Tutors
Kathryn Sutton
Some freshmen students in Freshman Seminar (formerly called Success in High School) have begun volunteering their time to tutor middle school students in math. Mr. Hoshaw, a middle school math teacher, contacted Mr. Yeager with his idea for helping out 6th grade students, and Mr. Yeager thought it would be great for students in his 7th period Freshmen Seminar class. It’s a great way for freshmen with a gift for math to help out middle schoolers, as well as brush up on their basic math skills.
The opportunity was offered to any freshmen in 7th period Freshman Seminar with Mr. Yeager who feel they are able to help with math and are comfortable with tutoring. There is no GPA or math grade requirement to join. Currently, Sarah Hammaker, Aaron Sifford, Joe McErlean, Jackie Scheidel, Bridget Mcloud, Brad Deleone, Mary Newman, Greg Hodgkiss, Samantha Schumacher, Sean Daugherty, Hao Ngo, Catherine Quinn, and Ari Levine are tutoring. “It’s an awesome opportunity for freshmen,” said Mr. Yeager, “not only to give back to the middle school, but to start building their transcript.”
Equally as important, the middle school students are benefiting from the aid of the freshmen, and the one on one attention they receive. Khilan Vyas, a middle school student, commented that, “It’s easier to talk with the tutors than [it is to talk to] a teacher; teachers are also good, but it’s better because [the tutors] pay more attention.”
Many of the tutors find it refreshing to review the basic math many high school students have forgotten. “Brushing up on your basic math is great,” stated tutor Catherine Quinn. “I really forgot a lot!” With the recent success of the math tutoring, Mr. Yeager and many freshmen report that they would like to expand the tutoring to more subjects. Jackie Scheidel contemplated that, “Math is important, but there are other things. I definitely think [the program] should expand.” Perhaps in the near future, freshmen will be heading over to the middle school to tutor in science, language arts, and foreign languages too. So far the math tutoring program has been a great success and hopefully may expand to encompass more topics. Good job and good luck freshmen!
Some freshmen students in Freshman Seminar (formerly called Success in High School) have begun volunteering their time to tutor middle school students in math. Mr. Hoshaw, a middle school math teacher, contacted Mr. Yeager with his idea for helping out 6th grade students, and Mr. Yeager thought it would be great for students in his 7th period Freshmen Seminar class. It’s a great way for freshmen with a gift for math to help out middle schoolers, as well as brush up on their basic math skills.
The opportunity was offered to any freshmen in 7th period Freshman Seminar with Mr. Yeager who feel they are able to help with math and are comfortable with tutoring. There is no GPA or math grade requirement to join. Currently, Sarah Hammaker, Aaron Sifford, Joe McErlean, Jackie Scheidel, Bridget Mcloud, Brad Deleone, Mary Newman, Greg Hodgkiss, Samantha Schumacher, Sean Daugherty, Hao Ngo, Catherine Quinn, and Ari Levine are tutoring. “It’s an awesome opportunity for freshmen,” said Mr. Yeager, “not only to give back to the middle school, but to start building their transcript.”
Equally as important, the middle school students are benefiting from the aid of the freshmen, and the one on one attention they receive. Khilan Vyas, a middle school student, commented that, “It’s easier to talk with the tutors than [it is to talk to] a teacher; teachers are also good, but it’s better because [the tutors] pay more attention.”
Many of the tutors find it refreshing to review the basic math many high school students have forgotten. “Brushing up on your basic math is great,” stated tutor Catherine Quinn. “I really forgot a lot!” With the recent success of the math tutoring, Mr. Yeager and many freshmen report that they would like to expand the tutoring to more subjects. Jackie Scheidel contemplated that, “Math is important, but there are other things. I definitely think [the program] should expand.” Perhaps in the near future, freshmen will be heading over to the middle school to tutor in science, language arts, and foreign languages too. So far the math tutoring program has been a great success and hopefully may expand to encompass more topics. Good job and good luck freshmen!
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