Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County’s School Based Mentoring Program announced a few local high school students as its “Teen Bigs of the Year” for the 2015 school year. The honor went to two students from each three towns with participating schools—Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, and Nipomo.
The teens spent an afternoon each week building an ongoing mentoring relationship with an elementary school student facing challenges or disadvantages. The recipients were chosen for their excellence as mentors and the significant positive impact they had on the lives of mentees.
The Nipomo High School students Joe Montanaro and Kaitlynn Stratton, from Central Coast New Tech High School and Nipomo High School respectively, received the “Teen Big of the Year” distinction for their mentorship at Nipomo Elementary. They helped students with homework, played games, sports, created art, and talked to build a strong relationship and nurture the mentees’ potential.
The Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County can be reached at 781-3226 or slobigs.org.
This article appears in Jun 25 – Jul 2, 2015.