Margarita Martinez

Juan Seguin High SchoolG-Force Mentor

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us....”- Marianne Williamson

Grand Opening of Go-Center

at Summit

Go-Center

* Juan Seguin has been a very successful Go-Center

* Students come to the Go-Center for:

-FASFA

-Scholarship applications

-University/College applications

-Tutoring

-Write a resume

-SAT/ACT

-Part-time job search

& other things

Things I've learned as a mentor...

* Be patient

* Don't assume someone already knows the information

* Make sure student understands procedures when filling out FASFA, scholarships, and other forms

* Give the student 100% attention when helping them, they notice when your distracted

* Encourage the students to get all of their paperwork done needed for the universities their attending

*Build a relationship with the students

Working as a team...

* Has been an wonderful experience

* I made new friends that I can depend on

* We learned to communicate with one another on the recent updates or news

* Work as a team when assisting the students that come into the Go-Center

* Help each other when one mentor doesn't know the answer to a question

* We all work together when preparing for an activity or event in order for it to be a success

Benefits of being a mentor...

* Help students make the transition from high school into the university

* Educate students on different options they have for a higher education level

* Encourage students to take advantage of opportunities that are available for them

Thanks...

To all my crew mentors at Juan Seguin for being on my team

To the AISD for allowing us to come into their schools

To AmeriCorps for allowing us to give service

To all the Juan Seguin staff that helps us