Exploring the World of Mentoring

By Gilberto Villegas III Staff Writer

help they may need at the time. If they need help submitting their FAFSA and college applications? You can help them complete it to the best of your ability.

The MAACS program aims to get college students to pass down some of their experiences and wisdom to high school students, helping them figure out the road they would like to take and what they would like to accomplish before they even step foot on campus.

If you are a student who would like mentoring experience and like to help out high school students with work that they are possibly struggling in, you may partake in the MAACS and CAP programs.

The MAACS program is a program where you can travel to the surrounding public and inter-district highschools (Central, Fairchild Wheeler, Bassick, Harding, BMA) and assist public school students with their college preparation process. When working with the MAACS program, you are sent to one of the schools you are assigned to and you can spend up to 45 minutes to 1 hour talking to your student, helping them with whatever

Throughout the semester, there will be workshops here on campus with senior high school students that will take place here, giving them a taste of the college feeling before the program ends for the school year.

When a part of the program as a college student, you also can receive a $50 check each semester by submitting your college course schedule.

Working around your schedule,the MAACs program is a great way to give back to the community and gather experience and good benefits, all while still attending Housatonic during the semester. To learn more about the program, visit: https://maacscap.wixsite.com/my-site