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SWAGG Academy students with their Tougaloo College mentors.
CHANGE ME… Reaching New Heights
The CHANGE ME Mentorship program is
definitely headed in the right direction this
year with more engagement and interaction
between mentors and their mentees. SWAGG
Academy and 21st CCLC participants have
meet their mentors for the 2013-14 year.
They have engaged in two activities together,
‘Meet and Greet’ and ‘Stress Management’.
The mentors range from traditional to nontraditional college student, so the overall
group is uniquely diversified this year. In
January, the participants will have an
opportunity, twice a month, to engage with
their mentors in ‘themed’ activities outside of
their regular program design.
In addition, 21st CCLC participants will act as
peer counselors for SWAGG Academy
counselors are (1) Elements of Empowerment
and (2) Personal Responsibility. Both groups
will benefit greatly from this additional
support system. It is best said in the SWAGG
Academy Creed, “Without you and I, there is
no we. Without we, there is no community.”
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21st CCLC peer counselor/8th grader,
Chloe Hampton, shares time with SWAGG
students.
participants. This is a special addition to our
CHANGE ME program. The two goals in
having 21st CCLC participants serving as peer
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