CHS students reaching out

For years, the Lincoln-Jackson Family Center Community Outreach Program has been active in providing many services.

During the day, early intervention pre-school is the focus. Also based at LJFC are other programs, facilitated by the Clovis Schools Federal Programs: the Family Leadership Institute; Plazas Communitarias; Teen Parent Program; high school and college prep classes; family literacy classes; English as a second language classes; Migrant Education Program; and after-school tutoring and mentoring.

The tutoring/mentoring program is Monday through Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and is facilitated by one of our Freshman Academy teachers, Adriana Ramirez.

Mentors include various Clovis staff, members of the community, Cannon Air Force Base personnel, and Clovis High School students for whom Ramirez is clearly grateful. She contacted me recently to celebrate two in particular, the CHS students.

Dyllin Gallegos and Trey Allen, both juniors at CHS, joined the tutoring team at the beginning of the year. Both members of National Honor Society, their service in the tutoring program began as compliance with requirements of the organization, serving as volunteers as community service.

What is so remarkable about these two young men is their continued dedication. During the first semester of this school year they needed to serve five hours. By the end of the first semester, they’d worked 34 hours. They’re still working and plan to come back next year.

Chatting with these remarkable students about their experience, they were eager to share how gratifying the experience has been. Dyllin is the junior representative for National Honor Society; Trey is in Gifted and Talented at CHS and has done work with special education students.

Dyllin participates in the sports medicine program at CHS and plans to pursue a career in the medical field; Trey is headed into computer sciences.

They work with all different ages in the tutoring program, from elementary to high school.

“We help with math a lot,” offered Dyllin, “since it’s easy for us. Also, some of the kids only speak Spanish, so it’s a group effort to help them. We have kids with all sorts of aspirations.”

Well done, guys.

Cindy Kleyn-Kennedy is the instructional technology coordinator for the Clovis Municipal Schools. She can be reached at [email protected]