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Bigs and Littles enjoying a craft activity together. The Big Buddy,
Jennifer Terriquez from Mississinawa
High school. Matched with Little
Buddy Abigail Barton. Daughter of Maria Barton from Greenville.
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BBBS “Big Buddies”
After School Program ends with Smiles!
The Big Brothers Big Sisters High School mentoring program concluded
2014/15 “Big Buddies” after-school program. Each site celebrated
with snacks, games and crafts.
The program pairs high school sophomores, juniors and seniors with
local youth and the “matches” meet twice a month throughout the school
year. The High School “Buddies” work together with their
“Littles” on activities that focus on educational and social
enhancement, as well as personal safety. This past year our curriculum
focused on Science Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Some of
the STEM activities included building a tower out of toothpicks &
marshmallows, learning about chromatography (how marker on a coffee
filter spreads when it gets wet), learning new games on Kindle fires’,
math relays, creating bubble wands, and much more. All activities are
planned and supervised by the Big Brothers Big Sisters staff.
The locations for the 2014/15 Darke County Big Buddies program included
sites in Greenville at Woodland Heights Elementary, Ansonia Elementary,
and Versailles Elementary. The Locations for Shelby County Big
Buddies program includes sites at Emerson, Longfellow, Whittier, and
Northwood Elementary Schools all located in Sidney. There were 23 Bigs
& Littles at Woodland heights, 37 Bigs & Littles at Ansonia
Elementary, 35 Bigs & Littles at Versailles Elementary, 25 Bigs
& Littles at Emerson, 53 Bigs & Littles at Longfellow, 53 Bigs
& Littles at Whittier, and 37 Bigs & Littles at Northwood. That
equals to 263 students 18 years or younger who benefited from the after
school big buddies program in Shelby & Darke county.
Big Brother Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County is a nonprofit
United Way agency and an affiliate organization of Big Brothers Big
Sisters of America.
Any high school student interested in becoming a mentor for the
2015-2016 school year should call the office at 492-7611 or
547-9622. The agency is also still in need of local adult
volunteer mentors as well. If you have a couple of hours to spare
two times a month we have volunteer opportunities for you.
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