BUG---Bringing Up Grades, a Mentoring Partnership between Kendrick High School SkillsUSA and Georgetown Elementary School began when SkillsUSA members met with the guidance counselor at Georgetown.

While SkillsUSA members were judging art entries for Red Ribbon Week, Mrs. Annette Patmon expressed a need for someone to help her students study and prepare for state tests. She stated that many of her parents worked one or more jobs or were single parents and did not have time to spend with their children.

SkillsUSA members provide 5 hours of tutoring and mentoring each week with the kindergarten and third grade classes at Georgetown Elementary.

Members review sight words with the kindergarten classes. Third grade students receive help with their academic classes to help them prepare for their CRCT exams.

The objectives were as follows:

• SkillsUSA members will provide five hours of tutoring per week.
• SkillsUSA members will review sight words with kindergarten students.
• SkillsUSA members will tutor third graders in science, math and English in preparation for the CRCT.
• SkillsUSA members will foster school-community interaction by involving two schools within the district.
• SkillsUSA members will be a role model for younger students in their own neighborhood.