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A little time spent mentoring students can make a big difference. A historic nationwide impact study proved children matched with mentors become more confident of their performance in schoolwork. To give struggling students a boost, the Santa Rosa County School Board recently approved an annual agreement with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest to provide a school-based mentoring program called “Bigs Inspiring Scholastic Success.”
John Peacock, left, works with a student. Peacock is one of many volunteer Big Brothers who spend time reading, studying or just having fun with youth in the program.
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