White Pine Middle School in Richmond, UT has a record number of participants in their after school REACH program, according to Principal Curt Hanks.
The REACH program is offered to 11 to 13 year-olds at White Pine before school from 6:50 a.m. to 7:20 a.m. and after school from 2:10 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. There is a minimal fee charged for the clubs offered, but scholarships are available for those who cannot afford it but would like their child to benefit from the program.
“It is a great opportunity for the kids to get help in the different areas that they need it,” Hanks said. “It has helped our at-risk kids to immensely improve their grades.”
The morning session offers free math tutoring and a sports club.
At the beginning of the afternoon session, all students are served a free snack provided by a government grant. The students then receive help with their homework from tutors that are available before going to the different clubs that are offered.
Each quarter the students are offered new clubs to attend such as ping pong, sewing and a sports club.
“The clubs are fun and I get all my homework done before I have to go home,” Grayci Lucio said. “I get a lot better grades now too.”
The three tutors available are students at Utah State University, two of which are secondary education majors. They work through the Access and Diversity Center’s educational outreach program America Reads.
“It is fun for us to work with the kids and get good experience,” tutor Stephan Seabury said. “You get to know the kids and see how much they grow through the year, just like a teacher does, but we get to work with them more one to one.”
L. Rios
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