Meet the Match: Tony Melton and Phillip

Meet Phillip, a sophomore at Marion High School, and mentor Tony Melton who participate in Project Leadership’s mentoring program, which matches community volunteers with local Twenty-first Century Scholar students.

Phillip
Career goals: Sports Agent or Basketball player.
Favorite subject: English and Science.
Favorite book: The Outsiders.
Hobbies/Interests: Basketball, video games, hanging out with friends and family.
Family: Mother, Jenell Arrington; Sister, Jerahya Boyd; grandma, Glenda Williams; Grandfather, Rev. JD Williams; Aunt, Sonya Boyd; Stepdad, Crawford Arrington
School: Marion.

Tony Melton
Career goals: Continue as HR manager and teaching part time.
Favorite subject: History.
Favorite book: Tony Dungy’s book.
Hobbies/interests: Motorcycles and watching sports.
Family: Wife, Sue; 4 children , 2 grandchildren.
School: Corydon High School; Indiana Wesleyan University.

TO LEARN ABOUT THE MENTORING PROGRAM: Visit www.projectleadership.org or call Project Leadership at 651-0650.

Meet the Match: Patricia Gibson and Kilee

Meet Kilee, a sophomore at Marion High School, and mentor Patricia Gibson who participate in Project Leadership’s mentoring program, which matches community volunteers with local Twenty-first Century Scholar students.

Kilee
Career goals: graduate from a good college; be successful in journalism
Favorite subject: Photography, Journalism, Spanish
Favorite book: Twilight
Hobbies/Interests: sports, being with friends, music
Family: Kenny (dad), Kelly (mom), Kinzee (sister), Kinlee (sister)
School: Marion High School

Patricia Gibson
Career goals: never stop being creative, never stop caring
Favorite subject: band, English
Favorite book: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Victor E. Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning
Hobbies/interests: reading, writing, knitting, watching movies
Family: husband, Steve
School: Yorktown High School, Ball State University grad.

TO LEARN ABOUT THE MENTORING PROGRAM: Visit www.projectleadership.org or call Project Leadership at 651-0650.

Meet the Match: Wende Wright and Tiffany

Meet Tiffany, a sophomore at Mississinewa High School, and mentor Wende Wright who participate in Project Leadership’s mentoring program, which matches community volunteers with local Twenty-first Century Scholar students.

Tiffany

Career Goal: Nurse
Favorite High School Subject: English, Reading
Favorite Book: A Child Called It
Hobbies/Interests: Walking and listening to music
Family: Al, grandfather; Jeff, father; and Katie, sister
School: Mississinewa High School

Wende Wright

Career: Freelance writer
Favorite High School Subject:
Journalism, English
Favorite Books: The Awakening by Kate Chopin; The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Hobbies/Interests: Writing, reading, laughing and spending time with my daughter, family and friends
Family: Zoe, daughter; Freckles, the dog; and Moonlight, the cat
School: Mississinewa High School and Ball State University, Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism

TO LEARN ABOUT THE MENTORING PROGRAM: Visit www.projectleadership.org or call Project Leadership at 651-0650.

Alisha Shannon and Lindsey

Meet Lindsey, a sophomore at Marion High School, and mentor Alisha Shannon who participate in Project Leadership’s mentoring program, which matches community volunteers with local Twenty-first Century Scholar students.

Lindsey

Career goals: Counselor.
Favorite subject: Art, English.
Favorite book: Tuck Everlasting.
Hobbies/Interests: Talking.
Family: Dad, Jay; mom, Nickie Little; brothers, Cody and Tanner Foy.
School: Marion High School.

Alisha Shannon

Career goals: To have a positive impact on the lives of others.
Favorite subject: Art, marketing.
Favorite book: Redeeming Love.
Hobbies/interests: Exercise, traveling, being creative.
Family: Dad, Jim Shannon; stepdad and mom, David and Linda Owen; sisters, Jennifer, Leah and Chantel.
School: Graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University.

TO LEARN ABOUT THE MENTORING PROGRAM: Visit www.projectleadership.org or call Project Leadership at 651-0650.