Meet the Match: Ellen Spitzer and Kelsy

Meet Kelsy, a sophomore, at Marion High School, and mentor Ellen Spitzer who meet each week in Project Leadership’s mentoring program, which matches community volunteers with local Twenty-first Century Scholar students.

Kelsy
Career goals: Cosmetology, Veterinarian
Favorite subject: English, Choir.
Favorite book: She Said Yes, Child Called It.
Hobbies/Interests: Orchestra, Writing Poems.
Family: Mom, Sandy; Dad, Scott; brother, Scott Jr.; step Mom, Debbie; step brother, Chavis.
School: Marion High School.

Ellen Spitzer
Career goals: Retired Elementary School Teacher.
Favorite subject: Physics, History.
Favorite book: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago and Jean Lee Latham, Carry on Mr. Bowditch.
Hobbies/interests: Working with young children, dancing, reading.
Family: Husband, Herb; four married children, twelve grandchildren.
School: Marian College in Indianapolis BA El Ed./ History; Ball State University, MA.

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

Twenty-first Scholars Application Available Online

Just in time for the 2008-2009 school year, the State Student Assistance Commision of Indiana has unveiled an online version of the Twenty-first Century Scholars application. Now 6th, 7th and 8th graders can log on to the internet to complete their application.

Please be aware that the current version of the application is not compatible with Firefox web browsers and Microsoft's Internet Explorer is reccomended.

You can find the new online application here:

http://www.in.gov/ssaci/2429.htm

Meet the Match: Harry Shepard and Monte

Meet Monte, a sophomore at Marion High School, and mentor Harry Shepard who meet each week in Project Leadership’s mentoring program, which matches community volunteers with local Twenty-first Century Scholar students.

Monte

Career goals: Crime Scene Investigation.
Favorite subject: Biology.
Favorite book: Anything that teaches guitar.
Hobbies/Interests: Tae-kwon-do, guitar.
Family: Uncle, Josh Kemp; grandma, Roxanne Kemp; dad, Ma-Shawn Kemp; grandpa, Tom Moran; grandma, Peggy Moran; Uncle Jay.
School: Marion High School.

Harry Shepard
Career goals: Retired.
Favorite subject: Science, English.
Favorite book: The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone.
Hobbies/interests: guitar.
Family: Judy Shepard, wife.
School: Logan Chiropractic College.

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