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Putting learning first: Alpha Achievers tutoring program pairs teens with pupils to help reach academic success.
Byline: John-John Williams IV
Feb. 17--After spending an hour working with Jefffers Hill Elementary School pupils on homework assignments, Eric Cole, a 17-year-old senior at Oakland Mills High School, watched with a look of accomplishment as his mentees played an intense game of Connect Four. "I really wish someone came to me when I was in elementary school," Cole said. "It's nice that the kids have someone to talk to who is not a teacher."
The activities were part of a mentorship program at Jeffers Hill in which the Alpha Achievers of Oakland Mills High School provide hourlong tutoring twice a week. Originally founded for African-American males, Alpha Achievers is now open to all high school males of every ethnic minority with at least a 3.0 grade point average. The tutoring is geared toward African-American males…
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