Mentorship Reminder!

Hey Mentors,

Please remember to e-mail your mentees weekly. With finals and AP tests fast approaching, there should be a lot to talk about! Don't forget to send a copy to me at iridescentbubbles@hotmail.com. Thanks!

Lauren Zack
Mentorship Coordinator

Mentorship Reminder!

Hey junior and senior mentors -

This is a reminder for all of you to keep in touch with your mentees. You should be e-mailing your mentees once a week with advice and updates. Also, please check that you are copying me on all your conversations with your mentees!

Make sure your mentees are checking the SAGE blog for updates about once a week and keep them informed about meeting dates and topics. A lot of mentors are sending some great information about volunteer opportunities, how to find scholarships, useful study tips, advice specific to the teachers and classes of their mentees, and upcoming DV events. Some mentors also include SAT vocab or the SAT Question of the Day with their e-mails, which is great!

Another really important thing to talk to your mentees about, particularly right now, is scheduling. Freshman and sophomores might be struggling to figure out what classes they need and what to expect in these classes. Also, if your mentees are sophomores, now would be a great time to fill them in about AIMS. Let them know what to expect, how they can practice, and the benefits of doing well.

If you have any questions (or you forgot your mentee's e-mail address!) feel free to contact me at iridescentbubbles@hotmail.com.

Thanks!

Lauren Zack
Mentorship Coordinator

Mentorship Lunch

SAGE Club is having a Mentorship Lunch on Friday, December 5th. (This was previously planned for November 20th, but the date has been changed because POs take longer than I thought - sorry if there was any confusion!) Nearly all mentors have the same lunch period as their mentees, so this is a really great opporunity to get to know each other. (If you don't have the same lunch, I have already contacted you, so if you haven't gotten an e-mail from me about mismatched lunch periods, then you're fine.) The lunch will be in the Counseling Office, and there will be free pizza! Mentors should send an e-mail to their mentees to make sure they are coming. If you can come, please send me a quick e-mail at iridescentbubbles@hotmail.com and let me know, so I can make sure we'll have enough pizza for everyone.

Also, I would like to remind all mentors to email your mentees once a week and send a copy to me. If you're not sure what to talk about, here are some examples of really great topics that I've seen mentors discussing with their mentees:
- Community service opporunities (recent/upcoming examples: Festival of Lights, Feed My Starving Children, canned food drive, Relay for Life, Maricopa Book Drive, Angel Tree, DV library, Irownwood library)
- SAT / ACT tips (some mentors include SAT vocab or the SAT Question of the Day with every e-mail)
- Scholarship opportunities (fastweb.com, the school scholarship site, etc.)
- Information about DV clubs and activities
- General tips about school, stress, studying, and time management

Also, mentors should always be avaliable for tutoring their mentees and for answering any questions that their mentees have.

Again, don't forget to send me an e-mail if you plan to attend the mentorship lunch!

I'll see you there,

Lauren Zack
Mentorship Coordinator

Did you know?!

Just to let you know, we will be posting every Tuesday and Friday so be sure to check the blog!!!

Did you know that SAGE has an email? It's dvsageclub.com@gmail.com! Try it out! Send us an email!

Mentorship is a big part of SAGE this year. This is a great program where freshman and sophomores can ask juniors and seniors for help on almost anything. Hopefully this will make their high school experience easier. Are you a part of it? If not, send us an email and you could become a mentor or mentee!

We are currently updating our club database. SAGE has collected information from almost every club on school and compiled a list. We will provide sponsor names, meeting times/locations, etc. so check the Activities page and the SAGE blog for updates! Hopefully we'll have it ready in a few weeks.

SAGE has also made a college list. Our college information coordinators have created a list of tons of colleges and important information! We will make that available to everyone ASAP.

Want to listen to a lecture from a university? Watch some of our videos. We have several video lectures from different colleges. The links are posted on the left side of the blog!

Pictures on the college brochures are great. But, what's better than the real thing? Check out our college photos collection to see pictures that SAGE members have taken while visiting campuses. If you have some college pictures you would like to share, send them to SAGE! Just let us know what college it is.

SAGE also has many community service opportunities so be sure to check the blog or email SAGE for more information.

Last but not least, please look forward to The Forum, a newspaper-like publication with pieces about politics, tests, etc. (And with no grammar mistakes!). Literary works will also be included!

Hopefully this has helped you learned about what SAGE has to offer this year. See you at the next meeting! (It will the Wednesday afte Fall Break and will be another PSAT review session)

- Christine Hsieh
SAGE President