P.K.O.M.Panther Kick-Off Mentors

Freshman One Day Orientation

What is PKOM??

A voluntary mentoring program for Juniors and Seniors to help welcome the incoming Freshmen.

A voluntary orientation day for incoming freshmen to familiarize them with their new surroundings, meet new classmates, meet their upperclassman mentor, and start the year off on a positive note.

PKOM Program Stats

“Failure is not an option!”

Fall ’05 – 18% had 2+ F’s

Fall ’09 – 9.5 % had 2+ F’s

Program Numbers

150 Junior and Senior Mentors 84% of mentors are A+ tutors TAP (Advisory) classes

22 Freshmen sectionsApprox. 25 students per classAll 4 years

Program Design-Students helping students

Students help design the program

TAP teachers participate in training

Student mentors teach the TAP curriculum

Who actually comes?

Class of 2009 had 75% attendance

Class of 2013 had 84% attendance

90% of the TAP teachers attended

Opportunity to meet other teachers too

Kick – Off 2010August 11, 2010

7:30 am – 1:30 pm Sports/band

excused from practices

Schedules, IDs, lunch, lockers, prizes, orientation activities

PLUS…

Their First Official Mehlville T-Shirt!!!

Class of 2012 design

Kick – Off Events Ice breakers with

TAP class Schedules and

finding classes Skits about High

School What do expect

on First Day of School

Lunch

Activites

High School Game

Relationships built in TAP class

Freshman Response

“I’m glad I went to KICK – OFF Day! It was loads of fun and I wasn’t scared about getting lost in the halls on the first day of school!”

How does someone attend?

Registration forms available at 8th grade orientation night!!!

$7 Registration Fee Lunch Shirt

Confirmation by July

1 guarantees shirt on KICK OFF Day

Questions????

Christy Baker

Union High School

bakerc@union.k12.mo.us

Jane Ebert

Mehlville High School

ebertj@mehlville.k12.mo.us