Instead of tutoring high school students, NHS has recently decided to tutor students at Monticello Trails Middle School.

“We decided as a group we’d be interested [to go tutor],” senior NHS member Allie Love said. “We’ve done it at high school before and it wasn’t as successful.”

NHS club sponsor Kristen Chavez agrees tutoring the middle school students is a better choice.

“We focused on high school first,” Chavez said. “In the past the kids would go to the library and wait for students [to come]. They thought there would be a lot of people in the middle school that needed help.”

Love enjoys helping tutor students younger than her.

“I like [tutoring] because I know I’m helping the kids,” Love said. “The kids we help are kids that really struggle in school.”

Love explains what’s difficult about teaching the students.

“Remembering the information from sixth and seventh grade is hard,” Love said. “Explaining it in a way they can understand.”

Chavez adds that time management is difficult for all students, especially with sports practices.

“Giving up their time, giving up their seminar and extending their day [is hard],” Chavez said. “It can be a tight fit for students with sports and other commitments.”

Chavez knows that tutoring helps the middle school students feel more successful.

“It’s nice for the students to have a role model,” Chavez said. “Maybe if they find that connection they will want someone to feel proud of them.”