Kendall Harrison, Wylie High School History teacher and Student 2 Student sponsor in Abilene, Texas talks about supporting military-connected students and their families with a long-standing and successful student program.  She includes some tips on how to make new students feel welcome during the Back-to-School season. Their first home football game is this week, so… Go Bulldogs!

This podcast is made possible by generous funding from the Texas Education Agency.  To learn more, visit https:  https://tea.texas.gov/. 

Audio mixing by Concentus Media, Inc., Temple, Texas.

Bio:

Kendall Harrison

I live in Abilene, TX with my husband, Justin, and my two boys, Ryder and Reece. I teach 11th grade US History at Abilene Wylie High School and will be starting my 18th year of teaching. I am the Student 2 Student Sponsor and have been since the beginning of the program in 2015. One of my favorite things about the S2S program is to watch a new student that we welcomed to school get involved in the program because they remember what it was like to be the new student. I have enjoyed being a part of this group and seeing how students help students as peers.

Resources:

MCEC Student 2 Student:

https://www.militarychild.org/programs/student-2-student

Wylie High School Student 2 Student:

https://www.wyliebulldogs.org/domain/107

MCEC Back to School Toolkit:

https://www.militarychild.org/backtoschool

Wylie High School:

https://www.wyliebulldogs.org/hs

https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/other-services/state-advisory-council-on-educational-opportunity-for-military-children

https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/other-services/military-families/purple-star-campus-designation