By Megan Lea Buck
Reporter
MIDLAND, TEXAS -
Santa Rita Elementary counselor Patrice Compton had been trying to find a group to mentor students for two years when Christ Church members Vicky Burton and Joyce Petrich called to ask if the school would like to particpate in the church's community garden. When the women asked about the school's greatest need, Compton told them the students needed mentors.
Santa Rita Elementary counselor Patrice Compton had been trying to find a group to mentor students for two years when Christ Church members Vicky Burton and Joyce Petrich called to ask if the school would like to particpate in the church's community garden. When the women asked about the school's greatest need, Compton told them the students needed mentors.
Since that conversation in October, Christ Church has begun a partnership with the school. Santa Rita fifth-graders have plots in the church's garden and nearly 20 church members are mentoring students. Other church members have treated teachers to homemade meals and treats.
"They have absolutely taken us on as a full-fledged partner," Compton said of the church. "They are finding new ways to help us all the time."
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