NEWS&NOTES
“I wouldn’t have
found success if it
weren’t for all the
advising I received
in my freshman
year at Brooks.”
Prefects Mentor New Students
— Sam Eisenman ’09
Senior Prefect
Senior prefects offer their best advice to
third-formers to help them succeed at Brooks
SENIOR PREFECT SAM EISENMAN ’09 has just do what I did or, more often, find a better “I’ve checked in with my mentos about
one concern about the brand-new prefect method. When I was a freshman, the process their classes and life in the dorm,” Sam said.
mentoring program: Whether “mentee” is an would have been a lot easier if I had a senior “If they’re struggling with a class, I can help
actual word. He’s decided to buck the gram- or prefect who truly looked out for me.” them find a tutor or even help them myself
matical issue altogether by lovingly calling the Sam hopes the program will fill what he in some of the subjects I’m strong in, like
nine third-formers he is advising “Mentos.” perceives as a void that was created three French. I’m just trying to help them in what-
“I figured it was safe to go with a brand years ago when the weekly advisory block was ever way they need assistance.”
name,” Sam said. disbanded. Marty’s roommate, Nick Potter of Stone-
Sam and each of the eight other school “I wouldn’t have found success if it ham, Massachusetts, enjoys the advice his
prefects are offering advice to eight or nine weren’t for all the advising I received in my mentor, Tim Glen ’09, has offered in the first
assigned third-form students. The school freshman year at Brooks,” Sam said. “My ad- year of the program.
leaders will meet one-on-one with each visory group really helped me get through “I love it,” Nick said. “Tim told me to
third-former throughout the academic year, my first year on campus. There just can’t be come to him with any problem, and we’ll fix
offering advice only students who have been too much advising going on.” it together.”
there, done that, can give. Third-former Marty Hackler, who is
“All of the prefects know firsthand how from Fayetteville, North Carolina, came to
difficult this transition to high school can be. Brooks for the hockey program. The biggest
I remember having some of the issues they’re adjustment so far has been a dramatically
facing. I also remember how I dealt with increased workload — particularly in his
them,” Sam said. “I can advise them to either history class.
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