School District 55 will implement a Lunch Buddy Mentoring Program this year involving elementary students from Hawthorne School.
The district hopes to match 20 students with 20 positive community adult role models.
Mentors will be expected to commit one hour per week for the remainder of the school year during which they will have lunch with their mentee at school.
Time after lunch can be spent helping the student with school work, participating in playground…