BRHS students build local connections with mentorship program
BRHS senior Harriet McKane rides atop Crash, the horse she helped break during her mentorship. Courtesy of Mary Miller
Each day, Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) senior Harriet McKane arrived at Burke's Island Farm with a goal. Her trainer, Amy Reny’s, new horse Crash needed to be broken in for riding, and she was going to help do it. Then, one day, it happened. She climbed on Crash’s back for her first ride.
“It was exciting to see all our hard work pay off,” McKane wrote in an email to the Register.
McKane is one of the participating students in BRHS’s mentorship program, which allows high schoolers to get school credit while working in the community.
“This provides the employer with help at the same time as the kids are learning some strategies about being at work,” said Mary Miller, mentorship coordinator. The program can also help those who are not college-bound establish local connections for future employment.
