TeamMates at Doniphan-Trumbull
The Doniphan-Trumbull TeamMates program's director is Dawn Stock. Office hours for Mrs. Stock will be Monday 9:00-3:00PM.
- at the end of the 2018-2019 school year, DT had 51 matches.
- 68% of those DT students had academic improvement
- 89% had fewer unexcused absences
- Our mentors met with their mentees an average of 24 times per school year.
Who can be a TeamMate? Any student in 3rd grade through 12th grade, who would benefit from having an additional positive and encouraging adult in their life, is eligible for the TeamMates Mentoring Program.
What is a Mentor? A mentor is a volunteer from the community who wants to help a young person reach their full potential. The goal of the program is to see youth graduate from high school and pursue post-secondary education or training.
Who can nominate youth? Anyone in the school or community can nominate a student. Students must be in 3rd through 12th grade. If you wish to nominate a student, fill out a nomination form and give to Mrs. Stock. You can also talk to Mrs. Breckner or Mrs. Sjuts.
A youth becomes a TeamMate after parents complete and sign the necessary permission forms. Mentors meet with their TeamMate once a week. This meeting time is coordinated with teachers and does not include any time out of core classes. TeamMates and their mentors will be engaged in activities that build relationships and life skills.
Chapter mailing address
TeamMates Mentoring Program of Doniphan-Trumbull
302 West Plum Street
Doniphan, NE 68832
Chapter Coordinator(s)
TeamMates Mission
The mission of TeamMates Mentoring Program is to positively impact the world by inspiring youth to reach their full potential through mentoring. TeamMates Mentoring Program began in 1991 with the vision of University of Nebraska Head Football Coach Tom Osborne and his wife Nancy. The program began with twenty-two football players who met with middle school students in the Lincoln Public Schools. TeamMates has expanded and currently there are more than 7,500 matches in 130 communities across Nebraska, Iowa and California!
History of the Program
TeamMates Mentoring Program began in 1991 with the vision of University of Nebraska Head Football Coach Tom Osborne and his wife Nancy. Twenty-two football players met with middle school students in the Lincoln Public Schools. Coach Osborne felt that the athletes in his program could make an impact on the middle school students.
In 1997, the program was expanded to include 160 volunteer mentors from the Lincoln community who met with a student for one hour a week in the school setting. It was believed that these students could benefit from another caring adult in their life.
The TeamMates Mentoring Program was formalized as a statewide program in 1998 with 12 chapters and 441 mentor/mentee matches. Today, TeamMates includes 131 chapters serving more than 7,000 students in grades 3-12. TeamMates successfully partners with local school districts from the largest urban schools to some of the smallest and most isolated rural schools. The program matches a student with an adult volunteer mentor to provide one hour of individual mentoring each week during the school year. Activities during the mentoring hour range from homework assignments to sharing common interests to simply engaging in conversation.
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