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Peer Helpers prepare for the year with new members
Senior peer helpers Marcus Alburez Myers, Emun Solomon, Yusra Murad, Katherine Jones, Sydney Kuller, Charlie Southwick, and Kaia Findlay settle down at the beginning of a Peer Helpers meeting. “If we’ve seen a problem in the community, we address it and talk about how we could help…,” Kuller said.
With new faces around the circle during meetings, this year’s Peer Helpers group dived straight to work. Initial meetings involved discussion on plans for the year, including the Peer Helper retreat, and introductions to allow the group to bond.
Senior Sydney Kuller is a new member. “I wanted to be a Peer Helper because… I feel like I’m the kind of person that my friends come to when they have problems and I wanted to help more people, too,” she said. Peer Helpers try to tackle a main topic each year, such as substance abuse.
“If we’ve seen a problem in the community, we address it and talk about how we could help,” Kuller said, “or if there’s a specific person who we could support by being friendly or saying ‘Hi’ in the halls.”
Currently, no freshmen are on Peer Helpers but they will be selected for the group later in the fall.
Here is the current list of Peer Helpers by grade:
Sophomores
Caswell Burr
Chloe Wilkens
Ingrid Topp-Johnson
Liz Shaheen
Danish Mahmood
Ella Hommeyer
Juniors
Ben Pettee
Daniela Tiedemann
Jordan Hughes
Mira Grinsfelder
Sophia Harrison
Luke Bishop
Alexis Irish
Seniors
Ysabella Johnson
Kaia Findlay
Emun Solomon
Bilal Askari
Charlie Southwick
Marcus Alburez
Sydney Kuller
Clare McGlincey
Alida Mitau
Yusra Murad
Katherine Jones
Lucy is a senior at St. Paul Academy and Summit School. Previously Cover Story Editor last year and SciTech Editor the year before, she is now Online...
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