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My Newark Junior High W.E.B. Experience

Zac Montgomery is a Newark Junior High eighth grader. In this blog, he describes his experience as a W.E.B. leader for incoming seventh graders.

So, many people that will be reading this blog will have no clue what W.E.B is.

That is what I am here for. I will inform you on what it stands for, how it helps the school community, and how to become a W.E.B leader.

 So you may be asking yourself right now, what does W.E.B stand for?

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W.E.B stands for “Where Everyone Belongs.”

This is a program for eighth graders to help and guide seventh graders throughout their first year of junior high. We, as leaders, try to make the incoming students feel comfortable and warm up to this new school.

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On the seventh graders’ orientation day I gave a small group of eight, a tour of Newark Junior High.  I also played getting to know you games so they would feel comfortable in their new school. After that, we had a BBQ lunch to celebrate. 

I remember that in my first year, the W.E.B leaders did an excellent job of showing me where the classes were and making me have a wonderful experience. I hope during this year I can do the same.

Now, how did I become a W.E.B leader? It was very easy.

First, I had to be going into eighth grade. It also helped to be referred by a teacher. I had to write an essay on why I would like to become a W.E.B leader and how I would like to help the seventh graders.

After I was chosen I had to go to a couple of meetings in the summer. These meetings were usually two or three hours long so they were not a big hassle. After going to all the meetings and completing the training, I became a W.E.B leader.

Now that you know what this fabulous program is, I encourage you to tell other people and the W.E.B community will grow.

I am very happy as a leader because I get to help seventh graders and make sure they have a great first year. Being a leader is not hard and it is very fun;  I will never regret being a W.E.B leader.

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