WAIT Program at Thomas Hooker Middle School

The WAIT team is now leading a mentoring program at Thomas hooker which is a Bridgeport, CT public middle school.



Sarah Peterson, Elizabeth Hempowicz Geoff Dilg and Lucas Tecun are the four core student leaders of the mentoring program.

The intent of this program was to educate kids who truly wanted to be involved in WAIT after seeing our performance.

The kids in the mentoring program were hand chosen by the schools guidance counselor Mr. Smuckler.

The program entails a six week workshop which meets twice a week (Mondays and Fridays).

The intent of the WAIT mentoring program is to educate the serious select few of 6th through 8th graders of Thomas hooker on the serious subject of HIV/AIDS.

Along with teaching them on the subject of HIV/AIDS, WAIT also has the goal of training them in the WAIT performance and having them perform for their school!

Areas such as the following must be individually taught to each participant

Everything from songs to dances, breakdancing to music, and even a skit.

WAIT not only tries to educate the kids through the mentoring program but also tries to extend their bonds and form lasting and meaningful relationships, where the WAIT members become elder brothers and sisters to the younger school children.

Through out the 6 week period of mentoring both the WAIT team members and Thomas hooker students alike have gained a lot.

"WAIT is great" - Trashawndio Evans

"WAIT has inspired me to become more serious about things like HIV" - Ben Harper

"WAIT is fun! and I love being around people who have realized that some issues need to be addressed." - Christinasina milano

"WAIT is something fun and cool where I can just be the kind of person I want to be." - Chris Fehn

Thank-you!