PHOTO BY CHRISTINA FLUEGEL
BY CHRISTINA FLUEGEL
When every grade counts and there’s simply not enough time to learn and do it all, people can often feel overwhelmed and almost drowning in a sea of stress. That’s why National Honor Society (NHS), Mu Alpha Theta, and National English Honor Society (NEHS) are helping students overcome their academic weaknesses by offering tutoring in nearly every subject area.
NHS, with the experience of having a tutoring program for at least a decade, offers tutoring in practically every subject except reading, with a focus on math and science. Tutoring is held on Wednesdays after school from 2:30 to 3:30 in Mr. Dixon’s room, 3446. NHS is also working on bringing tutoring to personalization periods; they plan on making an announcement of how that will take place once they receive approval from Ms. Doll.
Members of NHS are required to commit to at least 2 hours of tutoring per semester, which ensures that there will always be students available to help tutor.
“[In the past, tutoring] has been moderately successful; some years it’s really successful, some years it’s not,” NHS sponsor Mr. Dixon said. “Last year was not very successful, one of our worst years, so this year we’re hoping to make up for that.”
For students struggling in math, Mu Alpha Theta is available to help after school on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 3:30 in Mr. Schultz’s room, 3455. Offering tutoring in every math course available to CCHS students, Mu Alpha Theta utilizes peer tutoring for students that may learn better from their friends than from their teachers.
“[Math] is one of those subject areas that keeps more people out of their desired major than anything else, so we figured we should [help] people learn, and make math less intimidating,” Mu Alpha Theta sponsor Mr. Schultz said.
National English Honor Society is providing essay feedback on college application essays or other works (not including school assignments) after school on Wednesdays in the media center. NEHS members have familiarized themselves with grammar, spelling, and college essay requirements to ensure sufficient feedback and advice for students utilizing this service.
“As it’s the first year that NEHS has been at Cooper City High School, this Essay Peer Review service is the first project this chapter has ever organized,” said NEHS President Kendyl Counts. “It’s extremely exciting because not only are we conducting our very first program, but we’re also providing this year’s seniors with new opportunities to improve their college essays through peer review.”
These clubs are here to help the student body, with no cost at all, eliminating the make or break factor of high expense some students can’t afford. Many parents prefer their kids to have tutoring if they’re having trouble in a certain subject, so these clubs are helping to ease the financial stress put on parents.
“I think it’s a great way for students to help [other] students without having to spend money to get tutoring,” CCHS junior Emma Sheridan said.
