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Otis Elementary presents Rising Giants mentoring program to Fremont City Schools board

Fremont City Schools Board of Education · January 29, 2026
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Otis Elementary staff described the Rising Giants mentoring program — pairing National Honor Society high-school students with about 20 third- through fifth-grade mentees — and urged replication across the district; a fifth-grader read a short testimonial to the board.

Otis Elementary staff presented the Rising Giants mentoring program to the Fremont City Schools Board, describing how high-school National Honor Society students serve as mentors for elementary students and help build skills such as teamwork, communication and goal-setting.

"If you find a need, you take actionable steps to address it," said Joshua Matz, principal at Otis Elementary, introducing the program and its high-school partners. School counselor Juliana…

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