Middle school mentors come to Head Start

An agreement between the local Head Start program and Havre Public Schools is bringing together middle school students and preschool-age children to read, play and eat together.

The volunteer program allows middle school students to use time during study halls and lunch breaks to visit children in the local Head Start program every Thursday. So far 11 seventh- and eighth-graders are participating in the program, which began in January.

The students participate in a variety of activities, said Sara Carroll, a home-based educator with Early Head Start who has helped coordinate the program. Head...