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the schools, parents, friends and community people. Youth may also refer themselves. Who gets referred is a lot like “the squeaky wheel gets the grease” it is determined by the referral sources, and who they recommend.
The Starfish Committee has chosen to start small, and to concentrate in these two areas, and eventually grow with each success. Each of us has a dream of where the Starfish program might lead, based on success stories we have heard. Many of us have had our own experiences of being mentored, by our coach, our supervisor, an older adult, a parent.
Some of Rappahannock County’s “pre-Starfish” successes are examples of the mentoring process. One Rappahannock student took his science project all the way to the International Science Fair, twice! This young man, who is now a senior at the University of Virginia, designed a computer program which calculated the shorted route a traveling salesman could take among his many destinations.
This project earned him a place as a finalist for the Westinghouse Science Fellowship. His mentor was his father, who nurtured his interest in computer programming and provided connections with whom he could start the networking process.
Another boy became fascinated with Native American culture and tradition during a year of home schooling. Before the year was over, in addition to becoming thoroughly familiar with the lore of one Native American tribe, he had learned to skin and tan the hide of a deer, and fashioned his own pair of moccasins.
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