R.I.S.E. Mentoring is a collaborative effort between community volunteers and district educators to positively influence student's lives. Adult mentors spend time weekly with a student to build caring relationships, inspire personal growth, and provide stability to their lives. 

A mentor is a trustworthy, committed adult who cares about students' educational and personal development, and wants to invest time and wisdom in the future of our youth. A mentor is someone with a smiling, friendly face and a compassionate, caring heart. Mentors serve as a steady, consistent role model for students from sixth through twelfth grade. Mentors provide a reliable presence to encourage, coach and give new perspective to the problems and challenges our students face. 

Mentors and students are paired by gender and meet for lunch at school every other week. The meetings are scheduled at the mentor's convenience. The mentor brings a quick and easy lunch for the student, typically from a fast-food establishment. Mentors retain their paired student for as many years as they are available to continue mentoring, which helps build a strong relationship for the student.

R.I.S.E. Mentoring currently serves 3 Willis ISD campuses.

Willis High School
Brabham Middle School
Lynn Lucas Middle School

Interested in becoming a mentor? 

Join a mentor training session for all the details and you will have the opportunity to sign up if you decide to participate. 

Next Session:
Date: October 17
Time: 10am
Location: Willis High School, Room B101

Young Adults Who Were At-Risk for Falling Off Track But Had a Mentor Are:

27% Less likely to start drinking and 46% less likely than their peers to start using illegal drugs

78% more likely to volunteer regularly

81% More likely to participate in sports or extracurricular activities 

90% are interested in becoming a mentor

130% more likely to hold leadership positions

*The National Mentoring Partnership 

Mentoring has significant positive effects on two early warning indicators that a student may be falling off-track:

Students who meet regularly with their mentors are 52% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school and 37% less likely to skip a class. 

Young adults who face an opportunity gap but have a mentor are 55% more likely to be enrolled in college than those who did not have a mentor. 

Thank you for your interest in becoming a mentor! 

It is our goal to provide a safe environment for our students, staff and visitors. If you are interested in volunteering on one of our campuses, please click HERE to start the volunteer process.