Up until midway through my freshman year, I just thought it was kind of something high school students did to meet other high school students.

We just thought it would be nice to have a laid-back, fun event on campus for students to have something to do instead of driving all the way downtown.

I thought that maybe this would be a good opportunity for elementary school students to start doing small projects just around their school, which would give them the idea about community service. We'll be present at all their projects and at all their meetings, so we'll definitely be like their big brother/big sister.

All students should have the opportunity to receive their high school diplomas and be fully prepared for college or the workplace.

We're going to have to figure out a way for students to go through school faster so more can come in.

They tried to recruit some students from Dowling Middle School.