Champaign-Urbana One-to-One Mentoring Program

Mikel Leshoure graduated from Centennial High School in January, 2008, where he played basketball and football and was an Honor Roll student. Mikel is already attending the University of Illinois on a football scholarship. Mikel’s mentor, Rose Goodman, was his elementary PE teacher at Westview School They started “officially” mentoring in 4th grade. “Rose taught me how to overcome obstacles & make smart decisions. She also taught me that sports are not everything and that it is important to be a good student.”