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Thanks for jumping in as a new mentor! Judging from your OP I'm thinking you will be successful. You have all the right goals at heart.

There is a lot of great advice in this thread. I'll add this - remember what you are NOT. You are NOT a teacher (I think) or an administrator (I think) employed by the schools system. In a school-based program teachers have the only real authority to discipline students etc. You are NOT a high school student. Maintain a professional relationship with the students, follow the YPP guidelines.

Be relentlessly positive but a little demanding - get the students to accomplish things beyond what they think possible. Be consistent in your planning, your teaching and your response to failure. Have fun and the students will follow your lead!

Good luck!