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Blind Brook High School sophomore Austin Frankel (left) gives Ridge Street Elementary School fourth-grader Christopher Conte some spelling tips during their hour-long tutoring session in the Conte home on Rock Ridge Drive on Monday, Apr. 8. They’re members of the student-run Homework Helpers afterschool program, which brings older students to the homes of elementary schoolers to provide academic support.

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Afterschool program at Blind Brook aims to give students a helping hand

High schooler creates Homework Helpers, a tutoring initiative that provides academic support, social bonds for elementary school students

Getting kids to sit down and do their homework can be a chore. As a mom of two Blind Brook students, Allison Conte has certainly experienced that difficulty.

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