By Amelia Aparicio of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County.

On March 22nd a group of FHS student’s grades 9-12 visited California State University Channel Islands (CSU) in Camarillo, CA for “A Day of Coding”. The students are members of the mentor program at FHS through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County (BBBS). BBBS has partnered with a financial literacy program called Mr.Incentive, a Building Blocks For Kids organization which “Empowers underprivileged youth ages of 9-18, by providing a progressive financial education curriculum and mentorship program that gives them the tools to maximize financial independence and social mobility as adults.”
The students learned about careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Students were able to interact, hands on and explore with different platforms in coding.

Building Block students earn a stipend after they complete a financial assignment. The money goes into a savings account which was created for them through the program and they will receive their earnings after graduation. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County is sponsoring a fundraiser on April 20, 2019 at the Fillmore Equestrian Center, the event will be an Earth Day Celebration that includes music, art and a silent auction. The funds will go towards FHS Building Blocks program and student scholarships. FHS mentor program would like to thank Vanessa and Mario Robledo the new management at the Fillmore Equestrian Center for sponsoring this event for BBBS. This is the first of many community events which they plan to host.