Some Iowa State students have recently gone back to elementary school, technically speaking that is.

The Adopt-A-School Program, established by the Panhellenic Council, helps establish relationships between Ames school children and ISU students.

The program started the semester of Fall 1995. The program is designed to integrate ISU students with local Ames elementary students.

The ISU volunteers meet once a week with the elementary students, usually during their recess hour or other more convenient times.

The volunteers help the youngsters by tutoring them in classes such as math and science.

Katie Malecki, director of special programs for the Panhellenic Council said the volunteers don’t have to be a member of the greek system to participate in the program.

“We’re trying to get everyone involved,” Malecki said.

J.R. Flynn, vice-president of operations, said the goal of the program is to get ISU students off campus and out into the Ames community.

“We are basically looking for people who can donate at least one hour a week at their convenience,” Flynn said.

The program has covered two local elementary schools including Roosevelt Elementary School.

Dallas Rust, principal of Roosevelt, said the Adopt-A-School program was very successful, and hopes that the program will be continued this year.

“Last year the ISU students would come every noon, and they would work on the playground doing organized activities with the students,” Rust said.

“They would come at least twice a week, and at a definite time.”

Rust hopes this year they can involve the ISU students more in the classroom.

“The students formed close relationships with the ISU students, that they otherwise wouldn’t have formed,” Rust said.

Rust said the program seemed all-around successful.