Reports on a study conducted to assess the different types of worries that Mexican American and white students experience during their intermediate and secondary school years. Limits to the generalizability of the findings are reviewed. Implications for the practice of school counseling are discussed. (Author/LKS)

Describes a pilot mentoring program that involved 19 college students working with preadolescent and adolescent at-risk Hispanic youth in a Texas border city. The program, which consisted of 10 weekly classes in citizenship awareness and community participation and involvement, focused on dropout prevention and preparation for citizenship. (SLD)