As St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay, begins its 80th school year, upperclassmen continued the school’s tradition of welcoming the stranger.

Upperclassmen who are members of the mentors program volunteered their time to make sure the freshmen had a positive start to their high school career. The mentors helped them find classrooms, open locks, get new books and navigate the hallways. The freshmen were treated to a free lunch ­­in the cafeteria and made new friends that will hopefully last a lifetime.