Applications for elementary students to participate in this year’s High School Elementary Musicianship Mentoring Association (HEMMA) program are now being accepted.

HEMMA President Richie Sadlon said the deadline for elementary students to apply to the program is November 7.

HEMMA connects elementary students with high school-aged music mentors. Each of the high school students involved in HEMMA receive community service hours in return for mentoring the elementary school-aged musicians.

Last school year roughly 40 high school students worked as mentors and 200 elementary school students took part in the program.

According to HEMMA’s website, nhshemma.wix.com/newtownhemma, the annual cost of lessons is $20.

Applications are available at the website and links to the application forms are also available on the “Newtown HEMMA” Facebook page.