Juniors complete COMMUNITY SERVICE to benefit.ot7hers
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"\by Molly M<Clincy and Kara Humilovich For some, it was a school reJJuirement'. For others, it was an opportunity to get i!U(Qlved in the world around them. But all in all community service ~as one thing tha,t everfju nior took parl in. With eleventh grade health came a mw1ity servicecontract." In· order to grl'd uate from State High, students haQ. to complete twenty boun; of conununity~cc. Some students took tlu\reqwrement a step further, enrolling in a comml.lhi!Y service lab for health. Once a week, those\who took part in_!!le lab spent a double penod volunteering at a lpcal nonprofit org.miz.\tion such as the Xmerican Red Cross or Wellspfolg. In addition to receiving valuable experle11cc, helping improve people's lives, and bui lding theirl.'wnski.lls, thosewhoelecte~ to participate In the conimunity service lab re ccived a full credit for heQ]tl1, instead of the u~ual four-tcnlhs of a credit. Also offered in the fall forstude11tswas the opportunity to become Emergency Medie11l Technicians tEMTs). For a penod of four month~uring the school year, dedicated juniors e ted to spend a p0rtion of their \fondays, ursdays, and Saturdays learn· Ing to S<!Ve lives. At the end of January they received certthcation'enabling them to travel io the scenes of acodents and other ernergen· cies to administer aid. "I really wante,d to be an EMT, but it conflicted with the SAT course 1 was taking, so I couldn't do it," Laura D'Ambrosia said wiJ.tfUlly: "But if they offer the cpd~se next ,;ear, I'll be the."first in ' lin,.. ,,~ . \ KEY Club, an orgaruzatton
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All Night Volleyball Touma· ment, held in February, raised money for children who weN) victians_.9'l-'"ttomestic violen~e. The group also"participated in ·L. Sub.I the' Great Skate, which benefited the American Diabetes'Association. Commm'i tfservice left ju.n ionrfeeli ng tha l they had helped people in need, while open· ing their hearts and _minds. ,
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