Day of Service St. Helens Middle School students volunteer on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Students board a school bus at St. Helens Middle School before being taken to various locations in the community to volunteer on Monday, Jan. 21.
A group of students helped make cookies that will be handed out at an open house for the Columbia County Education Campus being held on Tuesday night, Jan. 22.
Merrin Bartocci and Heather Hayduk carefully measure out ingredients to put into a batch of cookies. A group of students helped make cookies that will be handed out at an open house for the Columbia County Education Campus being held on Tuesday night, Jan. 22.
From left to right Montan Reading, Christian Montgomery, and Maddie Mauch help rake leaves at the Elks Veterans Bunker. Many of the students helped clear up yard debris and pick up trash in public spaces during their volunteering time.
Ayla Clark and Bridget Kishpaugh, add chips and other items into food bags that will be distributed through an homeless outreach program with Community Action Team.
St. Helens High School freshman Jacqueline Meabe, right, volunteers on Monday, Jan. 21 by preparing sandwiches that will go in food bags that will be handed out by Community Action Team. In the background, her mom, Jennifer Meabe, and seventh-graders Ayla Clark and Bridget Kishpaugh, add chips and other items into the food bags.
Miranda Proffitt and Jada Brandon pick up wet leaves from the community garden behind the St. Helens Senior Center. Students also volunteered with cleaning and organizing tasks inside the St. Helens Senior Center as well.
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Spotlight photo: Nicole Thill-Pacheco