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Community Service
STuDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SERVICE TO
HONOR DR. MARTIN LuTHER KING, JR.
On mOnDay, January 21
,
The Storm King School community
took a day out of their normal routine to participate in a day of service
in honor of MLK, Jr. Faculty member Kathleen Minahan summed up
the day by saying, “I am proud to be part of a school that recognizes
the importance of remembering Dr. King by engaging in service.”
Here are some of the day’s activities:
Another group traveled
to the historic African-
American Cemetery in
Montgomery, NY for
cemetery
cleanup
to clear debris. Teacher Ian
Morris said of the experience, “Visiting
and clearing the cemetery was a
rewarding experience for us. It helped
students connect with the past. Clearing
the graves was a great way of connecting
with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and
the legacy of injustice in our country.”
Other services included
sorting and
shelving books
for Safe Harbors of the
Hudson, and
research in the Black
rock forest
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One group led by faculty member Taras Ferencevych made fleece blankets for
Project linus
.
Project Linus has donated more than 4,463,213 handmade
blankets to help comfort children in need in hospitals, shelters, and hospices.
Volunteering at a
habitat
for humanity
build was a
popular choice. While students
were working at the building site in
Newburgh, NY, the Your News Now
(
YNN) community television station
stopped by and saw the students hard at
work. Senior Austin Ohayon and faculty
member Kaitlin Nolan were interviewed
on camera and appeared in the evening
newscast.
Back on campus, 42 members
of the school and local
community volunteered for
the
Blood donation drive
held in the
gym for the New York Blood Center. It
was Storm King junior Hannah Forte’s
first experience donating blood. “I was a
little nervous at first, but the nurses with
the New York Blood Center helped me
calm my nerves,” she said. “I am really
glad I went through with it, and I want
to do it again.”
Other SKS students participated in
cookie Baking,
led by language teacher
Kate Jylkka, and graciously handed out
cookies to blood donors.
Another popular choice was
lunch Prep and Service
at Calvary Presbyterian
Church, in Newburgh. The chili was a big hit, prepared the night before by
Assistant Dean of Academics Harold Heno. Salad, cornbread, and apple crisp
were prepared that morning in the church kitchen by our group of students under
the supervision of Mr. Heno and Mountain Center teacher Ms. Boronkay, our
community service coordinator. One goal of SKS’s community service group is to
establish an annual MLK community lunch at the church to make hot lunch available
to local students and their families who are in need when schools are closed.
Dale Domingue, an avid
quilter, hosted a group at
Spy Rock as part of the
one
Million Pillowcase challenge.
The
students discovered that sewing a
pillowcase was not that simple. In spite
of the challenges, they completed 23
pillowcases that were donated to a local
veterans hospital.
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