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 Popular Projects    

   Girls With Weeds  Hendrix students cheer on
walkers at the Breast
Cancer Three Day Walk.

 Buddies
Fremont special ed and regular
ed students pair up for service
and socializing. 		PJ Fundraiser
Taylor students conduct
pajama drive for the
Child Crisis Center of Mesa  
 
Popular Projects in Junior High

Junior high students in 7th, 8th, and 9th grade are involved in a variety of curriculum based and extracurricular service learning. The interests and personalities of the schools, teachers and students determine the projects. The five below are pretty common.

• Special Ed students manage their school’s recycling program.

• Reading students serve as “reading buddies” at nearby elementary schools.

• Social studies students run a Teen Court.

• Performing arts students entertain at senior centers and community events.

• Students create quilts, knit caps, and baby rattles to donate.
 SHout yard work  Unloading Computers  YMCA soccer
 

Popular Projects in Senior High

Senior high students in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade are involved in a variety of curriculum based and extracurricular service learning. The interests and personalities of the schools, teachers and students determine the projects. The five below are pretty common.

• Social studies students volunteer in campaign offices.

• Sports medicine students care for the needs of their school’s teams.

• English students write, illustrate, and donate original children’s books.

• School clubs gather donations of items and funds for local non-profits.

• Students volunteer independently throughout the community