Students at John Glenn have been making efforts to build upon the
foundation of being community service-minded this school year. The World
Language Honor Society students in particular are focused on cooking
and donating meals to local families in need. These students hold a
monthly bake sale to gather funds for the food needed to make this
possible.
On March 26, the group endeavored to cook for the Huntington
Tri-Community Youth Agency (Tri-CYA). With the direction of honor
society facilitators Nicole Gendjoian and Nicole Correiaea and teaching
assistant Annie McClintock, students made macaroni and cheese from
scratch along with cornbread, vegetables, and brownies to donate to the
organization. The Tri-CYA serves dinner for up to 300 people a day, and
are always in need of donations. In addition, students also put two meal
baskets were together for two specific families in need.
"Projects like these give me motivation to do more good things for the
community,” said junior Cassandra Vitale. “These types of projects are
important to build up leadership skills, but they also influence others
to make a difference."