Organizations offer students opportunities

Finding the right activities to get involved with in high school can be difficult. However, once it is discovered, it can make all the differences in your life.

¨Right now we’re kicking off the toy drive to benefit Lydia´s House which is a home for battered women and their children,¨ said English teacher Nicole Martineau, who has been in charge of National Honor Society for three years. ¨Membership in National Honor Society is based on leadership, character, service, and scholarship,¨ said Martineau.

About 20 students are involved in National Honor Society and it offer students opportunities to give back to the community.

¨Mainly we’ve been making posters to help gather up toys to donate to Lydia´s House,¨ said junior Erica Brown. ¨I really enjoy National Honor Society because I love being able to help out the community in a positive way and staying busy.¨

Another program at U. City that has benefit student is College Bound which focus on low income families.

¨College Bound is a college preparedness program which helps students from low income families apply for college,” Alicia Trotter, senior, said. ¨College Bound has changed me by helping me stay focused and realize what I want in myself for my future.¨

After the events in Ferguson last year many students were focused on improving race relations in St. Louis so they joined the Race Summit and are working on a community-wide change agent project.

¨We bring schools together in the St. Louis area and discuss how to solve the problems of racism,¨ Whitney Huling, sophomore, said. ¨This program has made me notice the separation with schools in race.¨

When applying for colleges and jobs, being involved in school programs helps build college applications and resumes.

¨Joining these school programs students will help to build leadership skills that jobs or colleges may require,¨ Mrs. Pritchard, A+ and UServe coordinator, said. ¨You have to be organized and take leadership roles that will build great responsibility and also be able to represent yourself in a positive way.¨

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