120 Medina students tackle service projects on IMPACT Day
Photos by Tom Rivers
MEDINA – These Medina students work on making gift bags out of wrapping paper during IMPACT Day at Medina Jr./Sr. High School on Thursday. The bags will be used by the Oak Orchard Elementary School at their Christmas store during the holiday season in December.
These students are in the library making the gift bags. They were among 120 students working on service projects inside the school and in the community for the 8th IMPACT Day.
The community service projects originated in 2016 from the IMPACT (Influencing Many People As Concerned Teens) students with staff rallying behind the effort.
Medina Jr./Sr. High had a half day of school today and students volunteered to help with many projects.
Some of the off-school projects included at Mt. Pleasant, the YMCA, Iroquois Wildlife Refuge, Medina Railroad Museum, East Shelby Fire Department, Shelby Fire Department, St. Peter’s Church, Medina City Hall/Fire Department, Medina Historical Society, Lee-Whedon Memorial Library in Medina, Orleans Community Health and canal path.
Skyla Sootheran makes works on double knots on the edge of a blanket with unicorns and stars. Students made several blankets as part of Project Linus, where the blankets are distributed to children in hospitals and shelters to help them feel less anxious.
Alex Wilson, left, and Alex Drum yank weeds out of a big flower box leading into the school. They later planted flowers at the site.
Alex Drum, a sophomore, said she looks forward to IMPACT Day every year.
“It’s the enjoyment and feeling I have that I helped out the community,” she said.
Asia-Lynn Neuhaus, left, and teacher aide Bonnie Lotz do some weeding in front of the school.
Cole Callard paints part of the border that will be used on the number 5 for a display of “2025” at graduation next month.
Eric Valley and Sophia Goyette mark out the letter 5 that will be cut out and painted white. Valley and his students have made the large numbers in recent years and the Mustang logos on campus.
From left include Lucy DiCureia, Adelynne Lacy and Grace Goodrich making tray favors that will go to residents of the North Wing at Medina Memorial Hospital.
Amonte Mortensen-Chamblee, left, and Roxy Hyde work on the tray favors. The finished product is shown in front.
Keren Sanchez, left, and her sister Ashley worked on dusting off trophies in one of the display cases.
