Community Service
***REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION***
Service Opportunities
William Walker Hose Company
The William Walker Hose Company has contacted us to advertise for student volunteers. They currently are looking for assistance June 22-24, 2017 for a six-county convention. Food servers are needed. They are also looking for volunteers for the Corn and Clam Slam, July 11-16th
Students interested in earning hours with William Walker Hose Company can email John at johnfighting59@echoes.net or call him at 570-267-7344.
Greenfield Township Recycling
The Greenfield Township Recycling Center has contacted the counseling office seeking volunteers for the 1st/3rd Saturday each month (9-11:30 am). If you are interested, contact Paul Mancini at 201-312-2545
Did You Know?
The Lakeland School District requires all students to complete 20 hours of community service as a graduation requirement. This is for students in grades 9-12. Students who complete 8th grade may begin to accumulate their hours in the summer before 9th grade.
Parents Can Help
Help your child find opportunities
There are so many service opportunities in our community. Your children may need assistance in finding those opportunities. Frequently parents, grandparents, other family members or even neighbors are involved in service organizations and may be able to assist our students in earning their hours. Scouts, churches, fire companies, and youth sports are great places for our students to volunteer. Here are a few ideas.
- Youth baseball/softball season is coming up and I know that organizers will be looking for able bodied individuals to assist with field and facility cleanup.
- Maybe your athletic teenager wants to assistant coach or help out with a team.
- Summer is the perfect time to enslave....ummmm, enlist teenagers to help out at local church or fire company picnics.
- Junior firefighters easily earn more than 20 hours very quickly!
- Did you know that Mayfield has a Shade Tree Commission that contacts the school every year looking for some strong students to help clean up the community by raking leaves, removing dead foliage, spreading mulch etc.
- Often local hospitals and nursing homes look for students to volunteer in their facilities. Surely parents remember the "candy stripers" from when we were young?
No student should enter senior year without completing their service requirements. The opportunities are plentiful.
Do you have opportunities to provide?
Are you involved with an organization that needs volunteers? We'd love to hear from you so that we can pass those opportunities along to our students. Please don't hesitate to contact us. You'll find our contact information below.
Lakeland School Counseling
Mrs. deQuevedo - classes of 2018, 2020, 2022
Mrs. Valonis - classes of 2017, 2019, 2021
Email: lhsguidance@lakelandsd.org
Website: counselingatlakeland.weebly.com
Location: Lakeland Junior-Senior High School, Lakeland Drive, Jermyn, PA, United States
Phone: 570-254-9485
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lhscounselors/