On October 17th, La Grande High School Seniors were out in the community doing some great work! The annual Tigers Give Back Day/Senior Day of Service every fall is an opportunity for students to contribute to La Grande. This year, 157 Seniors participated.
A variety of projects were organized at multiple locations. These included Central Elementary, Island City Elementary School, La Grande High School, Ladd Marsh, La Grande Parks and Rec, Morgan Lake, Neighbors Together, Mt. Emily Recreation Area (MERA), Union County Fairgrounds and Wildflower Lodge.
Projects ranged from painting the trophy cases at La Grande High School to chopping and stacking wood for senior citizens to cleaning up and maintaining trails at outdoor sites.
Tigers Give Back Day/Senior Day of Service is a collaborative effort of staff and community members and seniors that promotes positive interactions/relationships between the school, staff, students and the community. At times, Seniors complete projects in one day that might otherwise take several days to complete.
LHS Principal Chelsea Hurliman spoke to the students in the gym the morning of the event before they boarded the buses. She explained that the day is a chance for them to give back to people in their community who have helped get them where they are today. “Whether you have benefited from athletics or student groups like 4H or FFA during your school years, you have received something from this community and it’s nice to say thank you,” Hurliman said.
Here are some comments from Seniors who participated:
“I like spending time with friends and helping out the community as well; it’s just a good thing to do.” Gavin, at Neighbors Together
“I just like the fact that we are able to make a little change that people will notice and will be here for a long time.” Maya, painting trophy cases at LHS
“I enjoy being out here and enjoy that it’s for the community. Raya, at Union County Fairgrounds
“I’m enjoying seeing the progress we have done, but I am not enjoying the cold.” Abby, at Union County Fairgrounds
“I’m enjoying painting the art case, it’s relaxing and something nice to do for the school and give back.” Jordan, painting trophy cases at LHS
LHS thanks all of the organizations for their collaboration and all the Seniors for their hard work.
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