The LEAGUE, a school and web-based system for service learning, is at it again! From now until January 21st, the LEAGUE is encouraging young people to get involved and do good in their communities with their King Day initiative. Read More »
community service

The King Day Program and Ways You Can Help... Here and In Your Communities!
Community Service - a duty, an obligation, a choice, a honor, a responsibility, or a personal definition
Community service has always been a part of what we were taught as an act that must be a part of our lives as students, citizens and as adults. Read More »

What on earth is "drip irrigation"
Recently, I posted a blog on this site asking for help with my school’s Environmental Club. I appreciate everyone who has submitted ideas to me. You may be happy to know that we have finally decided on a major project for this season. Unfortunately, I still need a little more help. Read More »

Another Person's Trash
Today I went to a park,, and picked up trash. Your regular, cheetos bags and candy wrappers, all of the things you would normally see as trash. But then we went into a gully we found things i would have never guessed to be left behind, thrown into the world and consumed into the earth. This is what we found:
TV sets
DVD Player
4 Shopping carts
Chuckey Doll
Tires
Lawn Chairs
Sofas Read More »

career goals and the importance of education
No one in my family has ever gone to college; it’s an embarrassing fact of my life. Often it feels like no one wants me to plan on going, either – but I’m not easily convinced. I’m exceedingly determined to attend a university because I know that education is the key to true success. Read More »

I Can Feel the Pressure.
Being your average, middle class girl from the Northeast has afforded me personal freedom and a liberal mindset. I have been sparred from some of the more disturbing problems in life - poverty, chronic disease, etc.
But I always find myself under an extreme amount of pressure. Read More »
A Chapter for Service
Recently I have been conducting numerous scholarship searches. I've been researching different programs and applications, and like many others, feel like I'm behind. I'm a Junior in High School, and it's the end of February. I hear about Grants all the time, but I guess I just didn't realize how and when to go about applying. Read More »
Community Service
My name is Ashley Murray and I attend Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School located in Miami, Florida. As a graduation requirement, it’s necessary to complete an abundant amount of community service hours. My mother was constantly nagging me to have this completed. Finally to my dismay, I obliged and applied to Abstinence Between Strong Teens, Inc. Read More »


