People can come together to make the world a better place. One person at a time, kindness spreads through the community reaching a countless number of people.
Students find community service in many ways around campus and are willing to volunteer and lend a hand when the opportunity rises through different organizations including Key Club.

People can come together to make the world a better place. One person at a time, kindness spreads through the community reaching a countless number of people.

Students find community service in many ways around campus and are willing to volunteer and lend a hand when the opportunity rises through different organizations including Key Club.

 “Community service is important, not because you can use it on college and scholarship applications, but because it is the right thing to do,” Key Club sponsor Lance Culbert said. “I think everybody needs to find some way where they can give back to the community, whether that community is the school, a wider community or something broad like worldwide.”

Key Club participates in many community service projects throughout the year. One of the most known is organizing blood donations in the upper commons to benefit Coffee Memorial Blood Center. 

“My favorite project that Key Club does is coordinating blood drives,” Culbert said. “High school blood drives are important, because high school students donate about 25% of the blood supply [in our area].”

Students take time to serve their community and become more passionate about it as they get involved.  

“My favorite part of being the Key Club sponsor is seeing kids that are excited about doing community service,” Culbert said. “It starts as something that they need to do then it turns into something they want to do.”

Students said they enjoy helping people around them do things that they are unable to do themselves. 

“I can do things for other people and volunteer my time for them,” Senior Riley Upshaw said. “It’s made me a better person. I know that I can do things that are not for myself.”

Students can take what they learned during school community service projects and bring it back to their friends and family. They said that the experiences can be fulfilling and rewarding.

“My family has gotten a lot more involved and getting to see people become more passionate about it has been my favorite part,” senior Aliajana Stewart said. “It’s very fulfilling because the bond [with family] is a lot stronger now.”

Stewart said she enjoys reaching out to people that don’t have the same opportunities that she has and it’s a major role in the community. 

“Providing a helping hand is so important,” Stewart said. “I think it’s something that everyone should get to see because you don’t realize how important it is till you see it firsthand.”

Key Club participates in many community service projects throughout the year. One of the most known is organizing blood donations in the upper commons to benefit Coffee Memorial Blood Center.
“My favorite project that Key Club does is coordinating blood drives,” Culbert said. “High school blood drives are important, because high school students donate about 25% of the blood supply [in our area].”
Students take time to serve their community and become more passionate about it as they get involved.
“My favorite part of being the Key Club sponsor is seeing kids that are excited about doing community service,” Culbert said. “It starts as something that they need to do then it turns into something they want to do.”
Students said they enjoy helping people around them do things that they are unable to do themselves.
“I can do things for other people and volunteer my time for them,” Senior Riley Upshaw said. “It’s made me a better person. I know that I can do things that are not for myself.”
Students can take what they learned during school community service projects and bring it back to their friends and family. They said that the experiences can be fulfilling and rewarding.
“My family has gotten a lot more involved and getting to see people become more passionate about it has been my favorite part,” senior Aliajana Stewart said. “It’s very fulfilling because the bond [with family] is a lot stronger now.”
Stewart said she enjoys reaching out to people that don’t have the same opportunities that she has and it’s a major role in the community.
“Providing a helping hand is so important,” Stewart said. “I think it’s something that everyone should get to see because you don’t realize how important it is till you see it firsthand.”