Cohoes High School Class of 2008 gives back to the community

A few months shy of graduation, the Cohoes High School Class of 2008 participated in the first annual Senior Service Day, as part of Global Youth Service Day, on Friday, April 25, 2008.

Throughout the day, nearly all of the seniors in the Class of 2008 were at a variety of locations around the city cleaning, planting and giving their time to the greater community.

"Taking a day to volunteer in the city was a way the students could say, 'Thank you,' to the people of the City of Cohoes before they graduate and possibly leave for college, jobs or the military," said Rebecca Leach, the high school's Community Service Club advisor. Each project was developed by a Community Service Club member.

Students worked at the following locations: The Eddy, where they played games with residents and cleaned the grounds; Harmony Hill School, where they worked with teachers in classrooms, Abram Lansing Elementary School, where they assisted with the school's clean-up day; Cohoes Universal Prekindergarten Program, where they worked in the classrooms with the children; Head Start, where they worked with children in the Head Start classes; Cohoes Community Center, where they helped with spring cleaning, yard work and running the senior Bingo; Van Schiack Grade School, where they worked on projects such as cleaning up the park and planting flowers;  and at various locations in the city cleaning up public areas such as the bike path and parks.

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