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High school students help elders with home and garden maintenance.

STRUT students build, recycle and donate computers to those in need.

Coaching young kids in sports is a great service for high school athletes.

Popular Projects in Senior High

Senior high students in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade are involved in a variety of curriculum based and extracurricular service learning. The interests and personalities of the schools, teachers and students determines the projects. The five below are pretty common. For more ideas, see

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• Social studies students volunteer in campaign offices.

• Sports medicine students care for the needs of their school’s teams.

• English students write, illustrate, and donate original children’s books.

• School clubs gather donations of items and funds for local non-profits.

• Students volunteer independently throughout the community.