St. Michael School's MLK Jr. service day

In the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, students at St.

Michael's School gave back to the community.

00:17 - 00:2700:27 - 00:3800:38 - 00:4800:48 - 01:0601:06 - 01:1201:12 - ENDTAKING TIME TO HONOR THE LEGACYOF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR...ST.

MICHAEL'S STUDENTS -- GRADES6, 7 AND 8 -- VOLUNTEERED ATLOCAL NON-PROFITS.BEADS OF COURAGE AND THEHERMITAGE CAT SHELTER -- WEREJUST TWO OF THE NINE NON-PROFITSWHERE STUDENTS VOLUNTEERED THEIRTIME.BRENDAN SULLIVAN, HEAD OFSCHOOL, ST.

MICHAEL'S "WE WANTTO HONOR HIS LEGACY BY HELPINGSTUDENTS MAKE THE CONNECTIONBETWEEN WHAT THEY LEARN AND THEPRIVILEGE OF EDUCATION ANDGIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY."ST.

MICHAEL'S SAYS THE NINEORGANIZATIONS CHOSEN -- SERVE ABROAD RANGE OF CAUSES.THEY WERE ALSO CHOSEN BY THESCHOOL -- TO EXPAND ITSSTUDENTS' EXPERIENCES ANDPERSPECTIVES.JORDAN GOEDEL, 8TH GRADE, ST.MICHAEL'S "I FEEL JOY AND ASENSE OF PURPOSE.

HE STARTEDTHIS AND SO ITS JUST OUR JOB TOKEEP IT GOING AND TO KEEP HISMESSAGE ALIVE." AT BEADS OFCOURAGE -- THE STUDENTS PACAKGEDAND SORTED BEADS...NATSAND WHILE AT HERMITAGE -- THEYORGANIZED ADOPTION PACKS -- ANDCLEANED THE WALLS.ST.

MICHAEL'S CHAPLAIN -- MOTHERCLARE YARBOROUGH -- FOUNDED THISANNUAL TRADITION AT THE SCHOOLIN 20-17.

SO SOME OF THE 8THGRADERS THERE -- HAVE BEEN DOINGTHIS FOR A FEW YEARS.ETHAN ACKERMAN, 8TH GRADE, ST.MICHAEL'S "I FEEL HAPPY BECAUSEI GET TO DO THIS.

I MEAN, LOOKAT THE CATS."WHILE THE 6TH, 7TH, AND 8THGRADESTUDENTS LEFT CAMPUS TOVOLUNTEER -- ST.

MICHAEL'S 5THGRADE STUDENTS STAYED BEHIND TOMAKE BEN'S BELLS AND CARDS TODELIVER TO THE V-A HOSPITAL.TAJA DAVIS, KGUN9OYS.