By Bob Strohm and Crawford County Now staff
bstrohm@wbcowqel.com
Students from Pioneer Career and Technology Center were put to work to better their home school communities Friday for Community Service Day.
Over 900 students representing over 35 Pioneer programs and 14 partner schools volunteered during the event that stretched through four counties! Students participated in various community service projects from painting at schools, cleaning parks, picking up trash and much more. Mayors, Superintendents, Service organizations and many others helped put together the projects.
Reid Martin explained what the Pioneer students from Buckeye Central were helping out with saying, “Every school has their assigned spot. Like St. Bernard’s is getting work, and the police station and the museum, and then other schools are going to their hometowns”
Pioneer SkillsUSA officers organized and facilitated the event, with the help of a multi school focus group and advisors to put all of the plans together. SkillsUSA is a national organization whose mission is to bring together students, teachers and industry in order to help students excel and to assure that America has a skilled workforce. As part of its mission, SkillsUSA promotes community service.
Bucyrus High School students worked at Aumiller Park, Bucyrus High School, Humane Society, City Hall & the Millennium Fountain.
Buckeye High School students made stops at Cranberry Hills Golf Course, St. Bernard’s School, New Washington Museum Cleaning up and in Bloomville.
Colonel Crawford High School students performed their community service at Colonel Crawford Schools
Crestline High School will be split between Kelly Park, Crestline City Hall, Crestline High School, Little League Fields, and Hamilton Park
Galion High School students split their time between Galion YMCA, Police & Fire Station, Historical Society, St. Joe’s, Ohio Heartland, Homecare Matters, Galion Library, Galion Hospital, The Flower Cart and Wee Care Daycare.
Wynford High School students performed their community service at Wynford schools and various projects around Nevada.
For a picture gallery of students in community service action check out the photos section of crawfordcountynow.com.