High schoolers earn varsity letter in community service
Posted on June 3, 2010LAKEWOOD- Nineteen Clover Park High School (CPSD) high schoolers earned a varsity letter in community service this year. The students received their letter on May 25 at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall. Each year since 2002, United Way of Pierce County partners with Pierce County schools to recognize and reward students for their volunteer efforts in the community. Students who volunteer 145 hours or more of service in a year can earn their varsity letter, the same as those earned by athletes and musicians. Applicants must meet the following basic qualifications: be a student in grades 9-12 in Pierce County; complete at least 145 hours of community service from April 1 to March 31; at least 50 of the total hours must be in non-school related activities; and have at least one school related volunteer activity. The CPSD students who are varsity letter in community service recipients are:
Clover Park High School
Clover Park
- Michael Agonoy
- Jessica Davis
- Khaliq Iqbal
- Hana Page
- Shannel Tuitele
Harrison Prep
- Noah Donor
Lakes High School
Lakes High School
- Rylan Bonnevie
- Chelsea Brown
- Tatiana Bryant
- Benjamin Cenit
- Beth Hines
- Stephanie Huber
- Zachary Lavine
- Robert Myers
- William Ramirez
- Katrina Villanueva
- Raiza Villanueva
- Katherine Vlaming
- Caressa Zoleta
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1 Comments
June 4th, 2010 at 8:12 am
I applaud the efforts of these young adults and congratulate the school district for honoring community service in this fashion. As a volunteer on a Pierce County Junenile Court Citizen's Accountability Board (Diversion) I can attest to our young adults being meaningful contributors.
I would also like to see the District issue "varsity letters" for academic achievement. I have been suggesting this for some time now but for some inexplicable reason no one on the district staff or school board wants to run with the idea.
Not everyone has the skills to earn a "letter" in sports, why not give others opportunities.