Mattituck Jr.-Sr. High School seniors put away their academic work to give back to the community during the school’s ninth annual MHS Senior Day of Service. The Senior Day of Service is an opportunity for 12th graders to participate in supervised service projects at one of several local East End organizations, with the goal of making the community a better place to reside.
The event commenced with a workshop presented by the Southold Police Department, followed by students heading out to their designated service-learning sites, which included Cutchogue East Elementary School, North Fork Community Theater, Group for the East End, Sang Lee Farms, Hallockville Museum Farm, Mattituck-Laurel Library, the Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation, the Gardens at Landcraft, San Simeon by the Sound Rehabilitation Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation and the Southold Town Animal Shelter. The students were afforded many experiences as they harvested vegetables, delivered donations and mulched at Arshamomaque Pond Preserve. Some of the students even leveled land in a cow pasture and participated in a land cleanup at Hallockville Museum Farm.
“As a district, we appreciate the opportunity to work with these local organizations during our Senior Day of Service,” High School Principal Patrick K. Burke said. “Before we could send out thank-you letters, the high school was in receipt of many complimentary emails regarding our Mattituck-Cutchogue students and the projects they worked on.”
Photo captions:
A: Mattituck Jr.-Sr. High School seniors harvested produce at Sang Lee Farm as part of their annual Senior Day of Service.
B: From left, Mattituck Jr.-Sr. High School seniors Josiah Freeman, Michael Kennedy, Michael Sherman and Emma Julian delivered food donations to the Mattituck-Laurel Library as part of the annual Senior Day of Service.
C: From left, Mattituck Jr.-Sr. High School seniors Charlotte Warren and Casey Szczotka gave unconditional love to the animals of the Southold Town Animal Shelter as part of the annual Senior Day of Service.
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