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ConVal students run day of service with about 500 participants across district towns
Summary
Students and National Honor Society organizers presented a day of service that engaged roughly 300 off‑campus and 200 on‑campus participants in volunteer projects, funded in part by a $1,000 grant from the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
Student organizers at ConVal High School presented the board with results from a student‑led day of service that brought hundreds of students into community projects across the district.
"We are all members of the National Honor Society and the day of service committee at ConVal," student organizer Ava Cronin told the board. Students said the event included more than 300 off‑campus participants and about 200 on‑campus participants, for roughly 500 total volunteers working in multiple towns.
Organizers described a mix of projects: roadside and playground cleanups, visits to river‑center and Rivermead residents, preparing and sorting food donations, making Linus blankets and teddy bears for children, assembling paracord lanyards for troops, building picnic tables and a courtyard mural, creating welcome posters for incoming freshmen and making cards for hospitalized children. Students said some projects ran all afternoon while others were shorter service blocks; club groups such as Interact and community partners including local police, fire departments and the Rotary Club also participated.
Students said they applied for and received a $1,000 grant from the National Association of Secondary School Principals to help cover supplies and transportation. Organizers reported they coordinated buses to nine towns, met with nonprofits and town departments, ordered supplies and prepared a final report for the grant program. The board thanked the students for their planning and noted staff feedback that the work — including efforts at Pierce Elementary and Rivermead — was positively received.
Student organizer Charlie Pyle said the group plans to carry the event forward, noting the organizers are juniors and hope to make it an annual event when they are seniors.
Why it matters: The student‑led event connected high‑school volunteers with town officials and nonprofit partners, providing practical volunteer experience for students while supporting local services and agencies.
