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Students present civics projects on mental health, domestic violence and period poverty; fundraiser supplies 144 kits for shelter
Summary
Senior students presented Civics-in-Action projects including student-athlete mental health surveys, a domestic-violence awareness event with a local advocate, and a period-poverty campaign that raised $1,500 to produce 144 hygiene kits for a local shelter.
Students in the Civics-in-Action course presented projects the board and public at the Regional School District 19 meeting, describing research, community partnerships and concrete outcomes.
Sage described a project surveying student athletes about mental health supports and identified strengths (stable support groups) and weaknesses (communication and feedback). Dakota and partners presented a domestic-violence awareness project that included reading, consultation with a local child-advocate (Paige Briggs), a speaker event, and a screening of the film "It Ends With Us," followed by discussion with the advocate.
Another team focused on period poverty in Connecticut, partnered with Holy Family Home and Shelter in Windham, raised about $1,500 through fundraising, and assembled 144 kits that include supplies intended to provide approximately a year's supply for the shelter's residents who menstruate. The students said they had clearance from the shelter director and encouraged board members to attend a student civics expo planned for early May.
Civics teacher Andy Lamba described the project as a two-semester capstone intended to increase civic engagement and asked the board to attend the student expo. Board members and attendees praised the students' work.
