English students' service project to benefit Noah's Lost Ark, Cancer Society

LAKE MILTON

Sixteen sophomores from Jackson-Milton High School are giving back to the community and learning teamwork, public speaking and marketing along the way.

The students in Angeline Theis’s English class complete a service-learning project each year. This year’s class chose a Spring Festival for families from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the school. Proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society and Noah’s Lost Ark, an exotic animal sanctuary in Berlin Center.

“My goal for this is two-fold,” Theis said. “First, it’s important to serve your community.”

Many teenagers may not think about that.

Secondly, the project demonstrates to students how language arts is something they’ll use outside of class.

As part of the project, the students wrote a memorandum to the school board, explaining the idea and requesting board support. Then, they presented their idea to board members and to Judy and Bruce Lazar, owners of V & V Appliances.

Read more about the project in Thursday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.