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Camden Santos
  • management
  • Class of 2017
  • Pelham, NH

Camden Santos Of Pelham Makes A Positive Difference At School In Florida During March Break

2015 Apr 30

Camden Santos of Pelham, Grade: 10, made a positive difference in the lives of elementary school children at the CA Moore School in Fort Pierce, FL, while performing community service there during March Break.

Camden, part of a contingent of WA students, made up primarily of members of Worcester Academy's Varsity & JV Baseball Teams, spent time reading to CA Moore students, tutoring them, and leading the elementary school's yearly spree day.

The Worcester Academy Baseball Program makes the service trip annually to Fort Pierce, taking time off from its training routine at the nearby METS-owned facility in Port St. Lucie, FL, to visit CA Moore. The Teams have developed close relationships with elementary school students there, who look forward to WA's arrival each March. Worcester Academy and the teams have garnered plaudits from school and Florida officials alike who have praised the young men for their character and service, and for having made a difference in the lives of others.

Community service is an important part of a Worcester Academy education. The Academy's Bernon Family Community Service Program, for example, has helped fund student participation in WA Habitat for Humanity projects.

Most recently, 50 Worcester Academy students received Gold, Silver, and Bronze President's Volunteer Service Awards from Barack Obama for having completed 100 volunteer hours of service or more. The awards recognize the contributions that Worcester Academy students are making in the city of Worcester and in surrounding communities.

In the past few years, Worcester Academy students have picked up trash and cleaned out community gardens. More recently, Union Hill School opened a new library with $150,000 in goods and services orchestrated by WA's Destination Imagination Team.

Worcester Academy also sponsors a Neighborhood Scholarship enabling seven students to attend Worcester Academy at no charge. Additionally, when the school opened its new synthetic turf field at the corner of Winthrop and Providence Streets, it opened the facility for daytime use by Union Hill students for recess and physical education classes.

In an ongoing effort to help homeowners, Worcester Academy has also made available $300,000, administered by the Worcester Community Housing Resources, for home improvements in the neighborhood.

The initiatives reinforce the Academy's role as a leader in the community, working with local stakeholders as a good neighbor.

ABOUT WORCESTER ACADEMY

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For more information, contact Neil Isakson, director of external communications, at 508-754-5302 x135, or e-mail neil.isakson@worcesteracademy.org