NHS Cleanup at Hillside Park

By Vance Dotterer and Carly Miller | November 2023

On Friday, November 10th, the National Honor Society (NHS) went to Hillside Park to give back to our community by helping rake leaves, trim trees and clean up the hiking trails. The Comet Chronicle was there, interviewing the members behind the scenes.

 With how focal Hillside Park is to the Abington Community, NHS president Geoff Brock put plans in motion to organize a massive cleanup on Friday morning.

When asked about his thoughts on the cleanup taking place, he said, “This park has been useful to all of us, everyone’s come here at least once in their life, I’m assuming. It’s just a big part of our community and we wanted to give back to that by cleaning it up for them before the winter hit.”

The students working to clean up the park had created their own method to clean leaves off of the turf. They raked the leaves three feet from the fence, then had a tractor come by to take them away. The students also helped maintain the hiking paths through Hillside, clearing debris and branches from the storms that have hit our area recently. 

Despite the cold weather, the NHS members were more than happy to give back to their community. McKenna Stugus, a member of the NHS, said that “I think it’s fun, I think it’s a good opportunity for us to get outside.”