Guidance, Career, & Volunteer News
East Longmeadow High School
March 27, 2023
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40 HOUR community service graduation requirement
To view the hours log you must be signed into your east longmeadow gmail account
graduation requirement - volunteer ideas - documentation form - hours log
volunteer opportunities
WHAT: East Longmeadow Earth Day Cleanup
WHEN: Saturday April 8 from 9am-11am (receive 5 volunteer hours)
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WHAT: East Longmeadow Community Egg Hunt - help set up egg hunt & pass out goody bags
WHEN: Saturday April 8 from 8:45am-12pm (receive 5 volunteer hours)
WHERE: ELHS Turf
HOW: Contact Donna Prather, 525-5400 ext 1301 or donna.prather@eastlongmeadowma.gov
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WHAT: East Longmeadow Fishing Derby
WHEN: Wed April 12 630pm help assemble goodie bags (receive 3 volunteer hours) ... Sat April 15 from 6:30am-11:30am help out at fishing derby (receive 10 volunteer hours)
WHERE: Heritage Park Pond
HOW: Email Mr. Maccarini
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WHAT: Saint Vincent DePaul clothing collection drive is looking for volunteers to help at the event loading the truck with donations as people drop them off.
WHEN: Saturday April 22 from 3:30pm - 5:00pm & Sunday April 23 from 7:30am - 1:00 p.m. Students may select any hours.
HOW: Interested students should email Mr. Castonguay at srcastonguay@yahoo.com to sign up and let him know what shifts you would like to volunteer at.
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WHAT: Best Buddies Friendship Walk - the leading walk in the country supporting inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
WHEN: April 29 - learn more here& register here (dunkin donuts park in hartford0! OR May 13 - learn more here& register here (polar park in worcester)!
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WHAT: E.L. Youth Soccer Little Kickers - help coach skills & drills
WHEN: Saturdays from April 29 to June 1
HOW: Contact: Donna Prather, 525-5400 ext 1301 or donna.prather@eastlongmeadowma.gov
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WHAT: Counselor In Training program
WHERE: Pine Knoll, E.L.
WHEN: Summer 2023, but deadline to apply is April 14
LEARN MORE: Click here!
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WHAT: The Miracle League of Western MA believes every child deserves the chance to play baseball. You can help give children with special needs the gift of friendship and baseball by volunteering one on one with our players as a Buddy.
WHEN: 8 Sunday mornings starting in May at Springfield College
More ideas...
"LITERACY"
As a literacy volunteer, you’ll make a big impact — by reading to kids at a homeless shelter, to the elderly or the visually impaired. Organizing story hours at a library is a good idea, too; so are starting book drives, and helping young kids keep their reading skills sharp over the summer.
Here are some websites to get you started:
E.L. Public Library - Reading is Fundamental - Read for Literacy, Inc. - Little Free Library - American Library Association
Here are some student led projects:
Melissa leveraged her volunteer work with a national pet therapy organization to create a program that helps students at a local elementary school improve their literacy skills by having them read out loud to therapy dogs.
Adam has collected more than a ton of books over the past two years and shipped them to rural Alaskan communities that lack ready access to reading materials.
Annika collected 4,000 new and used books to start a "giving library" so that children and their families who visit a local medical center can get free books to take home and keep.
Allyson promotes the love of reading and writing in young students through a club she organized that sends high school students to elementary school classrooms to assist with reading activities.
summer programs
Girls Who Code, Virtual Program, Summer 2023
Health & Biomedical Summer Camp, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA, July 24-29
College CORNER
SAT Test Registration: May 6 test date ... April 7 registration deadline
Juniors & Seniors: Timeline for college admissions & financial aid
Scholarships: Click here to see some available scholarship opportunities
SCHOLARSHIP: HS & Rec. Basketball Players!!! - Available to ELHS Seniors who played basketball on the high school or recreation teams...APPLY HERE!
College Fairs: in person and virtual opportunities available ... NACAC College Fairs ~ NEACAC College Fairs
JUNIORS! it's College visit time
U.S. Academies info Day
WHAT: Learn about U.S. service academies and other similar educational opportunities ... United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, United States Air Force Academy, United States Merchant Marine Academy, United States Coast Guard Academy; Mass Maritime Academy; Norwich University; and ROTC programs.
WHEN: Saturday May 20, 2023 at 12pm at the Springfield Museums
HOW: 2023 Academy Day Form - Deadline is May 15, 2023
