The students at Millcreek High School always participate in Service Projects on the last day of school. We start the day with an awards assembly and then split up and go out into the community to serve. In the past we have made care packages for service men and women and put together newborn kits for other countries. My favorite and traditional activity that I usually take my Teacher Advisory Class to do is to go to the St. George Care Center and visit the people and give them an orange, a card and a candy cane. Some years we have service grants and we can buy slippers for them.
This year Lindsey and Dawson joined us and we had a fun time singing carols and delivery cheer and good wishes. Our favorite resident is Bill who has been at the care center for many years. He has the Savant illness and so he is very smart like "Rainman". He always recites the poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" for us. He can repeat it by heart.
I know that the kids have learned something by feeling the real mean of Christmas when I hear comments like this from Francisco, " Why don't we sing to everyone of them. It makes them so happy!" I was just having them sing every once in awhile. Ahh, service is the best part of Christmas.
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