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Nearly 20 years ago, Buck Smith came across an article in Sports Illustrated that would change his life and connect hundreds of people around the baseball diamond. He read about Challenger Baseball, a Little League division established in 1989 that provides opportunities for children with disabilities to play baseball. After reading the article Smith sent [...]
In the Clayton School District students have access to a wide variety of educational enrichment programs from elementary school onward. Students in the St. Louis Public School District rarely have access to as many of these opportunities. Making Music Matters, an organization founded by CHS 2010 alum Ken Zheng, offers a classical violin music program [...]
Mar
28
2010
Young volunteers gain understanding, joy
Most CHS students have walked past the homeless who are in need of basic essentials. Others watch news programs and develop a desire to travel and help in third world countries. Numerous teenagers at CHS choose to volunteer their time at organizations in the St. Louis area or abroad. “Volunteering gives teenagers a chance to [...]
As is typical in high school, I spent my summer in summer school. However, I did not spend three to six hours a day listening to a teacher lecture at me while I sit writing so fast my hand hurts in an attempt to capture the words verbatim. Instead I did the teaching, or at [...]
