Jefferson Students Participate in Community Service Day

JEFFERSON — On Friday, June 6, the Jefferson Central School 7th-12th grade students, faculty and staff, traded classrooms for community service and participated in the school’s annual Community Service Day.

Students participated in one of 14 service projects across the Jefferson and Stamford areas, lending a hand at local landmarks and community organizations. Sites included: Robinson Terrace Nursing Home, The Pavilion Assisted Living, Jefferson and Stamford Fire Departments, VFW, cemeteries, town buildings, The Jefferson Historical Society, and more.

Each site offered students the chance to make a difference, from landscaping to organizing and cleaning, to painting the nails of nursing home residents, cleaning fire trucks, etc. The event not only helps students give back to the towns that support the school, but also offers students a way to demonstrate civic responsibility and school spirit.

This day is all about showing our students the value of service and helping them feel connected to something bigger than themselves. They stepped up in the best possible ways!

After a morning of meaningful work, students and staff returned to school where they were treated to a pizza lunch followed by an afternoon of fun and games; celebrating not only a job well done, but also the strong spirit of community that defines us here at JCS.

Community members expressed their appreciation for the efforts, and the school looks forward to continuing this decades old tradition for years to come.

JCS students at the Jefferson Evergreen Cemetery with Caretaker Chuck Jochem and JCS Teacher David McQueen

A JCS student who is assisting the Jefferson Historical Society with planters on the town green

Jefferson students cleaning the truck bay at the Stamford Firehouse