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Q: As we prepare to highlight Goal III during the upcoming Jack: In 8th grade, I spent some time at Howard Area
year, which service projects were most meaningful to you? preschool/early childhood care and found that to be very
Hunter: I went to Howard Area Community Center during
7th grade and loved it. One of my big takeaways from com-
munity service is that you really have to put yourself into it
instead of simply going through the motions. True service
is interacting, learning people’s stories and making relation-
ships. There are many ways that you can give, but I believe
that it is not nearly as fulfilling unless you are able to learn
from the people that you are serving.
Olivia: Sacred Heart really instills service in you, sometimes
in ways that you don’t even realize. I remember back in
2nd grade being so eager to participate in Children of the
eye-opening. Interacting with the people that you are serving
was rewarding, particularly there, where you are dealing
with children who may not have a lot of the things that we
had growing up. It is certainly a very sobering experience—
not just for me but for a lot of Sacred Heart students. It was
an awakening for me, and it was jarring to see the disparity
between rich and poor. That reinforced what Sacred Heart
teaches about giving without the expectation of getting
something tangible in return.
Q: Every Sacred Heart student is well familiar with the
Five Goals. Which Goal speaks most to you?
Heart, which was an outreach program to local families in Olivia: My first instinct is to say wise choices (Goal V), but
the Edgewater community. In 7th and 8th grade, I went to Sacred Heart emphasizes them all so it’s hard to choose just
Misericordia Heart of Mercy. Working with the residents one. Going back to the manners and service that Sacred
there, you make connections and learn their stories and you Heart instills in its students, I feel that my social awareness
feel good when they remember you when you come back. translates to my making wise choices. Ultimately, I think the
It was working there that I realized that you can learn as Goals give us a foundation to live our lives and help us to
much from them as they learn from you. think beyond ourselves and to think of others.
Members of the Class of 2013 gathered on campus to play basketball and share a meal and memories before
heading off to college.
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