This year, Our House had 18 Summer AmeriCorps VISTA members and
5 summer interns serving in almost all of Our House’s programs. Meet
them as they share their favorite memories of their summer of service.
Education: Senior,
Political Science & Biology Major,
St. Louis University
Education Goal: Law School
or Masters in Public Health
4th summer at Our House
Education: Nursing Major at
Henderson State University
Career Goal: Nurse Practitioner
My favorite memory from this
summer is when we went on a
field trip to Wild River Country.
It was great to see everyone
having a great time & not complaining. All of my kids (ages 6
to 8) were so brave they all got
on big rides & scared me!
During a dry ice experiment in a
science class with my younger
students, one excited student
said, “I wish you would teach at
Dunbar Elementary!” In that
one quote, I realized how much
the work I was doing really
meant to the kids & how I was
able to have an impact on the
kids just like they did for me.
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