Emma Christian kneels down to paint the bottom portion of the wall leading into a class room door.

  On Monday, January 18, Mrs. Colao’s G period sociology class completed a service learning project where the outcome benefited the school as a whole.

  For the class’ mid-term, Colao suggested the idea of doing a class service project together rather than doing separate community service hours on their own time.  With the support of the administration and the excitement of the class, the project came together.

  Andrew Figgins, a senior in Colao’s class said that the project “was rad.”

  The date the G period class chose was Martin Luther King Day, where the students used over 40 gallons of white paint to freshen up the Technology and Social Studies hallway on the second floor.  The chosen project name was “Fresh Paint.”

  SKHS senior, Katherine Tsiatas said, “[Painting] should be done to the rest of the school.”

  The sociology class comprised of juniors and seniors, worked from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with the help of senior Ben Sevey’s father, a painter, who donated brushes, paint trays, painting mats as well as other necessary supplies.

  The sociology class was not the only one who volunteered to paint that day.  Seniors Molly Reilly and Neil Redmond contributed their time that day alongside social studies teacher Mr. Taber.

  The following morning, the class alongside the other volunteers used dark blue paint to leave their handprint marks on the wall of the hallway leading to the back of the library.  Next to each handprint the students and teachers signed their name and graduation year.

  Though the project “Fresh Paint” was not optional, due to the fact that this project was the class’ mid-term, the students all participated in making a change in the school for the better.

  “This experience brought our class closer together,” said senior Emma Christian with a smile on her face.