Sargent looking good thanks to students
SARGENT - Thanks to hard work by a number of students at Sargent Public School, the town is cleaner and ready for spring.
On April 28, the few students who were at school and not at an away track meet took to the streets, sidewalks and parks to help out in Sargent. Teacher Emily Tobias explained there weren’t very many students in classes and with a shortage of substitute teachers, community service allowed the day to still be functional.
At the Veteran’s Memorial, the students weeded, cleaned up and swept. In the city park, they cleaned the playground area, horseshoe pits, the tennis/volleyball court, park building and stage area and picking up sticks and pine needles throughout the park.
At the Community Center, walls, tables and chairs were washed, floors were mopped and vacuumed and trash was picked up in the ditch.
Benches were painted at Ollie’s. A flower bed was weeded at the Church of Christ and the cupboards and refrigerator were cleaned.
The students also worked at the school, picking up sticks on the practice field, cleaning the flowers bed and setting up for a music concert.
Students involved in the work, which began at 8 a.m. and ending approximately at 12:30 p.m., were freshmen Aaron Glendy, Nevaeh Ducharme and Wyatt Williams; sophomores Madison Barker, Deja Davenport, Jeimy Gomez, Tallin Schauda and Jax Williams; juniors Stetson Bottorf, Genesis Gomez, Slate Micheel, Rikki Offerdahl, Rayven Offerdahl, Cael Richardson and Ebbie Selko; and seniors Kade Bottorf, Clare Young, Vivian Slagle), Gage Teichmeier and Lane McBride.
Teacher Emiloy Tobias said it was a great experience for the student. “Often times we don’t think about ways in which we can give back,” she said. “In a small community like Sargent, it takes everyone pitching in and helping out to keep our town looking its best.”
Tobias added that it’s good students learn the importance of being involved. “For students, oftentimes it’s easy to get caught up in the moment of academics and sports,” she said. “Community service projects go unnoticed, until at least their Senior year when students are applying for colleges and scholarships. This provided an opportunity for all students to give back and it was a beautiful day.”
Senior Clare Young appreciated the opportunity to get out and do something, saying, “It was a great experience to get out into the community and do my part.”
Sargent City Clerk Gwenda Horky said the work is appreciated. “I appreciate all the time and effort in making Sargent look good. It’s very much appreciated,” she said. “It looks great.”