On Social Action Wednesdays, Katie Tehan ’12, an aspiring marine biologist, can be found volunteering at the National Aquarium in NW Washington, DC as her Fourth Academic independent site. There, she talks to the visitors and educates them about the fish and the environments from which they come. She says that it is important to [...]

Puppy mills, dog fights, and abandonment are just some of the horrible ways animals are abused in today’s society. In addition, dogs, especially pit bulls, are discriminated against because of their use in fights. These subjects, among others, are those that the sophomore social action groups research before heading over to the Washington Animal Rescue [...]

Eliana Fassihi’s ’13 interest in becoming a SAL was sparked when she was a freshmen. Although not an option anymore, Hospital and Healthcare was a rotation focused on health, wellness, and the medical world. Eliana is very focused on medicine and wants to major in medicine. So, while applying to be a SAL, she decided [...]

Haunted by the hallways streamed with pasta art and whiffs of crayons floating around, middle school alumni are not usually thrilled to return. But, that opinion is rivaled this year when Ana Begochea ’13, Courtney Kameros ‘13, and Maggie Michel ’13 decided to volunteer at St. Jane DeChantal School. DeChantel is a private, co-ed, first [...]

Ever since volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in middle school, I wanted to “help build it” as their fancy t-shirts advertise. During my junior year I finally had the opportunity to do what I had waited years to accomplish. In a group of 10 girls and 2 teachers I traveled to New Orleans to work [...]