Appalacian Trip volunteers help in Virginia communities
On June 18, thirty one students, accompanied by six faculty members, traveled to the Appalachian Region in Fries, VA and Rural Retreat, VA. During the week these students spent time working in the local communities. Some of their projects included painting houses, painting fences, cleaning up the town baseball field, and reconstructing porches. Although the physical labor was a large part of the experience, the most important aspect of the trip was the relationships the students were able to build with the members of the Rural Retreat and Fries communities.
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The trip was led by four student leaders, Ryan Collins ’11, Sebastien Laforest ’11, Mike Noone ’11, and Kyle Piscioniere ’11. These four young men worked extremely hard to provide their classmates with a memorable experience. The juniors who spent the week in Fries, VA were Dan Boyle, Ryan Crowell, Delvone Davis, Charlie Duffy, Oliver Dumoulin, Xavier Frey, Timothy Keenoy, Mike Matera, Pat Migliore, Jake Pesci, James Roach, Justin Shea, Pat Sheeran, and Michael Wright. These students were accompanied by Ms. Cyfeku, Mr. DeRosa, and Ms. Janowski.
The group that stayed in Rural Retreat, VA consisted of Kyle Banquer, Sebastian Brogan, Chris Cortina, Jack Curry, Patrick Hayes, Alex Hernandez, Joe Leonard, David Mullany, David Murljacic, Michael Niche, Andrew Richmond, Brendan Terry, and Rick Vazzano. These students were accompanied by Mr. Bramble, Mr. Dee, and Mr. Kery.
Thank you to all of the chaperones and student leaders for their hard work and dedication to this trip.
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