On Friday, May 26th Otter Valley held its second-annual community service day. The purpose of the day was to build community as well as say thank you to local businesses and organizations who have supported Otter Valley and its students. A total of 45 advisory groups participated in service projects in Brandon, Leicester, Pittsford, Whiting, and Sudbury, as well as on-campus. Projects included greening up, painting, spending time at local senior and parent/child centers, doing trail work on OV’s Hawk Hill trails, and more. 
Grades 7-12, as well as faculty and staff, braved the rainy weather to help serve the community, and all participating students and staff received a student-designed t-shirt and water bottle with the logo, “Even Better Together.” Projects took place from 9-11 a.m., and were followed by a school barbecue and annual Spring Fling event. 
Upon their return to OV, students were treated to a slideshow of photos from the various community service sites. Alum Chyenne Dayton and Freshman Ian Ouellette created the slideshow. 
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all community members and businesses who hosted us for projects this year: 
Brandon Fire Department
Brandon Rec. Department
Brandon Senior Center
The Compass Center
Kamuda’s Store
Leicester School
Lothrop School
McClure Library
Neshobe Golf Course
Neshobe School
Pittsford Congregational Church
Pittsford Fire Department
Pittsford Food Shelf
Pittsford Rec. Department
Rutland County Parent Child Center
Rutland County Humane Society
RNESU
Sudbury School
Village Manor
Whiting School
Community Service Day is now an annual tradition at OV. If you think you might be interested in hosting a community service project next year,  please contact Molly Nitka, at [email protected] or 802 247-6833, x207.
Thanks to all who helped make this day possible, including Mr. Avery and Mr. Lawrence who have supported the project from the outset.  
Hope to see everyone next year!
 Molly Nitka 
Spanish teacher
 on behalf of the faculty, staff and Students of OVUHS
 
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