Student's Corner

Using Service as a Tool for Learning

By Guadalupe Gomez, Murtaugh High School

I believe that service learning provides a way for students to help the community and be involved in projects. This allows students to learn valuable skills such as teamwork and cooperation. Our service experience at Murtaugh has helped me in many ways. I have gained an awareness that my opinion counts and that I can make a difference in my community. Our group has made nearly every decision about the design of our community entrance together, so I have learned that there is never a reason for me to be afraid to express myself or my ideas.

For me, this experience has put the knowledge I learned in Agriculture class to use. I have been involved in site layout and landscaping design. This experience has helped me to become more interested in jobs that involved landscaping. I have enjoyed learning about how many different aspects are involved in creating a community entrance and how these organizations have to work together to prepare and plan for the vision the design team creates