Community service and fun will be the focus for Tyrone Area High School students on Wednesday, April 5.

High school students will participate in community service projects in the morning and the annual Spring Fling in the afternoon.

“It is our intent to teach our student body the importance of volunteerism and helping their community.  Beginning this year our graduation policy now requires students to volunteer 15 hours of community service before graduation.  This program can be used to meet this requirement,” said faculty community service committee member Cummins McNitt.

The annual TAHS Community Service Day began in 2017 and has been held every spring since, with the exception of 2020 and 2021 when it was canceled due to COVID.

Ninth-grade students will clean up around the Tyrone School District campus while students in grades 10-12 will spread out into the community to do various “spring cleaning” projects in the borough.

Students will work on projects that have been approved by the Tyrone Borough and TASD administration. Tyrone high school teachers and staff will provide supervision for the students.

Projects include sweeping sidewalks, litter pickup, cemetery cleanup, spreading mulch at Reservoir and Park Avenue parks, cleaning borough police cars, and cleanup in the downtown area.

Students should wear appropriate clothing and shoes as they could get dirty, but they are still required to follow the dress code. Students and teachers will be provided with a vest, gloves, trash bags, and tools.

Students should monitor the weather and plan accordingly. In the event of rain, students will have a normal school day on April 5, and both events will be held on Tuesday, April 11.

Permission slips were distributed to all high school students last week and are due to their homeroom teachers by this Wednesday, March 29.

All students must submit a completed and signed form in order to participate. Students who do not turn in a completed and signed form will spend the morning doing silent reading at the high school.

Students will get to choose where they work on April 5. Signups will be done this week, by class. Seniors will get to sign up first on 3/28, juniors on 3/29, and sophomores on 3/30.  Freshmen will be assigned to projects on the TASD campus.

The annual Spring Fling in the afternoon will give students the opportunity to take advantage of many activities, including but not limited to gym and fitness room activities, a courtyard tailgate, board games, and several movie options in rooms throughout the school.

Spring Fling signups will also be available on the Eagle Eye beginning on Tuesday, March 28 for seniors, Wednesday, March 29 for juniors, Thursday, March 30 for sophomores, and Friday, March 31 for freshmen (freshmen will sign up for Spring Fling activities only.  Their community service assignments will be by advisory class).