Instead of focusing on dancing, dresses, and tuxes over Homecoming Week, students in Ken Noe’s Faith in Action class at St. Joseph High School showed their school spirit by challenging fellow students, faculty, and staff members to donate as many socks as possible for local homeless shelters and hospitals.
More than 1,100 pairs of socks were collected over five days. The freshman class was declared the ultimate sock-collecting class, with a total of 380 pairs donated. New socks will be distributed to people in need at the shelters, and students will create sock puppets from the used ones and donate them to area hospitals and nursing homes.
“This school-wide ‘Sock it to Me’ effort was an opportunity for our students to come together to benefit our local community,” theology teacher Noe said in a press release. “There are just too many sick children and lonely seniors who would enjoy a visit and a playful sock puppet as a friend.”
Community service is an integral part of the overall curriculum at St. Joseph High School, according to administrators. Students learn that helping people is an important part of being a responsible community member and that service to others is an expression of God’s love for all people.
For more information, contact Noe at 937-2038, Ext. 124.
This article appears in Nov 10-17, 2011.
