Students in the Eastbrook Middle School Y Club work to clean their campus. Pictured from left to right are, standing, Kaneyra Ramos, Jocelyn Ortiz, Chyanne Rosas, Alexandra Chavez, Cassidy Lambert, Hannah Simpson, Wendy Padilla, Stephanie Alfaro, Daisy Ramirez, Alyssa Andrade, Siearra Bartlett, Jesenia Nieto, Vanessa Alfaro, Adriana Lopez, Daisy Lopez, Alexis Ramirez, and Gabriela Ortiz. Kneeling, Isabel Lopez, Itzell Daniel, Bianca Sandoval, Lisa Martinez. Seated in front are, from left, students Judith Canales, Annette Lopez, Rachelle Trejo-Acosta.
Members of the Y Club at Eastbrook Middle School have been working hard this year to make a difference in their school and community. Club members began the year with a commitment to pay their membership dues, which allows the club to be affiliated with and participate in the State YMCA Y Clubs of Georgia.
Nineteen student members traveled last month from Eastbrook to Cartersville Middle School for the District Rally where they joined other middle and high school clubs to learn what it means to be a servant leader. Training was designed to be fun using songs, skits, and challenging activities.
So far, Eastbrook’s club projects have included picking up trash on school grounds, providing school custodians with treat bags and notes of appreciation, making wrist ties for every student in honor of 9/11 Remembrance Day, and providing childcare for the Sharing is Caring Christmas program. Club members are planning to attend a Youth in Government conference in February and will continue working on monthly service projects to improve their community.