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Teaching community involvement

Above, freshman Sheief Gaber (left)
and senior Annabelle De St. Maurice
pull weeds at Hamilton Elementary
School Aug. 31 during the fourth
annual Service First, an initiative
that introduces students to community
service. More than 1,000 students
attended the event, helping to
clean, update and renovate eight
St. Louis public schools and two
University City schools. Projects
ranged from painting to decorating
bulletin boards to gardening.
Meanwhile, below, seniors Derek
Lonse and Kate Kelly take a break
from painting the playground at
Washington Montessori School to
paint each other's faces.

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