Onekama Elementary Students are Serving Their Community While They Learn

"I learned children's hands can make a difference." ... Tyler

• Cleaning the Beach 2005
• Beach Sweep 2004
• Cleaning in 2003
• Mrs. Catanese: Team 2002
• Mrs. Goins: Team 2002 / Weighing / Graphing / Poetry
• Mrs. Catanese's Team 2001
• Mrs. Goins' Team 2001
• Third Grade Team 2000

We're helping people because we and they don't want a dirty beach. We used gloves to pick up the trash. ...Nathalie

We had a lot of supplies we had garbage bags, gloves, and a clip board, a data card to count the trash. We cleaned up the beach for the common good. For the earth, for the animals, for the water for everything in the world. It was very fun cleaning the beach. ...Dylan

We should persuade other people to use there time, talent and treasure for the common good. It makes the lake beach safe for all animals, plandts, and people. It cleans lakes rivers and oceans. It brings vacationers. BE STEWERDS OF THE ERTH. ...Nathalie