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ST. ANTHONY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MLB ACTION TEAM
The MLB Action Team has become a very important part of the leadership program on the campus.
The Major League Baseball Trust and Volunteers of America is an organization of major league baseball players that have come together to encourage students across the nation to be aware of the need for compassion for the elderly, poor, children and those devastated by acts of nature. St. Anthony Junior-Senior High was invited to be a part of this nationwide organization by Shane Victorino, of the Philadelphia Phillies and a member of SAS Class of 1999. St. Anthony was a pilot school for the program because it was the only school that did not have a major league baseball team in the area. In the past three years, St. Anthony has been named the “the Action Team of the Month” twice; and Michela Moe, Class of 2010 was named the ‘ACTION TEAM CAPTAIN OF THE MONTH’. There are now over 150 schools nationwide participating. It is an awesome feat that the St. Anthony Action Team was named the Action Team of the Month twice. St. Anthony has the only ACTION TEAM in the State of Hawaii.
St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School has always been community service oriented. We require each class grades 7-12 to complete a certain number of volunteer hours in order to graduate. However, since joining and having our students hear what other schools across the nation are doing to help those less fortunate, our Student Council (with all Action team members being a part of the student council group) have geared every activity planned with a community service project. We have students on our Action Teams from grades 8 to 12 as Action Team Captains. Our older Action Teamers are the guides for the younger ones, encouraging them and assisting them on the way. On a monthly basis, the Student Activities office receives flyers/emails/letters from non-profits on Maui (totaling over 150) with requests for help at their special fundraisers and events. These are announced at morning ceremonies, and it never fails to have an Action Team Captain come forward to complete the forms and participate. The Action Team Captains are not only serving the community but building character that will take them a long way in their lives. The Action Team members are going out into the community without being asked to participate. These acts of service are in addition to the Action Team projects that we have during the year. Although, we have only Ten Action Team Captains, our entire student body has become a part of the Action Team mission.
Our Student Council and Action Team Captains work as a unit in planning and facilitating volunteer projects throughout the school year. Last year, in addition to our awesome “Senior Ball”—an event planned and facilitated by the Action Team for the residents at Hale Makua (Senior Center), they raised over 800 pounds of food for the poor during our Spirit Week activities, and raised over $7,000 for the American Cancer Society Youth Relay for Life (108 of our students participated, with a student body of 184)—each Action Team Captain had a team of 10-15 walkers). One of the Homecoming Activities was a kick-off for the Relay for Life that was held the following week. In 2008-2009 during the Homecoming Activities the students brought in over one ton of food for the poor with a canned goods castle building contest. The St. Anthony students have received accolades from Hale Kau Kau (a hot-meals food distribution center) for their continued participation in feeding the poor. We recently (October 2009) went through a WASC accreditation process (they met with our Student Council and Action Teams), and the WASC visitors commended our students for their involvement in community service (the first time for students to receive a written commendation from WASC).
The Action Team lead a collection at the school and donated over 100 pairs of “slippers” (flip-flops) to the poor before Christmas break, and collected food, gifts and toiletries for five needy families. Last semester they also put together three (3) teams and participated in the “Feed My Sheep” event, bringing in food and funds for those hungry on Maui.
To end the year, the students were asked to bring in new and/or gently used stuffed animals for the Children’s Hospital on Oahu (Michela Moe, Action Team Captain, Vice President of MDSCO (Maui District Student Council Organization AND reigning Miss Maui 2010, brought the idea to MDSCO and they accepted the challenge). All the schools on Maui—public and private—participated! Michela personally saw to the delivery of the stuffed animals.
The St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School Student Council/Action Teams have geared the majority of their activities towards social justice with the thought of assisting those less fortunate, or in need of friendship, etc. What a blessing to be able to see the students’ growth in compassion and awareness of the “real world” around them.
The MLB Players Trust also awards scholarship to ACTION TEAM CAPTAINS going on to higher education. 2009-2010 two our students, Michela Moe and Charlene Pacubas both received $1,500.
There were 250 students from 146 high schools eligible for the scholarships. 27 were awarded with 2 of them going to St. Anthony students! Congratulations Michela and Charlene!
PRESS RELEASE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS
04/22/2010 11:22 AM ET
NEW YORK -- Major League baseball players will award $1,500 college scholarships to 27 outstanding high school students in recognition of their dedication to community service and tireless efforts to encourage others to get involved with causes they believe in, it was announced today by the Major League Baseball Players Trust. Each scholarship recipient is a member of the Action Team® national youth volunteer program created and administered by the Major League Baseball Players Trust and Volunteers of America. Scholarship awards are based on the volunteer activities, academic achievements and leadership skills of high school students serving as Action Team Captains -- those students responsible for planning and organizing Action Team-related volunteer activities and encouraging their peers to heed the call to get involved. This school year, more than 50 Major Leaguers and 250 Action Team Captains in 146 high schools across the country are working together to inspire and train the next generation of volunteers. “On behalf of all Major Leaguers, it’s an honor to recognize the dedication and passion for community service that Action Team Captains demonstrate throughout the school year,” said Colorado Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs, an Action Team player and member of the scholarship review committee. “Having worked closely with Action Team Captains in Denver, I’m amazed at how committed these young people are to helping people in need. They prove that you don’t have to be a celebrity to make a difference in the lives of others, and their actions are leading hundreds of their peers to support causes they believe in.” The Action Team has expanded its reach every year since its launch in 2003. To date, Action Teams of high school students and Major Leaguers have inspired more than 25,000 students to serve over 100,000 people in need. There are Action Teams in 30 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, and each month the Action Team Captains participate in a conference call hosted by legendary broadcaster George Grande that features a Major Leaguer and an “Action Team High School of the Month.” An Action Team, school-based curriculum developed by the Players Trust, in partnership with The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition, carries the message of volunteerism and teaches valuable community service skills to 700,000 high school students in more than 5,000 classrooms across the United States. Action Team applications and additional information can be received by sending a request to ActionTeam@mlbpa.org. To view a brief Action Team video, please visit the Players Trust channel on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/MLBPlayersTrust Receiving scholarships from the Major League Baseball Players Trust are: |
