Community Service Day

Being in the Honors Program at Saint Leo is great – most of the time. Today was Community Service Day, and I went to the Florida National Cemetery and stained a bridge. It was fun, but not exactly my idea of spending Veterans’ Day. Back in high school, we had the day off, and I would normally spend the day doing absolutely nothing. I’m glad that Saint Leo has a policy that all freshmen in SLU100 are required to participate in community service. If it weren’t for this policy, I would’ve spent the day doing something that probably didn’t benefit my community, but thanks to this policy, I spent a day in a new place that I may never have been to otherwise.

The Honors Program is great though. I’m in HON150 with Professor Anderson, and it’s a great class. The main thing is keeping up with the reading, and writing about what you read. You can’t summarize, so it really makes you think about what you’re reading. The Peer Teaching grade is a huge part of the class; it’s based on how often you contribute to the discussion in class. If you keep up with the reading, the class can be really fun. Many days we spent the first half of the class discussing current events, like the elections this year. It’s definitely worth the extra effort you put in. If you’re wondering about becoming a part of the Honors Program, try it.

Florida National Cemetery