Project 18: Political Action

Being involved with Project 18 has impacted both the high school and the community throughout the last year. Project 18 also known as Political Action in which students volunteer for the community as well as candidates during the upcoming elections. I have volunteer to help numerous candidates in many ways such as door knockings and setting up signs. Our school annually has a THON that I have attended and been a part of to positively affect the high school as well as numerous foundations. When elections come around I have went around with fellow classmates to get people who are 18 or will be before the election to register to vote. Helping people register gets the communities numbers of voters up, in a time where numbers are down. Drugs are
a huge epidemic in Westmoreland County in Project 18, my peers and I have a drug forum to make students and families aware of the issues and how to resolve the issue as a whole. This year many candidates have children in the class, I have helped students of the candidates throughout the class, by helping their parents campaign. Through Project 18, I have helped the high school by becoming more of a leader, and stepping up when needed.