In Jamie Melos’ class at Merton Williams Middle School, one good deed deserves another. The students recently volunteered their time to do projects around Bernard’s Grove restaurant in Greece. The class pitched in to fold napkins, organize the attic storage space and get cardboard ready for recycling in the garage. The projects were the students’ way of thanking the restaurant owners, Tom and Shannon Bernard, for donating nearly $600 for their classroom activities and field trips. The connection between the class and the restaurant is thanks to Claire Drexler, who co-teaches the Health Essential class with Melos and also works as a server at the restaurant. Students also had the opportunity to learn about various restaurant jobs and see how a restaurant operates. Shown are (l-r): Front – Sarab Alsafadi, Logan Kibby, Micah Reem, Mike Pratt, Teacher Jamie Melos, Teaching Assistant Lora Leo; back – Teacher Claire Drexler, Brendan Ryan, Shannon Bernard, Johnny Bosak, Tyler Willoughby, Caleb Casey, Robbie Denk, Nathanael Wilkins and Tom Bernard.
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