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Nicholle Gerde, right, and her Aunt Kari prepare for a bike ride while volunteering in Haiti. Gerde is a senior at Baker High School who participated in Project Leogane in Haiti.
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Nicholle Gerde is a senior at Baker High School who enjoys traveling. About a year ago, the 17-year-old went to New Orleans. In November, she journeyed to Haiti. However, her trips are not your typical getaways. This teen travels to help others and she has come away with some valuable experiences. “I went to New Orleans with some people from my church to help with the Hurricane Katrina efforts,� she said. “I feel that a lot of people are so caught up in their own lives that they don’t take the chance to help others around them. I also love to travel and [Haiti] was just an amazing opportunity for me. It’s really helped me figure out a little better what I want to do in the future.� Nicholle flew to Haiti Nov. 11 as a volunteer with All Hands, a United States based, volunteer-driven, notfor-profit organization. There, she participated with the organization’s Project Leogane. Project Leogane aims to rebuild the coastal town of Leogane, which was almost completely destroyed after a devastating earthquake struck the region Jan. 12, 2010. Approximately 30,000 people lost their lives in the natural disaster, and most of the remaining population of 180,000 currently lives in tent camps or on the street See Haiti, page 9
The following is an excerpt from Nicholle’s aunt Kari’s blog (karigoestohaiti.blogspot. com) about her experiences as a volunteer in Haiti: “Signed up for orphanage work. It’s a no photo zone. Good thing‌just makes you want to cry. 38 children being taken care of by maybe 5 people. No diapers, no running water, no toilets. Barely any food. All Hands provides support to just play and be with these attention-starved children. Got there around 8:30 and most were in pretty good moods. Around 10 you could tell they were all hungry, crying. Slowly the plated food came out‌a sort of rice mush with salt and powdered vitamins added. So hungry. Tiny infants, not walking and toddlers eating a huge plate that may be equivalent to maybe 5 baby food jars. The older children are patient, standing by. They know they are next. They also eat any leftovers from the young ones. I’m not sure when/if there will be another meal today. Some of the volunteers have prepared lesson plans. Basic shapes the subject. Much singing. I brought out chalk and helped them draw on the cement.â€?
Extra! Extra! Before the December holiday break, Baker High School launched a new school newspaper, The Bakery. The paper’s catchy motto, “News fresh out of the oven,� is a promise to readers that the news will be current and on trend with what’s happening at the high school. The inaugural edition featured information on a gamut of topics, including the district’s 2011-12 budget, music and arts, current events, and an advice column. The paper is student-created and student-directed. “It’s important to have a forum in the school for students,� said Editor-in-Chief Hannah Onderdonk, a junior. The paper focuses on information students want to know and need to know, she said. Onderdonk wanted to take a journalism class at the high school, but none are offered. When she realized that there were several other students interested in journalism and in starting a school newspaper, she approached Principal Joseph DeBarbieri about starting one. He said the school hasn’t had a student paper in about 13 years due to lack of student interest. Besides Onderdonk, the paper has two other student editors, Lauren Micale and Matthew Noll, who work under the direction of advisors Joanne Keim, a chemistry teacher, and Robert Dice, a teaching assistant in the school library. Onderdonk said about 12 students attend regular newspaper meetings and are contributing their time and talent in some way to the paper, including writing, graphics and layout. “After the first issue, we picked up a sports editor and a college and life editor,� she said. Onderdonk expects more students to jump on board as they continue See Newspaper, page 6
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