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To he a joy-bearer and a joy-giver
      says everything; it means that one is faithfully
       living for G od and that nothing else counts,
       and if one gives joy to others we are doing

                                                                                            Jhe Junior High
                        God's work.  With joy
                                                                                            een participating
                  without and within, all is well.
                                                                                              in Miami-Dade
                       -Janet Erskine Stuart, RSCJ
                                                                                            s annual Coastal
                                             Yggdrasill  1998
                                                                                        Cleanup since  1992.
                                                                                    The school's participation
                                                                                   is organized by the Junior
                                                                               Nigh  Ecology Club which also
                                                                                  began the same year under
                                                                                   the direction o f Mrs. Irmina
                                                                                Rodriguez.  Each year, student
                                                                                volunteers visit one o f several
                                                                              designated beach-side locations
                                                                            for a day o f cleaning up. Not only
                                                                                does the program tidy up our
                                                                              beaches, but it raises awareness
                                                                                  in the community about the
                                                                                 importance o f recycling and
                                                                                  disposing o f trash properly,
                                                                                      while a clean beach is
                                                                                   aesthetically pleasing, the
                                                                                   most important part o f the
                                                                                     project is the protection
                                                                                 L         o f wild life within
    I hroughout the year, the Junior High participates in fundraisers and drives to benefit
   several local communities including: Jackson Memorial Hospital, Coconut Grove Cares      coastal habitats.
   and Thelma Gibson House.
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