Central High

VOLUNTEERISM

Although community service hours are not required for graduation, we encourage all students to find a way to engage in their community and serve others.  This list of opportunities is not inclusive, but provides examples of things Central High students have engaged with in the past.

• Parkway Central - Project Help 
• St. Louis County Library
• Jewish Community Center
• Friends of Kids with Cancer
• Ready Readers
• Loaves & Fishes
• St. Louis Area Foodbank
• Artists First
• TASK (Team Activities for Special Kids)
• KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) St. Louis
• Great Rivers Greenway
• Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition
• Butterfly House
• Humane Society of Missouri
• Missouri House Rabbit Society of St. Louis
• St. Louis County Pet Adoption Center
• Animal Protective Association
• Zoo ALIVE Teen Volunteer Program
• Zoo Teen Summer Program
• The Moog Center for Deaf Education - summer volunteers needed (contact lfales@moogcenter.org)
• Local Medical Path Opportunities
• United Way
• Volunteen Nation
• Volunteer Match
• Volunteer Crowd - create a free account to search for opportunities

ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Students are often looking for experiences which will promote academic and/or personal growth.  Here are some examples of opportunities or resources available to find the best fit for your needs:

• Local Medical Path Opportunities
• UMSL Bridge Summer Academy
• Express Scripts Saturday Academy
• BESt Healthcare Institute Summer Program
• Xploration Healthcare Summer Program (ages 11-15)
• Healthcare Camp - SoutheastHEALTH (rising 10th-12th)
• Wash U - High School Summer Scholars Program
• Check out the PCHS Science page for a list of summer opportunities
• Lumiere Education - Research Scholars Program
• TeenLife - website to explore summer and gap year programs