Golden Eagle Outreach

Golden Eagle Outreach

Project Theme: Student Belonging
Years in Existence: 2
Target Audience and Location: Freshman at Central High School in Aberdeen, South Dakota
Mission: To cultivate student belonging by promoting team-building activities and service opportunities that help them learn about and connect with their community.

Project Description: Founding Scholar Breanna Wollman and educator Kerry Konda, both active members of their school community, noticed that incoming high school students were struggling with finding a sense of belonging at school after returning to in-person learning after the pandemic. In response, they quickly organized a team to focus on building connections between first-year students in their “super study” classes, offering relationship-building activities and community service opportunities. This year’s student leaders, Mya Hientzman and Pasily LaFave, are continuing the tradition of connecting with freshman high school students as they begin high school to create community through club involvement and community service. The two of them are most proud that “more students joined clubs, and 11 of our student-run clubs did a community outreach and service project.”