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AUBURN — St. Dominic School seventh-graders made blankets for dogs and cats at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society in a project to celebrate faith, excellence and kindness.
“Every year, these activities are part of the reason I love working at St. Dom’s and some of my fondest memories with my students,” said Jamie Ouellette, a seventh-grade teacher.
Staff and students alike renew a commitment each day to celebrate faith, academic excellence and kindness. A tradition that has provided a special pride for current and past students, including this year’s seventh graders.
“We discussed how we can be kind to ourselves, to our family, our school community, and our local community,” Ouellette said. “The students generated a list of ideas for each category and then we voted on which one they would like to do first.”
The winner was making blankets for the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society in Lewiston. “I was given measurements for a typical cat and a typical dog at the shelter,” said Ouellette.
Parents stepped in to support the initiative, donating enough fleece for the students to make over 40 blankets for the shelter.
“The students used a pattern to cut out the corners and all the ties themselves. They helped each other to finish all the tying,” said Ouellette.
Now, dogs and kitties will rest comfortably in the present as they await forever homes.
It is one of many ambitious and heartwarming service projects the students at St. Dom’s will complete this year, school officials said.
“I have learned that the successful projects are ones that the students have had some say in the planning and can take on ownership,” said Ouellette.
The next benevolent project for the seventh-graders will be creating instructional videos to help parents and younger children navigate through Google Classroom.
