International Baccalaureate Students "Adopt-a-Highway" Along Colfax

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The next time you notice a clean section of road while driving along East Colfax Ave. near Tower Rd., look closely for the nearest Adopt-a-Highway sign. International Baccaulaureate students from Hinkley High School have committed to keeping a two-mile stretch of its 26 tidy.

As part of their community service component, students in the International Baccalaureate program have decided to adopt a section of the longest commercial street in the United States. They hope that keeping their two miles of pavement and shoulder clean will inspire others to do the same. They visit the site three to four times a year to keep it free of debris.


	"Cleaning up along Colfax is fun, and it's opened my eyes to really see how much trash is out there." - Samantha Lien International Baccalaureate sophomore

Along with rigorous academics and a world-wide focus, volunteerism is a major requirement of the International Baccalaureate program. Community service permeates all that they do.

International Baccalaureate students from Hinkley H.S. take a break after their first Adopt-a-Highway cleanup along Colfax Ave.


	"The volunteer work they are doing along Colfax is just one of the more visible ways that students in the IB program are learning about the importance of community service." - Jan Lotter International Baccalaureate coordinator

For more information on the APS International Baccalaureate program, visit www.aps.k12.co.us/alternatives/ib.html.

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