On Oct. 6, 11 students received the Bronze Level Presidents Volunteer Service Award for their hours of community service.

The Presidents Award recognizes US citizens that have completed a specified number of community service hours over a 12 month period. The 11 students  include Alanisse Bernal, Lindsey Rau, Shivani Lalloo, Nick Vandenbossche, Chase Williams, Connor Sauer, Jordan Francis, Fernando Tomayo- Jimenez, Thomas Watson, Grant Cook and Josh Prim, who finished 100-174 hours of community service. With the award the students received a congratulatory letter from President Obama and a personalized certificate.

“I feel proud of myself for completing over 100 hours because I like volunteering and helping the community and just giving back to people,” junior Lindsey Rau said.

These students participate in the Champion Area Teens Service Society (CATSS), a Champions area based organization. The organization provides teenagers living in the Champions area with volunteering opportunities

“[CATSS] were the ones who gave me all the volunteer projects,” sophomore Fernando Tamayo Jimenez said. “They led me and gave me opportunities to get all my hours.”