2005 Student Community Service Award Honorees

Faina Dunovich      Randolph Jackson       Bill Schenk

We recognize these three students for their outstanding contributions to the community through their service activities. These Abington High School seniors exemplify the very best in dedication to serving our community. Many have greatly benefited from the hours spent by these students helping others. There is no doubt that these fine young people will continue their efforts in adult life and be responsible and productive citizens. We applaud their time and dedication to helping others and wish them continued success in the future.

Faina is a thoughtful, competent, bright, and enthusiastic student leader who is able to focus on local as well as global projects. As a recipient of the Congressional Award, Faina set goals in voluntary public service, physical fitness, and personal development and learned about responsibility, trust, and organization. Besides working two part-time jobs, some of her hundreds of hours of community service have been for FADD (Friends Against Alcohol and Drugs), the American Red Cross, and for VOSH (Voluntary Optometric Services), collecting eyeglasses that will be recycled and personally delivered to impoverished villages in Guatemala on April 22, 2005.

Randy’s outstanding commitment to community service has culminated in various local, state and government awards and recognition ceremonies. Randy received the Pennsylvania Governor’s Citizen Crime Prevention Award this past fall for five years of contributing his time and talent to the Abington Police Department and the Abington Police Athletic League. Randy is most proud of his time coaching the PAL basketball team at Willow Hill. He has been master of ceremony for the CPYA Rock-a-thon, participated in the 24-Hour Relay Challenge, and is a four year member of Abington High School Marching Band. Randy is an Eagle Scout candidate and a member of the Abington Senior High School Key Club. He has also spent many hours playing the roles of police mascot “McGruff” and D.A.R.E.’s lion “Daren.”

Bill approaches challenges with enthusiasm, whether they are in school or in the community. Besides working several days a week, Bill is a member of the McKinley Fire Company and believes there is “nothing more rewarding or more fulfilling than firefighting.” He has developed a passion that has led him to become certified in Firefighting I, CPR/First Aid, and Hazmat Awareness. These certifications have led him to numerous other courses as well as hundreds of hours of service to our community. This fall, Bill hopes to pursue a very specialized Fire Protection Engineering program, in college.

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