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Character is really an action word at

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North Star Academy.

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Our character philosophy is one that we serve one another.

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And that is something that we don't teach in a curriculum.

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It's something that we show students how to do.

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It's through those experiences

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that they understand

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what it is to become a good citizen.

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It doesn't matter if no one notices

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if you're a hero or not.

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It's just better to help people and be

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looked at as North Star students.

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So there's lots of reasons people come to us for help.

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So what is the kind of help we give them?

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We have a food bank which is where you're going to

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be volunteering today.

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Happy to be able to serve others and know 

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that I'm helping others while also helping myself.

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We just get a warm feeling inside.

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I get to help people that

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are less fortunate.

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I'm washing the windows right now

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 because we're doing a service learning project

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for our school.

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Today I guess is about

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volunteering - about really showing

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the community that there is a need

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specifically a need to serve those who were hungry.

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Everyone has to be fed so why not help feed them.

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It makes me sad that they're homeless but 

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it also makes me happy to help because

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 we can give them a chance to have food.

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So welcome to Rosie's Ranch.

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We provide horseback riding therapy

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for kids with special needs and

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kids without special needs 

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so they're always blended together.

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Pull the sand away from the wall

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and pull it back out into the arena.

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It gives us a chance to show off the character

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 we have at our school because we do have a lot. 

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You guys are really important. 

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Thank you again for being here. 

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They're putting themselves out there in that new situation

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and so they're learning skills

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and they're also seeing how many opportunities there are out

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in our community that they might not

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realized. So my hope is that may be there

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inspired to come out and do some of these service opportunities

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on their own. 

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This is who we are at North Star.

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This is who we are at North Star.

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This is who we are at North Star.

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