Vianney Community Joins Forces for Day of Service

A Day of Service on Tuesday, May 14th at sites around St. Louis, including in the City of Kirkwood, will bring St. John Vianney's freshmen, sophomores, teachers, staff and alumni together to make our community a better place. In all, 343 students will be working in service projects around St. Louis on Tuesday.

A large contingent of Vianney students and teachers will spend their day on Tuesday, may 14th, helping to beautify local municipal parks in the City of Kirkwood. Another large group of workers will descend upon the Washington Park Cemetery in Berkely, Mo, by Lambert-St. Louis Airport. There, they will work on landscaping the cemetery, which has been the center of revitalization efforts for the past several years, according to Sean Scanlon, a Vianney teacher who is helping coordinate the Service Day effort.

For the past four years, Vianney has enlisted its Freshmen, Sophomores, Staff, Teachers, Parents and Alumni to participate in this Day of Service. Students report to school for a prayer service, then go to service sites around the area. Vianney seniors have completed their studies for the year and will graduate on Saturday, May 18th. The juniors are working on individual service projects throughout the remainder of the school year. The Day of Service for the younger classes was a natural fit, and the school provides transportation service to service sites. 

About 100 students will work on landscaping projects in Kirkwood parks, and another 35 students will go to Covenent House. Other work sites include the St. Louis Area Foodbank, the CFNA Peace Center, the Howard Head Start program, and the Magnolia Head Start program.

"Vianney is committed to the Marianist goal of educating for service, justice, and

peace. We'll be taking a hands-on approach to achieving that goal as we tackle

our 4th Annual Service Day," said Dr. Tim Dilg, Vianney's principal. 

St. John Vianney High School is a Catholic, Marianist school serving boys in grades 9-12. The mission of Vianney High School is dedicated to forming young men for spiritual, academic and personal excellence. The school is located in Kirkwood, MO, and has an enrollment of about 650 young men. Vianney earned a Top 50 ranking among Catholic high schools in the nation for the quality of its academic program, as designated by the Cardinal Newman Society. Learn more about our Top 50 ranking at vianney.com/top50. Learn more about Vianney by following us on Twitter @vianneygriffins or on our school web site at vianney.com.