Weekend School Foundation Club
Weekend School Foundation has taken the initiative to create a club at:
By doing this, we have given high school kids an opportunity to be global citizens, claim service hours, and help for the greater good.
Club Officers
Akshad Jha, President of WSF Club
Akshad Jha is a junior at Dripping Springs High School. He is one of the founding members of the Weekend School Foundation Club and the website builder for the official Weekend School Foundation. Akshad is also a National Honor Society member. In his free time, Akshad trains to be a boxer, rides motorcycles, and plays a classical Indian instrument called the veena.
Sofia Vences, Secretary of WSF Club
Sofia Vences is a junior at Dripping Springs High School. She is also part of the DSHS cross country team and the National Honor Society. Sofia is one of the founding members of the Weekend School Foundation Club. In her free time, she likes to run, study, and explore new areas.
Ryan Schindler, Vice President of WSF Club
Ryan Schindler is a junior at Dripping Springs High School. He runs on the DSHS cross country team and is part of the National Honor Society. Ryan is one of the founding members of the Weekend School Foundation Club. In his free time, Ryan likes to lift weights, run, and eat good food.
Wes Anderson, Treasurer of WSF Club
Wes Anderson is a sophomore at Dripping Springs High School. He runs on the DSHS cross country team, and plays on the tennis team. He is one of the founding members of the Weekend School Foundation Club. In his free time, Wes makes sure to stay on top of his grades, and has fun by running with the cross country team on the weekends.
What We Do
The Weekend School Foundation Club at Dripping Springs High School is currently working on many projects to help better the rural village.
Project #1: TRCC Project
While most of us have access to trash collecting systems who collect are trash and dump it away for us. This keeps our house, and area clean. But when it comes to a rural village in India that does not have access to these systems, this is what we end up with:
The club members have developed a project to help fix this problem. We call it the TRCC project; Teach, Recycle, Compact, Compost. Read more in detail with this PDF.
Project #2:
Tuberculosis Testing Camp
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs, but can also affect other of the body. spreads through the air when an infected person coughs sneezes.
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On July 10th, 2024, Club President Akshad Jha, organized and conducted a tuberculosis testing camp.
Utilizing the research done by the Weekend School Foundation Club, a medical screening and testing camp was set up by WSF and the Banka District.
Utilizing the research done by the Weekend School Foundation Club, a medical screening and testing camp was set up by WSF and the Banka District Magistrate, Mr. Anshul Kumar
A total of 204 villagers attended the camp and were checked for HIV, CBC, blood chemistry, kidney disease, basic medical screening, and most importantly, tuberculosis.
Many villagers saw this camp as a beacon of hope. They could express their problems, and the doctor would give them a solution. All the villagers received prescription medications or refferals to specialty offices.
Project #3: The Toilet
Join Us
To join our club, please click on the Google Form link.
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Please use your SCHOOL EMAIL to complete the form.
Join us, and let us build a better world. Together.
