North Oaks Welcomes 46 Teens as Junior Volunteers for the Summer

On June 3, North Oaks welcomed 46 teens to orientation for the health system's Junior Volunteer summer program.

This year’s junior volunteers represent 19 Louisiana high schools and five parishes—East Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Livingston, Tangipahoa and St. Tammany parishes. Junior volunteers also represent two homeschool programs and one Texas high school in Sugar Land.

“Our summer program offers teens, ages 14 to 17, a unique opportunity for community service where they work as a team, learn new skills and can get ideas for their future career paths,” explains North Oaks Volunteer Services Manager Malissa Gonzalez.

The 7-week volunteer program will run from June 9 to July 25.

The junior volunteers are pictured above from left: (first row) Nollie George, Mandeville High School; Nevaeh Pierre, Hammond High Magnet School; Emma Huddleston, Mandeville High School; Ivy Roberts, Jewel Sumner High School; Taylor Boyd, Ponchatoula High School; Chloe Winn, Springfield High School; Hallie Hendry, Oak Forest Academy; Nora Faulk, St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic High School; and Tianna Miller, Ponchatoula High School; (second row) Kate Dentro, Denham Springs High School; Kaylee McCain, Jewel Sumner High School; Lexi Childress and Riley Falcon, Ponchatoula High School; Ma’Kyra Dykes, Dulles High School; Lily Morse, Ponchatoula High School; Emma Denneau, St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic High School; Rylie Jarreau, Ponchatoula High School; (third row) Autumn Lloyd, Denham Springs High School; Regina Adu, Hammond High Magnet School; Dillon Gosserand, Catholic High School; Shyanne Broxton, Ponchatoula High School; Payton Brown, University View; Haley Caballero, Ponchatoula High School; Alyssa Bonaventure (homeschooled); (fourth row) Giada Gaudet, Hammond High Magnet School; Emma Thornton, Springfield High School; Isabella Spitale, Oak Forest Academy; Kaitlyn Baham, Doyle High School; Celia Michel, Ponchatoula High School; (fifth row) Noah Morgan, St. Thomas More High School; Patrick Winn, Springfield High School; Noah Spitale, Oak Forest Academy; Elijah Williamson, Archbishop Hannan High School; Paul Kreamer, University View; Cade Vampran, Live Oak High School; and Nick Stan, Fontainbleau High School. Not pictured are Levi Johnson, Hammond High Magnet School; Peyton Lashua, Walker High School; Amelia McKinney, Hammond High Magnet School; Hailey Williams, Ponchatoula High School; Maxx Klein, Albany High School; Gresly Flores, Ponchatoula High School; Madison Capadona, Loranger High School; Jeanne LaCour and Macie Mott, St. Scholastica Academy; and Kate Fournier, Denham Springs High School.

For more information on volunteer opportunities for teens, students and adults, call North Oaks Volunteer Services at (985) 230-6811.