Cemetery cleaned by Gwen Lizarraga students

While the Belize City Council takes back control of the dumpsite today, last Friday some Gwen Lizarraga High School students decided to take control and clean up another area along the Western Highway—the Lord Ridge Cemetery. According to their teacher, Holland Marin, removing trash from the burial ground is a part of their community service program.

Holland Marin, Teacher, Gwen Liz. High
“Each year the students, in order for them to be eligible to graduate, they must complete a certain amount of service hours. However, what they have done this year is to start it at the first form level and each class is expected to complete fifteen service hours. Our class was granted a half day because we came in second for sports day and instead of just taking the time and doing nothing, my class and I decided that we were going to use this half hour to clean the community. This area, this is where most of them have to pass on a daily basis and they said you know, when we pass it really looks dirty. So we wanna get it cleaned so.”

Jose Sanchez
“And it is a cemetery also.”

Holland Marin
“It should be, but it’s not. So we took the initiative to come out and try to get it clean.”

Oradeen Flores, Student
“I feel good because yoh have lot ah people weh like litter round and di cause land pollutions.”

Shakera Myvett, Student
“I feel good cause I di serve di community, like di burying ground because people pollute di area.”

Amelia Vansen, Student
“Because people come and bury their loved ones and I think that it’s supposed to be clean.”