Students help rebuild a West Virginia mountain town

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  • Bay High Student Council members teamed up with AmeriCorps volunteers to load drywall pieces into new construction in Rainelle, WV. Over the next two years, Appalachia Service Project plans to build 50 new homes for displaced families. Photo by Anne Kerka

  • A trailer in Rainelle, West Virginia, is decorated for Christmas. Photo by Anne Kerka

  • Bay High students Patricia Vanderkarr, Helen Priemer, Amanda Cusimano, Mari Vanderkarr, (adult leader) Mollie Vanderkarr, Chris Gepperth, Nick Pochateck and Jacob Grossman worked in 35-degree temps while insulating a trailer home. Photo by Anne Kerka

  • Bay High Student Council members (front row, L-R) Eddie Papp, Megan Guinter, Sara Sirignano, Megan Huntington and (back row, L-R) Grace Linehan, Delaney McDonald, Meredith Garrity and Matthew Hyland insulated the home of John Wyatt (also pictured, back row, center) in West Virginia the first weekend of December. Photo by Rob Grossman

  • Adult leader Mollie Vanderkarr and Bay High freshman Jacob Grossman insulate underneath a trailer that was relocated after the flood in June. Photo by Anne Kerka

  • A Christmas tree ushers in the holidays at Appalachia Service Project’s Rainelle Center. The Center houses volunteer living quarters and also serves as a storage facility for tools and supplies. Photo by Anne Kerka

  • Bay High Student Council member Matthew Hyland helps insulate the inside walls of a home devastated by the flood in downtown Rainelle. The homeowner spoke to the Bay High group about the history of Greenbrier County and the floods that tore apart the community last June. Photo by Rob Grossman

  • Bay High Student Council advisor Rob Grossman talks with students while others complete homework at the ASP Volunteer Center in Rainelle, WV. The group participated in the ASP "Rebuild Rainelle" program the first weekend in December. Photo by Anne Kerka

  • Bay High senior Chris Gepperth and freshman Nick Pochateck paint walls in a home under renovation in Rainelle, WV. Photo by Anne Kerka

  • Bay High freshman Nick Pochateck gears up to paint ceilings in a home under renovation in Rainelle, WV. Photo by Anne Kerka

  • Bay High freshman Jacob Grossman primes interior walls in a home in Rainelle, WV. Photo by Anne Kerka

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