Seventh graders at Robert Frost participated in a community service project during the month of December, baking dozens of cookies for donation to the Mercy Inn Outreach Center in Wyandanch.

“Service learning experiences like this teach teens to look beyond themselves and understand the positive role they can play in their local community,” said family and consumer science teacher Paula Behrens, who guided the baking project with fellow teacher Cindy Adriaenessens.