You're just a fool if you think you can change the world.

The above quote is from the song Change by Carrie Underwood. Many of you may ask, fishy89, why do you need to use a Carrie Underwood quote? Well, plain and simple, that quote defines my service trip to Harrisburg which came to a conclusion on Friday night. My fellow classmates and I were tasked with going to the Nativity School in Harrisburg to teach their students and to assist their teachers with presenting material in a fashion conducive to learning. (I love when I try to use big words!)

The Nativity School (http://www.nativityharrisburg.org/) is a non-denominational, faith based middle school for students who come from poverty. Part of its mission is to help break these boys from the poverty cycle that has developed in urban Harrisburg. Many students were from horrible backgrounds and really do prove that your environment will affect you, no matter how "good" or "bad" your parents may be. For instance, one of my students, an eighth grader named Tony, has a parole office because his brother is one of the chief drug dealers in the city.

While my eighth graders are kept in a fantastic environment at Nativity, the question becomes what happens after? There are good options for the students if they apply themselves - the school preaches student accountability. One option is the Milton Hershey school, a boarding school and escape from poverty to say the least (http://www.mhs-pa.org/). Please check out that website. Please buy Hershey chocolate products because profits from the company go to the school. It will really help a lot of people out.