05/20/2026
What a fantastic day of community spirit, teamwork, and hometown pride!
Today, students from Strasburg High School traded their desks for trash bags and spent the day giving back to the community through a volunteer clean-up organized by Principal Melissa Foltz. Students worked throughout Town, helping to clean up along the Riverwalk, the Town Park, Little League fields, the Town Run, and Hometown Park.
They were joined by teachers, Town staff, Strasburg Police Department, Shenandoah County Dept of Fire and Rescue, and Councilmen Carter and Price, who all rolled up their sleeves and jumped right in. In fact, some of the firefighters and students literally jumped right inโฆ in the water. Safe to say a few shoes may still be drying out tonight.
From picking up litter to sharing laughs along the way, the day was filled with hard work, learning experiences, and plenty of memories. It turns out community service goes a lot faster when you have great company, good attitudes, and a little friendly competition over who found the strangest piece of trash.
The Town of Strasburg truly values our partnership with our schools and the positive relationship we continue to build together. Seeing students take pride in their community and volunteer their time is inspiring and reminds us all that leadership starts at every age.
We are incredibly grateful to Principal Foltz for organizing this meaningful day and to every student, teacher, staff member, police officer, firefighter, and volunteer who participated. The future of Strasburg is bright, hardworking, and clearly not afraid to get a little dirty or a little wet for a good cause.
We hope this tradition continues for many years to come. Thank you, Strasburg High School, for helping keep our community beautiful and showing what hometown pride is all about!
Shenandoah County Public Schools
