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By Joseph Kenny jkenny@archstl.org twitter: @josephkenny2 Sid Hastings The trash bags filled up quickly.Ty Van Valkenburg and his crew of students from St. Mary's High School worked feverishly picking up trash and trimming grass and weeds from a sidewalk on the corner of Osceola and Grand, a few blocks north of their school in south St. Louis.Wielding a shovel as he cut and scooped weeds and grass overtaking the sidewalk, Max Todd was almost too busy to talk. The junior managed a quick comment: "It's hard work. But we want to help out any way we can."St. Mary's canceled classes for the all-school service day cleaning up areas of the neighborhood, but it was anything but a day at the beach for the students. Van Valkenburg, strength coach and public speaking teacher at St. Mary's, set the tone for his group of about 10 students by tackling the clean-up effort with vigor. From time to time he'd point out what needed to be done or he'd give praise."Get all the glass in a pile.""Bring that bin over here, please.""Good work.""You're doing a good... (St.Louis Review)
