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Students and staff from the Albuquerque Sign Language Academy participate in community service event

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From left, Albuquerque Sign Language Academy senior Ruben Apodaca, Community Beautification Partner and Trainer Leroy Montoya and junior Joey Smith round up fallen leaves during a community service event on Monday.
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Albuquerque Sign Language Academy High School Teacher Carol Murray and senior Kaylie Andersen rake leaves during a community service event on Monday.
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Leaves fly into the air as they're raked by students and staff from the Albuquerque Sign Language Academy during a community service event on Monday.
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While most students were off school Monday, an Albuquerque Sign Language Academy group was working hard, raking leaves and cleaning Lorraine Cordova’s backyard. This event is part of an annual school tradition, where students participate in a community service activity in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Monday’s event provided students involved in the school’s Community Beautification Program with an opportunity to learn key life and career skills related to landscaping.

“We are trying to teach them that we can make the community a better place to live,” said Charlotte Alderete-Trujillo, the high school and transition coordinator at the Albuquerque Sign Language Academy. “(The students) also benefit by feeling proud about what they’re doing and it helps them have more self-confidence.”

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