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Meet Our Captains
Captains of Manatee School for the Arts’ Action Team Manatee are prime students who demonstrate great ability to lead others in each event. These individuals have put numerous hours into their team year after year, and for that we are extremely grateful. Captains are the team’s heart and soul- making up the spirit that they inflict onto each member. Each Captain has catered a full school year to demonstrate their ability to inspire the next generation of volunteers through their personal guidance. However, the duties to guide and inspire will forever be in each student until they graduate.
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Jessica Riggs
2013-2014
Action Team taught me more about my community and respecting it. Through team guided events we made the community better and we're able to leave a mark.
Noah Sprinkle
2013-2014
Action Team did more than give to the community, it gave us memories worth while. We got to help others and have an overall good time. What more could you ask for?
Addison Ward
2013-2014
Action Team was not only a great contribution to the community, but even to the school itself. Thanks to Mr. Gush, he is a great inspiration as he not only gave me confidence outside of high school but it helped me to continue wanting to volunteer in the community.
Emma Bouchard
2014-2015
Action Team has taught me so much over my high school career. How to be a leader, how to be a follower, how to make friends, and that Action Team was my family. Helping the community brought us together and we had so much fun getting together to help out.
Jazmin Reyes
2014-2015
Being on Action Team has really helped me appreciate the ground that I'm walking on. I've always wanted to see the world a better, cleaner place, and Action Team showed me that I'm not the only one, but there are other people who want this same thing. It gives the people who want make a difference on this Earth the chance to do it.
Emily Wainio-Oato​​
2014-2015
Action Team brought me to a hidden gem of a community in which I was able to discover a passion for reaching out to people in unique ways. I gained a passion for GOING and DOING instead of giving and wishing well. It was polite to donate money, but it meant the world to donate my time to people and places that needed our care.
Aaron Keyser
2014-2015
Being a part of our team isn’t about getting volunteer hours or just cleaning places up, it’s about improving our community and making a difference. In this group, the more you care, the more you help real people.
Cassandra Yerger
2014-2015
Being a part of our team isn’t about getting volunteer hours or just cleaning places up, it’s about improving our community and making a difference. In this group, the more you care, the more you help real people.
Wilfredo Reyes
2015-2016
It’s always good to put into the community. The feeling of knowing that you’re doing a good deed is what you get out of it!
Seth Hendrickson
2015-2016
Action Team was a huge part of my high school life. It brought me closer to friends and organizations in my community. I believe Action Team has the power to shape the future of young students and make those around you feel like family.
Amaryllis Santiago
2015-2016
From the start, Action Team provided me with more than just a strong volunteer group, but a place for me to flourish as a person. I built bonds with members to last me a lifetime and found my true self- all while being inspired to reach out to support others. I’m glad to call Action Team a home and a family.
Zachary Lasebny
2015-2016
Action Team has been a large part of my high school career. I have done a lot with them and it’s made me friends and given me chances to help out the community.
Martin Perez
2015-2016
I believe that the events where we put our hearts into the behind-the-scenes action is how the events come along smoothly. Mainly the long nights of hard work with your friends… those are the times when I find to really love it.
David Urieta
2016-2017
Action Team did not only help me accomplish in giving back to the community but brought people together and created unity amongst us. The goal of Action Team is to help and care about others who need help and influence others to do the same and continue that trend. I’m proud to say I was in Action Team and continue to support and share the same goal to serve my people.
Jimmy Tran
2016-2017
Volunteering is a nice way to give back to the community and environment. Who knows, you may make friends along the way. You’ll help the environment, meet new people, and help the community come together.
Nico Hill
2016-2017
Action Team is an amazing organization full of amazing people. It has made helping others part of my everyday life.
Kira Noble
2016-2017
Morgan Lezotte
2016-2017
Action Team has taught me the importance of volunteering, as well as leadership. It has taught me the values of teamwork and how we can come together to create a difference in the community, as well as create an impact on our perspectives of the world around us.
Anthony Ona
2016-2017
Volunteering with Action Team gave rise to new sense of urgency; a form of inclusion to those in need of assistance. We cleaned our neighborhood to ensure that we cared for it and we volunteered to those in need to share our commitment to cooperation.
Andruw Walle
2017-2018
Action Team will always hold a special place in my heart, here I learned about responsibility and how to be a better person. I will continue to do my part in helping others and the environment even after graduation.
Peyton Davis
2017-2018
Action Team was my chance to give back to the community in a way I wasn’t able to before. It allowed me to add my contribution in making the world a better place and not once did it feel like a chore or hassle. It was something I enjoyed and am thankful for doing.
Casey McKeown
2017-2018
Action Team has helped me come out of my shell not only to others but to an entire community of loving and outstanding people who I am proud to call family. The memories I have made with Action Team are ones that I will truly treasure for the rest of my life to come.
Ava Irizarry
2017-2018
I didn’t think much of volunteering until I joined Action Team. I honestly joined to make friends and it ended up being the best decision I made. I met the most amazing people and I got to help others and give back. Action Team gave me more than I could ever have asked for!
Alyssa Ohme
2017-2018
Being a part of Action Team has taught me to be more responsible, be kinder, and work harder. I learned that anything can be achieved through hard work.
Kyle Krepop
2018-2019
Action Team has not only helped me gain service hours that I would need for scholarships, but helped me gain friendships.
Marius Torres
2018-2019
Whether it was being more of a team player in school, or realizing that even small gestures could lead to bigger and better things for the environment, it was Action Team that helped me see that and be able to do more good for others.
Abigail Thompson
2018-2019
Joining Action Team is one of the best decisions I have ever made. It is nice to see all the different kids come together as one to help the community we live in. This group really shows that the little things make a big difference.
Mya Irizarry
2018-2019
To be honest I decided to follow in my sister’s footsteps when I joined Action Team and now it has become a passion of my own. I am now able to make my own mark on the community. I love Action Team and I love volunteering thanks to my team and family.
Aminata Thiam
2018-2019
Action Team has become one of the most important aspects of my high school career and has taught me so many important life skills such as leadership, responsibility, and taking initiative. What I learn from the work we do helping the community will be used throughout my life.