Oct. 28, 2025- The leadership team at Intermediate South launched the Seminoles in Service project Oct. 14.

"This program is designed to encourage our students to give back, connect with their community, and take pride in making a positive difference," said Assistant Principal Casey Daniel in a message to staff.

It took less than a week for sixth-grade technology and life skills teacher Abigail Stolowski to respond with a project her students had just completed.

Stolowski's students followed a tutorial on the Soldiers' Angels website and taught themselves how to make paracord bracelets. "Each student in my class made at least one bracelet, some made multiple," said Stolowski, who packed up the bracelets herself and shipped them out to Soldiers' Angels, where they will be mailed to deployed service members.

The package of paracord bracelets included a letter from the class.

"The idea that something made by our own hands can reach and support someone serving far from home really inspired us," the letter read. "Thank you for the incredible work you do in supporting our troops. We are so excited to be a part of it, even in this small way. Please let the soldiers know that these bracelets were made with respect, appreciation, and gratitude for their service."

Well ... if that's not Seminoles in Service, then nothing is. Daniel agreed, describing the project as "amazing" and highlighting it in the school's newsletter.

What's extra special is that Stolowski's class didn't undertake the project to gain attention or even earn the community service hours associated with the newly-launched service program. They did it because they wanted to it, and therefore organically embodied the spirit of the program itself. 

That's something to wear proudly, not unlike a paracord bracelet.