ASTRA

Astra is a club for students 12 to 25 years old.

  • It is a volunteer organization for young people sponsored by a local Altrusa.
  • It's an opportunity to use your time and talent to enrich the lives of others.
  • It's working with other local civic and volunteer groups on service projects of lasting benefit.
  • It's a unique opportunity to form lasting friendships and share ideas, goals and aspirations with others in your peer group.
  • It's a growing group in service and stands for ability, service, training, responsibility and achievement.

ASTRA of Pioneer Valley High School

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Started in 2007 and has 60+ members with meetings held in school teacher adviser, Tyler Dickinson's room, during lunch time. ASTRA is open to any student at PVHS only. Projects are done throughout the year which consist of making blankets for cancer center, arts and crafts at THRIVE food bank, books give-away at the  Day of the Dead and Good Samaritan Resource Fair and volunteering at Altrusa's biggest fundraiser of the year called Festival of Trees. Astra is a diverse group of students whose goal is to give back to the community. Astra motto is "Growing in Service." If you wish to know more about ASTRA or would like us to volunteer at the next group function/project, please contact Melinda at 805-733-1122

ASTRA of Righetti High School

The Righetti ASTRA Club is sponsored by the Altrusa of the Central Coast Club and was formed in 2016 by Dayna DeBernardi-Watson, ASTRA Advisor and member of the Altrusa Club.  ASTRA, an acronym formed from… A = Ability  S = Service   T = Training   R = Responsibility   A = Achievement  is a volunteer organization for Righetti students of all grade levels and backgrounds.  Their focus is giving back to their community and literacy.  They have many projects throughout the year including an Annual Children’s Book Drive, reading at local elementary schools, participating at Ontiveros School’s Kinder County Fair, volunteering at the Patch, Discovery Museum and the Altrusa Club’s Festival of Trees to name of just a few of the things they do.  Of course their favorite project is our monthly Orcutt Library Arts and Crafts!