More than 1,000 WUSTL freshmen started the academic year giving back to their new community, volunteering to help clean and paint 12 St. Louis-area schools as part of the 11th annual Service First event Sept. 5. Here, (from left) Suhny Seelamsetty, Hans Zhang, Jenny Guo, Zeke Rutherford and Sherveen Mashayekhi prepare to paint a restroom at Dewey Elementary School in St. Louis. The annual event began in 1999 with about 600 student volunteers helping to clean and beautify scenic trails. It has grown and flourished each year. Afterward, the volun-teers returned to campus for a community service fair on the South 40, where they learned more about the myriad community service opportunities in which they can get involved during their time at WUSTL.