11/02/2026
VIPS is pleased to announce the November “Student Volunteer of the Month,” is FHS senior Lillian Karl, daughter of Jamie and Katie Karl of East Falmouth.
Lillian is president of the National Honors Society, president of the French National Honors Society, and a member of the Math Honor Society. She has earned a book award in world languages from the Trustees of Falmouth Public Library, a certificate of merit for excellence in science and mathematics from the Society of Women Engineers, and a Bowdoin College book award. At the high school, Lillian is a student government representative, a Mock Trial leader, and a member of the HOPE Squad and GLAM Girls. She is a member of the FHS Sailing team, the FHS Varsity Basketball team, and the Unified Basketball team.
In addition to volunteering for her honor societies, Lillian volunteers with the Waquoit Bay Yacht Club where she serves as a counselor-in-training, offers sailing lessons, and assists with other tasks. She volunteers for Falmouth Road Race, the Cape Cod Marathon, St. Anthony’s Church, East Falmouth Elementary School, and coaches munchkin soccer for the Falmouth Recreation Department. Lillian also volunteers at the high school for a number of activities including tutoring. Lillian is a contributing author to Falmouth Living magazine.
Lillian says her favorite part about volunteering is getting to work with and help people in her community. “Each of my volunteer experiences has allowed me to meet different people and make connections that have remained a part of my life even after my volunteering was complete,” she says. Her volunteer work at Waquoit Bay Yacht Club has special meaning to her. “I enjoyed teaching children to sail and learn boat maintenance skills, and providing one-on-one adaptive sailing lessons,” she says. “This experience helped me gain the foundation I needed to eventually become a sailing coach. It inspired me to create more opportunities to offer adaptive sailing lessons in the community.” Lillian says her time at the Waquoit Bay Yacht Club has “had a real-world impact on those around me.”
