Zach Burger playfully flirts with the ladies at William Penn Care Center. As Gladys Frye sits in her wheelchair playing the piano, the young Burger sneaks up behind her and gives her a little tap.

Burger, a junior at Christian Fellowship Academy in Penn Township, moves to the center of the room and back flips.

An awe-stricken Frye looks at one of her friends and says, "Oh, he's cute."

Burger continues his flirting, painting the nails of his other lady friends and even gets his thumbnails painted.

"I like to entertain. If people make fun of me (for painting my nails), I wouldn't care. Isn't that right, ladies?" Burger asks the nursing home residents. "I have a lot of sisters, so I've painted nails before."

Sharon Herbster, the principal of Christian Fellowship, has noticed Burger's charm.

"He'll make sure all the residents get a hug and a kiss," Herbster says. "The residents just light up when the kids are here."

Students have been making monthly visits to the nursing home since October. That afternoon, students and residents huddled around a game of Yahtzee, others played Connect Four and some just talked.

Though students were supposed to visit the nursing home in rotations, the school's seven seniors and Burger decided they wanted to go every month.

Aaron James says he never expected the visits to be fun.

"We thought it was going to be boring, but after our first visit, we all had so much fun," James says. "We kept coming here because we wanted to come."

Natalie Miller, a senior, says the people at the nursing home intrigues her.

"I love talking with them and hearing their stories," she says. "I've met some of their families, and it's very touching. You really build relationships."

Darcy Williamson, the activities director at the nursing home, says she notices a difference in the atmosphere when the students visit.

"It brightens everyone's spirits and reminds them of their grandkids," Williamson says. "The students have done a wonderful job with the residents. Every time they find out the kids are coming, they say, 'All right!' It's a nice thing."

Diana Puscheu, who lives at the nursing home, spent the afternoon playing Yahtzee with the students. She says being around them brings her back to her teaching days.

"I used to be a teacher, so it's great to be around kids again," Puscheu says. "Play-ing games like we're doing takes my mind off of what's going on. It's been a lot of fun with them here."