LM Oct.2017

The Triopia FFA Chapter held a water bottle collection to TRIOPIA CUSD 27 SUPT. STEVE EISENHAUER

WOOD DALE SD 7 SUPT. DR. JOHN W. CORBETT

Students at Wood Dale Ju- nior High School were upset when they heard of the incredible disasters that im- pacted our fellow Americans and citizens around the world. Initially the students were not sure what action to take, then the

send to Texas after Hurricane Harvey hit. Students were able to spread the word throughout the school and to community members. They set up tables at sporting events to collect water. The Triopia students were able to collect 29 cases of water and $192.

The East Coloma-Nelson District in Rock Falls Illinois collected supplies for Hurricane Harvey victims. Students felt compelled to help, and collected supplies for five days. The end result was a full moving truck and $400. EAST COLOMA-NELSON CESD 20 SUPT. CHRIS LENSING

members of the Builders Club began collecting funds to help those in need. The collections were taken during lunch periods and it was a free will offering that netted a grand total of $218 to help the victims of the recent hurricanes. The money will be sent to the Red Cross.

WARRENSBURG-LATHAM CUSD 11 SUPT. DR. KRISTEN KENDRICK-WEIKLE

Students from Warrensburg-Latham High School and Decatur St. Teresa High School worked together to collect money and items at a recent football game between the two schools. More than 850 items and $1,400 were collected.

WESTERN CUSD 12 SUPT. JESSICA FUNK

War erupted at Western Junior High School in Kinderhook, and the results will help hurricane victims in Texas and Florida. The Student Council at WJHS conducted a “Penny War.” In total, the school raised $475 throughout the week of Sept.11–15. According to Student Council sponsor Elizabeth Seals, $300 of the total will be donated to the American Red Cross, and $175 will go to an organization in Houston that cares for animals in dire situations. Seals was pleased with the results. “The Student Council members did a great job of organizing the war and taking on the arduous task of counting pennies each day.” “The people—and animals—in Texas and Florida have been through hard times,” said Student Council member Natalie Harris, a 7th-grade student. “We wanted to find a way to help them and have some fun at the same time.” In Penny Wars, pennies and paper money are worth positive points; silver coins are worth nega- tive points. The goal is for each class to get as many positive points in its pile and to donate silver coins—negative points—to the other classes. The class with the highest point total is declared the victor. In this war, the 8th grade conquered all.

WOODLAND CCSD 50 SUPT. DR. JOY SWOBODA

Woodland District 50’s school mascot, Wiley the Wildcat, helped promote con- tributions to the Hurricane Harvey relief effort organized by the Lake County Superintendents Association. Wood- land, which covers 33 square miles and educates approximately 5,800 students, distributed flyers and emails to staff and families in the Gurnee area about col- lecting new and unused clothing, shoes, socks and school supplies to support Houston Independent School District. From September 18–28, 15 pallets full of all of those items were collected.

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