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Students Go All Out to Raise Money for Haiti |
All week, students and staff participated in a variety of
activities that brought in nearly $2500 dollars. These funds will be donated to
the American Red Cross. Eighth
grader Emily Sutter commented, “After seeing all of the destruction, we had to
do something and it was really cool to raise money doing things that were fun.”
On Tuesday and Friday, students could pay a
dollar to opt out of wearing the school uniform. All proceeds from the
basketball game also went into the fund.
What started as a week-long penny war evolved into a general donation competition as students
contributed more money than just pennies. Five classes collected more than $100
each, with the winning class, Mrs. Stehouwer’s first graders, bringing in more
than $135. The week ended with a bake sale that brought in
even more money.
“I’m really proud of the work the students and staff did to
raise so much money in such a short time,” said Mr. Josh Hahn, the elementary
principal. “I think this really
brought home how important it is to help other people and the kids feel as if
they’ve really accomplished something.
They learned that even a small amount can make a big impact.”
The students will continue to look for ways to help in the
future, including serving as a collection site when relief agencies feel they
can accommodate the donation of materials.
Every day you’ll find the students at West Michigan Academy
of Environmental Science working hard in the classroom or at one of the outdoor
labs that dots the school’s 62-acre campus. But last week, the students had an
additional purpose: to raise as
much money as possible for Haitian relief efforts.
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The students and staff at West Michigan Academy are pleased to announce that the paper trailer is back! For over five years, the school and the community have been using the trailer on a daily basis, recycling literally tons of paper products each year.
Years ago, Mark Zimmer, a WMAES graduate came up with the idea as a way to help pay for college. Every month or so (depending on how fast the trailer is filled) Mark donates half of the income generated from the paper being recycled.
Even though the initial idea for the trailer was as a fundraiser, it has turned into one great visual on how much paper our community and school uses. When students take their recycling out to the trailer, they are in disbelief as to how much paper is consumed. Many of the students at WMAES realize that there are many ways to protect and preserve our environment. Reducing our paper use and recycling everything we can directly reduces our carbon footprint, which is what we are really all about.
Please feel free to drop off a load of paper. Maybe one of our friendly students will even help you unload it!
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