Waverly Digs Into Helping The Community
Sheridan Parker
Staff Writer
The holiday season is quickly approaching. It is normally a time to be thankful, to spend time surrounded by family and to fill stomachs with food.
Unfortunately, not everyone is given the luxury others have when it comes to meals for the holidays.
Waverly High School conducted a food drive for the local food bank this past week. Students were encouraged to bring various different items such as canned food, toothpaste and shampoo.
The drive was turned into a competition to further motivate students to bring food. Items students brought added points to their A&P.
There was, of course, an incentive offered by student council.
“We will be providing a pizza party for the winning A&P. We hope this provides some motivation for students,” student counsel sponsor Jason Boitnott said. “We also hope that students are motivated to give to others. So many of us have so many blessings in our lives. I believe we are all obligated to share and support others in need.”
The food drive helped out those not only in Waverly, but Eagle as well.
The Waverly Student Council has some revisions this year in comparison to the last drive.
“Student Council has done this project for awhile, and every year we, try to increase the amount donated to the food banks,” junior student council member McKenna Rogers said. “We do this project to serve and volunteer for our community.”
It’s not just the families receiving food that benefit.
“I love knowing that we help fill our local food banks and helping our community,” junior student council member Kate Erdkamp said.
This project gave students and staff the opportunity to come together and help others out.
“A memorable moment for me last year was unloading all the cans because Stu-Co really came together and showed good teamwork,” sophomore student council member Emily Clarke said.
Even though the impact is only local, it is empowering to make a change.
“Students can learn that there are those in need and that each individual has the power to help. Together, we can positively affect our communities for now and for years to come,” said Boitnott.
The Waverly Student Council is delivering the food this upcoming Monday.
The students at Waverly look forward to seeing a noticeable change in the community thanks to this project.
