Riverwood Middle School students have raised $3100 towards relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. During the second annual Penny Wars, students competed to see which grade level could collect the most pennies (dollars and checks were welcomed as well). Each day at lunch students brought down their contributions and poured the pennies into large collection bins. The catch was that silver change counted against the grade level total. And so, the battle began when students sabotaged each other's collection bins with silver coins. Most notably, the winners of the Penny Wars were seventh grade students with a three-day total of $1,500. All proceeds from this event will be donated to the American Red Cross. Students at Four Oaks Middle have collected over $1,800 to send to American Red Cross for Katrina Survivors. Competition between grade levels has been very successful in this effort. The school's PTA has hosted "Helping Hands for Hope" on behalf of the American Red Cross. North Johnston Middle School has completed its Katrina Relief fund drive with a grand total of $1,117.35. This money will be donated to the Red Cross specifically for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
