| |
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004
After the national tragedy of September 11, 2001, students were very responsive in their positive support of blood drives, fundraising, and honoring local heroes. Each MCPS elementary, middle, and high school was invited to send a brief description of their student-led projects, programs and activities. The response was overwhelming.
Display in the hall at CESC celebrating Student Leadership Week
•Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School… A memorial service,
where students shared poetry, music, and their general thoughts, was
held the Friday after the attacks. The SGA collected $1,402 for the
International Firemen’s Association for the Firefighters’
Relief Fund.
•James Hubert Blake High School…Through a community
car wash, and donations from students and parents, over $1,600 was raised
for the Red Cross. The theater department organized a remembrance/reflections
program.
•Montgomery Blair High School…Banners, on which students
could write about their feelings, were hung about the school. Homecoming
donated $1,000 for the relief effort.
•Winston Churchill High School…An SGA sponsored candlelight
vigil was held during which teachers and students shared their thoughts
and feelings and donations were collected for the Red Cross.
•Damascus High School…The students, staff and communities
of Damascus High School, Rocky Hill Middle School, Cedar Grove, Clarksburg,
Rockwell and Woodfield elementary schools established the 9-11 Disaster
Relief Fund. The $10,000 donated by the schools translated into $40,000
with a 4:1 match from Verizon. All donations were sent to the Red Cross.
•Gaithersburg High School…The gym for Homecoming was
decorated with an American Flag and during the Homecoming game, a moment
of silence was observed for the victims of the national tragedy. Over
$400 was collected for the children of Afghanistan.
•Walter Johnson High School…The SGA not only designed
"Our Flag Was Still There" t-shirts to sell, donating the
proceeds to the Red Cross, but also turned their bulletin board into
a memorial.
•John F. Kennedy High School…The ROTC conducted a supplies
drive to collect food and medical supplies.
•Col. Zadok Magruder High School…The school designed,
created and sold red, white and blue ribbon corsages and boutonnieres
for the Homecoming Dance with proceeds going to benefit victims of the
9/11 tragedy. Through a car wash and donations, over $2,000 was donated
to the Red Cross. The SGA ran a letter writing campaign to the relief
workers in Virginia and New York.
•Richard Montgomery High School…Students attending
the Homecoming Dance donated money for victims’ relief instead
of buying corsages and boutonnieres. Money was also raised with a student-staff
basketball game. Over $3,000 has been collected.
•Northwest High School…The SGA prepared desserts and
cider for over 80 Germantown Post Office employees as their way of thanking
them for faithfully delivering the mail under difficult conditions and
in such stressful times. Other clubs passed out ribbons, made posters
and message boards as support and tribute to our firefighters. JagTV
made and showed a short video on the attacks.
•Poolesville High School…The SGA sold buttons, picturing
the firefighters raising the flag at the World Trade Center, to benefit
Engine Company Number 23, which lost several firefighters on 9-11. They
are planning fundraising events to continue all year long.
•Quince Orchard High School…The Leadership Class, through
their donation drive
"Linking America," made a chain of red, white and blue strips
of paper on which community members wrote messages of condolence and
support. The chains were sent to the area hospitals that were treating
the victims of the 9/11 attacks. The money collected went to the American
Red Cross.
•Rockville High School…SGA students put out collection
jugs at local businesses to collect for the Red Cross.
•Sherwood High School…Through a concert and other donations,
over $3,000 was raised for the Red Cross.
•Seneca Valley High School…The SGA, through a Canned
Food Drive, donated food not only to Germantown Help but also to the
families affected by the 9/11 tragedy.
•Springbrook High School…Students, parents and teachers
collected $3,000 for the family of a Springbrook student whose father
died at the Pentagon. The class of 2002 created a sign that was posted
in the neighborhood. The art class created a display, which can be viewed
at http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/springbrookhs/photos/Unity/index.html.
•Watkins Mill High School…Homecoming activities included
student created banners demonstrating the school’s support for
all of the people affected by the 9-11 attacks. These banners were hung
in the hallways and, later, on the field during the pep rally and game.
The SGA and Interact, together with a community organization, held a
candlelight vigil that was video taped and can be viewed by any interested
school. A blood drive, coordinated with the Red Cross, is being planned.
•Wheaton High School…The Learning For Independence
students designed and handcrafted red, white, blue and black ribbons
to give to students and staff who donated money for the American Red
Cross Victim Relief Fund. A total of $667 was collected.
•Walt Whitman High School…Students held two car washes
and a Fall Fest and raised nearly $10,000. The funds were donated to
the local Fire and Rescue company.
•Thomas S. Wootton High School…Students wrote their
thoughts and feelings on pieces of red, white or blue paper. The 1900
strips of paper were used to create a huge American flag that was laminated
and hung in the student commons. Money collected from a "Kiss the
Pig" contest was given to the children of the victims of the Pentagon.
On Veterans Day, each student was asked to donate $1.00 to the children
of Afghanistan.
•Thomas Edison High School of Technology…The Hotel/Travel
students distributed red, white and blue ribbons and collected $364.92
for the Salvation Army’s victims fund. The Web Technology and Project
Management class sent a letter of appreciation to the fire fighters
who worked at the Pentagon. They, also, along with FBLA members, collected
over $160 for the President’s American’s Fund for Afghan Children
by selling stars to decorate a large American flag.
•Montgomery County Region (MCR) of the Maryland Association
of Student Councils…MCR made a $100 donation to the American
Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
•John T. Baker Middle School…The students raised $1,100
for the Red Cross by "selling" stars. Students wrote their
name and/or a special saying on each star before pasting it on an American
flag.
•Benjamin Banneker Middle School…Students signed banners
with personal messages of condolence. The banners were sent to the Pentagon,
City of New York, and the White House.
•Briggs Chaney Middle School…Through a "penny
wars" type of donation, students collected $395 to give to the
Burtonsville Fire Department to add to their larger donation to the
firefighters’ families in New York. Students also made and hung
around the school quilt pieces and posters in admiration of police and
firefighters.
•Cabin John Middle School…The school held a "Support
Our Heroes" dance-a-thon and the $2,000 proceeds, that were tripled
by Verizon, went to the American Red Cross.
•Roberto Clemente Middle School…Students held a lemonade
sale that raised $320. Donations were also collected at Back to School
Night and the Clemente Community Picnic.
•Eastern Middle School…Students decorated paper stars
with magazine cutouts, drawings, etc. that honored the veterans of past
wars and the American soldiers that are fighting now. These stars were
sold for $.50 each. The proceeds from that sale, plus 1/3 of the proceeds
from a Memorial dance, were donated to the Red Cross.
•William H. Farquhar Middle School…Students sold visors
stitched with an American flag on the front, FMS on one side and 9-11-01
on the other. All profits were sent to the Survivors Fund to help families
in the DC area that were affect by the attacks.
•Forest Oak Middle School…Students sent letters/holiday
cards to the Defense Protection Agency, which is the police force at
the Pentagon. Half of the proceeds from a holiday dance that will be
held in December will be donated to the American Red Cross. Twenty students
were filmed at the U.S. Capitol as part of a public service announcement
by Nickelodeon. The theme of their presentation was tolerance, hope
and the American spirit.
•Robert Frost Middle School…A group of 7th and 8th
grade students formed a "Crisis Support Team" to plan activities
to help everyone get through the tragedy. A banner thanking the rescuers
was presented to the Urban Search and Rescue Team at the Quince Orchard
Fire Station. Through an effort called "Change for the Better",
students collected change during lunch, sold lemonade, and took on babysitting
jobs raising over $1,200 for the Salvation Army and the American Red
Cross. A tree dedicated to the victims and rescuers of 9/11 was planted
in front of the school. Firefighters drove up in a fire truck and accompanied
the students and staff in singing patriotic songs. Frost’s annual
Talent Show was dedicated to the heroes of the tragedy. During the singing
of God Bless the USA, a police officer and a postal worker walked in
with the American flag and received a standing ovation.
•Gaithersburg Middle School…Students held a "Koins
for Kids" campaign, a contest among teams, and raised money for
the children of Afghanistan.
•Herbert Hoover Middle School…Students held a car wash,
used the Halloween dance as a fundraiser, and organized an Afghanistan
Children Fund dollar drive. Students made postcards that were presented
to local firefighters in an afterschool ceremony and, also, sent postcards
to firefighters in New York. A charity dance was held to collect money
for 9-11 relief organizations.
•Francis Scott Key Middle School…Students participated
in a "Yes, Mr. President, I’ll give a Dollar" fundraiser
for the children of Afghanistan. Contributions of over $500 were collected.
•Kingsview Middle School…Kingsview had a week of remembrance.
Students made a huge flag made up of red, white, and blue hands. Students
wrote a message on each hand. Students used red, white and blue beads,
donated by Wal-Mart, to make bracelets that sold for $1.50 each. All
proceeds were donated to the Red Cross. The Red Cross also received
the money raised by a community 5K run.
•E. Brooke Lee Middle School…Students gave out flags
and stickers for every dollar donated to the Afghanistan Children Relief
Fund.
Montgomery Village Middle School…The students raised a donation
of $4,025 for the Red Cross by meeting the challenge (each grade level
would raise $1,000) presented to them by their principal and some of
their teachers. To make good on the agreement (and much to the enjoyment
of the students), the principal and two teachers had their head shaved
and one teacher had his hair dyed blond.
•North Bethesda Middle School…The SGA held a "Rebuild
the World Trade Centers" fundraiser. Over $3,000 was raised and
donated to the American Red Cross.
•Parkland Middle School…Students and staff donated
money to the American Red Cross.
•Rocky Hill Middle School…Joining forces with their
cluster schools, students raised money by selling stars for $1 each.
Verizon Wireless donated $2 for every $1 raised. All together, the schools
donated $40,000 to the Red Cross.
•Rosa Parks Middle School…The SGA sold candy and collected
$250. A coin drive raised more than $3,178 that was matched by the Farmers
and Mechanics Bank of Olney. The total donation of $6,356 was donated
to the American Red Cross. Other donations were sent to the World Trade
Center Disaster Relief Fund, the NYC Police Fund, the NYC Fireman’s
Relief Fund, the Salvation Army, and the Redskins Relief Fund.
•John Poole Middle School…Students made and sent cards
to the rescue workers, firefighters, police officers, and emergency
workers in New York, the Pentagon and the Red Cross.
•Thomas W. Pyle Middle School…A "Red Cross Donation
Dance", organized by the Pyle Recreation Club, raised more than
$7,400 through donations from ticket sales, food sales, parent donations
and a raffle of U.S. flags flown over the Capitol. All proceeds went
to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The Men’s Choir from Walt
Whitman High School sang an a cappella version of the national anthem
during intermission.
•Redland Middle School…The students wrote notes and
created banners of thanks and remembrance to the local fire fighters
and rescue workers. These notes and banners were donated to the Montgomery
County Fire Fighters’ Training Academy in Rockville, where they
are being displayed in the cafeteria. The SGA held a "Remembrance
Dance" which raised $336 for the American Red Cross. The Community
Service Club sold red, white and blue ribbons and, along with C.A.R.E.,
sold t-shirts at Back to School Night. The $1,300 collected was donated
to the Disaster Relief Fund. Two huge American flags were created from
red, white and blue note cards on which the students had written what
citizenship meant to them.
•Ridgeview Middle School…The students donated their
spare change during lunchtime and, in 3 days, collected $1,100.Shady
Grove Middle School…During the spare-change drive "Change
for the Better," students collected over $600 to donate to the
American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
•Silver Spring International Middle School…A school-wide
Penny Drive raised $1,384 that was donated to the Red Cross.
•Sligo Middle School…Students raised $500 by holding
a contest to fill five-gallon water containers with spare change. The
money was donated to help the victims of the 9-11 tragedy.
•Tilden Middle School…Students sold 4x5 cards which
displayed a colorful picture of the American flag. Messages or signatures
were added to the cards. Some students did outside fundraising and added
their donations to the school’s. Through a true school-wide effort,
over $2,000 was collected and donated to representatives of the Executive
Board of the Rockville Branch of the American Red Cross. During the
donation ceremony, the Washington D.C. U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard
did the Presentation of Colors.
•Julius West Middle School…The school held a "Hat
Day" where students who donated a dollar to the Pentagon Fund were
allowed to wear a hat during the school day. Donations were collected
during lunch for the Afghanistan Children Relief Fund.
•Westland Middle School…Students made donations to
the American Red Cross. The SGA sponsored a canned food drive to benefit
a local food shelter.
•Earle B. Wood Middle School…Students developed "Project:
Friendship America" to help with the healing process. Students
braided over 2000 red, white and blue "friendship bracelets"
and sold them throughout the school and community. More than $1,500
was donate to the Riggs Bank Fund for the families and victims of the
Pentagon attack.
•Montgomery County Junior Councils (MCJC)…had the theme
"Students Healing America" at their first three general assemblies.
They also collected from delegates, $97 in donations for the Afghanistan
Children Relief Fund. MCJC matched that amount, to donate $194 to the
cause.
|
|
