High Quality Instruction and Learning for Every Child, Every Day in Every Classroom December 2016
District high school students pull together to provide wonderful Thanksgiving for all Hazen, Lindbergh and Renton high school students worked together this holiday season to help all Renton School District families have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Students in the schools’ Associate Student Body and leadership roles worked together on the annual Turkey Basket drive to provide a full Thanksgiving meal for families throughout the district. The students created 300 food baskets which included $50-70 worth of Thanksgiving meal supplies along with a $20 supermarket gift card to allow
families to purchase a turkey. In total, the drive raised about $10,000 worth of food. Hazen High’s ASB President and co-chair of the community service project, Marwa Popal said, “I feel grateful for all the member of the community who contributed to this effort. I’m blessed to be able to help provide dinner to others. In the end, it is the most rewarding community service project I have ever done and it really shows how strong and generous people in the Renton community really are.”
Renton High students work to protect those who protect us Renton High School students recently completed one of their community service projects that will help protect police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel while on duty. The students, under the guidance of club advisor and reserve police officer John Devlin, participated in the ‘Protect Those Who Protect Us’ campaign to raise money to purchase protective vests for first
responders. Students reached out to local business owners and residents, and collected funds from students at Renton High to raise nearly $2,000 to purchase the vests. The students will now set up forums where students can meet with local law enforcement to have meaningful discussions about safety, while also building relationships between the groups.