[churchill center & school]
Nine-year-old Campbell Perkins did not want to get her beloved grandfather something as trivial as socks for his 90th birthday. ‘D-Dad,’ as she calls him, has Alzheimer’s disease, so she organized a walk in his honor to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association. More than 100 people attended, raising more than $9,000.
[north glendale elementary school]
On Veterans’ Day, Lt. Col. Mark Parcells, father of kindergartener Matthew, visited North Glendale’s kindergarten class. During the rest of the semester, students collected items for care boxes, which last month were packed and sent to Parcells’ battalion in Afghanistan.
[st. louis the king school at the cathedral]
Lights, camera, action! That’s not Hollywood talking, it’s ACCESS Academy middle school students at NativityMiguel, who recently learned the art of film-making. Headed by Gus Robinson Jr., the 16-week program culminated in an anti-bullying video and taught students how to write scripts, direct, edit film and add music.
[nipher middle school]
Students and staff participated in the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, which for more than 35 years has involved communities, classrooms, parents and students in reducing bullying. Students participated in activities designed to increase empathy and raise awareness about the effects of bullying. At the end of the day, more than 600 students signed the Pledge Wall in the school’s student center in renunciation of bullying.
Pictured: Nipher Middle School
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