Brycen Leberfinger walked into class and put some cans into the box in his homeroom classroom. Leberfinger is one of the many students who took part in the annual Canned Food Drive.
The canned food drive started Feb. 19 and ended on Feb. 28., approximately two weeks.
“I think it should be lengthened because the more time we have the more food can be brought in by the students,” seventh grade student Jesse Hamilton said.
“I think it should be lengthened because it means more food for the needy,” seventh grade student Kierra Weyandt said.
Students were allowed to bring in any type of canned, boxed or any other type of food that wouldn’t spoil.
“I will probably bring in Ramen Noodles,” Weyandt said.
“Beans and soup,” Hamilton said, referring to what he planned on bringing in.
Eighth grade student council advisor Beth Bronson remarked that there had been several odd things brought in for previous canned food drives.
“One year we had a student who brought in toilet paper and another student who brought in sardines,” Bronson said.
The prize for whatever homeroom wins is a movie where the students get to get out of class and enjoy themselves.
“They (students) should have been given an outside day of recess to do anything they wanted,” Hamilton said.
“They (students) should have been given a pizza party to the winning homeroom,” Weyandt said.
Bronson mentioned the idea of the pizza party.
“We (the student council advisors) discussed the idea of a pizza party, but with the PSSAs and the Keystones coming up, it was just easier to make the reward a movie,” Bronson said.
There were many benefits to giving during the Canned Food Drive.
“It makes you feel better about yourself, instead of sitting in a classroom and doing nothing,” Weyandt said.
“It benefits the people in the school because they’re not being recognized but they’re still giving,” Hamilton said.
