Laura Springer
Editor-in-Chief
Mrs. Mazour, an English teacher at Northwest, challenged her AP English seniors to do something this year. She challenged them to make a difference in their community, something that could inspire others to do the same. “This is a time that the seniors are trying to get as many scholarships as they can. So I wanted to challenge them to do something for others that would leave a lasting impression at Northwest. I asked them, what will your legacy be?”
The seniors took this advice and ran with it, deciding to make their legacy by raising funds for Community Health Charities, a local organization that distributes funds to seventeen different charities to help people that have chronic illnesses. Senior Courtney Lierman is on the Community Health Charities board and gave a speech to the two AP English classes so they could be more aware of the different terminal illnesses that many people suffer from. “I just want to raise awareness and touch lives,” Lierman says. “You don’t have to be affected by a chronic illness before you do something to help and make a difference!”
The two classes brainstormed and came up with a variety of ideas. They looked at their lists and narrowed ideas down to something they could do soon. Northwest has allowed different organizations to raise money by letting kids wear hats to school in exchange for a dollar, so the seniors thought that would be a great thing to do on Halloween.
The seniors ended up raising around $620 for Community Health Charities. Senior Liz Galiart, who is in AP English and collected money, said “It was nice to see a good part of the student body participate and come together for a worthy cause.”
The seniors are hoping to do a different project every month to continue raising awareness and funds for some great charities. “We have a lot of good ideas for fun fundraisers that bring the whole school together to help out these charities, as well as raise awareness,” senior AP English student Rachel Phinney said.
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