NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HAVEN, Kan. — Haven Grade School Prinicipal Laurel Scott said that her students are trying to help one of their own this week.
"We've got a couple of dress up days and some fun stuff going on, but we also have some change wars," said Scott. "Usually we'll pick either a charitable organization, the food bank or something that we can focus on. This year, we're focusing on one of our students who is going through chemotherapy. He's struggling with leukemia. So, we're going to do some change wars and hopefully, on Friday, present their family with a large check. It's kind of exciting, something for the kids to work for. The winning grade level will get a pizza party."
Jack McMillian is the student to benefit from the change, but bills will change the equation for the kids, according to Scott.
"It's a little different," Scott said. "The banks in town, they've been, in the past, they've gotten a little like, oh, my goodness, we cannot do any more pennies. We have done cash, it takes you negative. So, this makes it a little bit fun. A student, say a first grader, can put a $10 bill in the sixth grade and that will take the sixth grade $10 negative, so they always want to put change in their buckets, but they can put cash in another grade levels bucket and take them into the negative, so that's a lot of fun."
Friday at Haven Grade will include building wide caroling and a check presentation to the McMillian family shortly after announcements in the gym.