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Crucifixion School Wages Penny War
Submitted by LORI DATTA
Crucifixion School in La Crescent does a service project for Advent. In the past, we have collected money for those in need. We have also collected food items, toilet paper, toiletries, diapers, clothes, socks, and shoes for those who were in need of these items.
This year, we had a Penny War to collect money for our local food shelf. Each grade had a jar outside of the principal’s office. Students brought coins and bills to put in the jars. Pennies were the best as they counted toward a positive amount. Bills also counted towards a positive amount. Quarters, nickels, dimes, and half-dollars counted as a negative amount. So students would put their pennies and bills in their class jar and put the dimes, nickels, etc. in a different class jar. Some students got sneaky by hiding bills under the coins. Some students put silver in their brother’s or sister’s class jar. Fun was had by all.
The result of this Penny War was amazing. The students raised $1,126.20 for our local food shelf! The students were thrilled by the amount, and they were even more thrilled by the amount their class made. The fifth-grade class raised the most in pennies and bills, but unfortunately, they came in second place after subtracting the silver. The first place overall winner was the first grade class.
We have many blessings in our life, and our students (and their families) once again helped others during the Advent Season.
Lori Datta teaches sixth grade at Crucifixion School in La Crescent.
