Hicksville Middle Schoolers knit for a good cause

BY GARY SIMEONE

Sixth graders at Hicksville Middle School spent a good portion of their winter months sewing and knitting caps for a good cause. It was all part of a service-learning project for their Home & Careers class.

Bryan Sarandrea, supervisors of social studies and home & careers, said that 200 knit hats were created by the students in the early months of winter.

“They were working hard to sew and knit these caps in their classroom and they finished them up earlier this month,” said Sarandrea. “They ended up donating them to Cohens Children s Medical Center as part of their sixth grade service-learning project.”

He said that the service-learning project was a campaign on how to be a better citizen and a role model in one’s community.

The students spent a portion of their school days picking out different colors and design patterns and measuring out the different sizes.

“It was their first time doing this type of project and I can say they were very enthusiastic about it,” said Sarandrea. “Both the boys and the girls got all the sewing materials including the threads and yarn and worked on their projects both in their classrooms and at home.”

He said that seeing the students’ enthusiasm for their projects and the way they connected with each other was very inspirational.

“We definitely plan on expanding on these types of projects in future classes, whether it is knitted caps or another innovative idea. Just seeing the students work hard and their proud expression after completing the project made it all worthwhile.”

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