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Inside Community and Education
INSIDE COMMUNITY
GIFT OF LIGHTS
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REMARKABLE WARRIORS
Madison O’Rourke, Senior at Liberty Christian School paid it forward to Scottish Rite Hospital by raising nearly $50,000 with her, Shaping a Better Future Fundraiser. The funds go to help underwrite the cost of care for children with scoliosis. Madison presented the check to the hospital that helped her overcome her own struggles with scoliosis in September. photo courtesy of Vivian Nichols
INSIDE EDUCATION
CANDY BAGS FOR SAILORS
Janylle Koren has done it again - collecting leftover Halloween candy for sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan. Last year, with the help of the community, Janylle was able to send around 1,000 bags to the sailors. This year, she hopes to meet this goal again. The sailors, including her son, will remain on board well past the
holidays due to COVID.
WISDOM WARRIORS COOKBOOK
In 2019, The Grandparents Association created a Taste of Liberty cookbook of favorite recipes to raise money for the Teacher Sustainability fund. On October 19, the “Wisdom Warriors” presented Dr. McCullough a check for over $3,000 from the sale of those cookbooks! The cookbooks are $21 and make great presents. To order yours, email Communications Associate, Vivian Nichols at Vivian.Nichols@mylcs.com. photo courtesy of Vivian Nichols
HOPEFUL HEARTS
Over the summer Lantana resident Erica Wilson sat down at a local coffee shop with pen and paper and created a children’s book for elementary-aged students. The book, Hopeful Hearts is written to help encourage students through the changes this school year has brought and to stay positive when things may look and feel different. Lantana resident, Emily Holder illustrated the book. You can purchase your copy on Amazon or
www.BarnesandNoble.com. PARENT AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT CLASSES Thursdays, Dec. 4- Jan. 14 | 6pm-7pm | ZOOM
Denton ISD offers Social and Emotional Support Classes for parents and students. The classes are hosted via Zoom and the links can be found online. The December 4th class is about Conflict Resolution and the December 10th class covers Anxiety and Depression, hosted by the Counseling and Social Work Department. For more class subjects and Zoom links, visit http://sites.google.com/g.dentonisd.org/guidance-
and-social-emotional-/parent-student-engagement-classes.
DENTON COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY
If you are looking for a way to give back this season, Denton County Friends of the Family offers an Adopt-a-Family Drive each year. A family, organization, or business an adopt families who have been impacted by domestic violence and spread some holiday cheer. DCFOF is providing gifts to over 700 children this year and they need YOUR help! For information on how to get involved, visit www.dcfof.org/
adoptafamily.
GUYER THEATRE PRESENTS…
Guyer Theatre is back and these performing arts students are bringing their best to the stage. The line up for this school year includes performances of The Phantom of the Opera in February, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Children’s Hour, and I’m Not Rappaport. For COVID guidelines and tickets, visit
