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Jackson Public Schools partnership with American Red Cross yields 535 pints, district scholarships
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Jackson Public Schools leaders and American Red Cross representatives reported that a districtwide student-led blood drive collected 535 pints of blood, produced $12,350 in scholarships and placed three JPS schools in the Red Cross national top 10 for sickle-cell–focused collections.
Jackson Public Schools and the American Red Cross told the Board of Trustees that a districtwide student-led blood donation campaign collected 535 pints of blood and generated $12,350 in scholarship awards for students.
The report, presented by Assistant Superintendent for High Schools Lakeisha Marshall Thomas and American Red Cross representatives, said the drives were run by student councils and advisers across all six JPS high schools. Denise Smith of the American Red Cross described the drives as “a life saving effort”…
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