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Northwood fifth-grade ambassadors describe month-by-month service projects to board
Summary
Ten fifth-grade student ambassadors from Northwood Elementary presented a month-by-month summary of service projects — including sock drives, a food drive, winter-clothing and holiday-card donations, and veterans' valentines — highlighting student participation and community partnerships.
WEST SENECA, N.Y. — Ten fifth-grade student ambassadors from Northwood Elementary School presented their new ambassador program to the West Seneca board March 4, describing monthly projects aimed at supporting school spirit and community service.
"Being a student ambassador is an important job," student Camden Masiak told the board, explaining that ambassadors were chosen via an application process and that the group’s role is to increase school spirit and help the community. The group of five graders identified their advisers as Miss Ferry, Miss Sacconino, Miss Snowlock and Miss Vlahoff.
Students recounted projects from the school year: - October’s “Socktober,” in which the student body collected 170 pairs of socks for the West Seneca clothing closet; the classroom with the most socks won a popsicle party. - A November food drive that collected more than 275 nonperishable items for the Lions Club. - A December drive where students contributed care baskets for nursing-home residents and created holiday cards to include in the gifts. - A January winter-clothing drive that collected more than 100 hats, mittens and scarves for the West Seneca clothing closet; classes competed for extra recess time. - A February initiative that produced over 200 Valentine’s Day cards for local veterans.
Student ambassadors described roles including planning, making posters and announcements, counting donations and volunteering at school events.
Miss Ferry, Northwood’s building principal, introduced the students and thanked the board for the invitation to present. Board members thanked the students and their caregivers for attending.
Ending: The board acknowledged the student ambassadors’ work and the principal said the district will post recognition photos of school programs and student recognitions on the district website.
