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Northwood student ambassadors describe year of service projects to Board of Education
Summary
Fifth-grade student ambassadors from Northwood Elementary presented at the March 4 West Seneca Board of Education meeting, summarizing service-learning projects this school year including sock and mitten drives, a food drive, holiday care bags, and more.
At the March 4 West Seneca Central School District Board of Education meeting, fifth-grade student ambassadors from Northwood Elementary presented a yearlong summary of service-learning projects and school initiatives.
Mrs. Ferry, building principal at Northwood Elementary School, introduced the ambassadors and said the program is new this year. Student ambassadors described a series of monthly projects intended to build school spirit and help the local community. "We are excited to share all the wonderful things happening at Northwood Elementary School," Camden Mesiak said on behalf of the group.
The students reported the results of several drives and events. During “Socktober,” Northwood collected 170 pairs of socks that were donated to the West Seneca clothing closet. A November food drive gathered more than 275 nonperishable items for the Lions Club. In December students helped assemble care bags for nursing home residents and made holiday cards to include in the packages. In January the ambassadors collected more than 100 hats, mittens and scarves for the West Seneca clothes closet, and in February they made more than 200 Valentine’s Day cards for local veterans. The ambassadors said the classroom that collected the most items often received a small schoolwide reward, such as a popsicle party or extra recess.
Students described how ambassadors are selected and organized. "To become an ambassador, we were required to fill out an application explaining why we should help lead our school. Ten fifth-grade students were chosen," Nolan Lip said. The ambassadors said they begin meetings by discussing school and community needs, then plan and carry out projects, create posters and make announcements to share results with students and staff.
Board members thanked the students and their advisors for the presentation. The district’s spotlight presentation preceded routine business on the agenda.
The presentation and the figures reported — 170 pairs of socks; more than 275 food items; 200-plus Valentine’s cards; and 100-plus winter clothing items — were described by the students during the public school-spotlight portion of the meeting.
The district posted the student photos and a note recognizing the Northwood attendance program on its internal materials, which the superintendent referenced later in the meeting.
