Online High School Supports Toys For Tots

Wolf Creek Online High School continues the Toys for Tots tradition by being a drop site for the 2012 Holiday Season. 

The toy drive began on November 6^th and lasted through December 6^th.  In years past a Wolf Creek spokesperson made an appearance on the KARE 11 evening newscast to announce the good deeds of the Wolf Creek students, staff and surrounding community.  However this year, due to the early December snowstorm and staff professional development, we were not able to make the trip down to the KARE 11 Studio.  “We were a little disappointed that it did not work out this year, but the disappointment abated when the toys continued to come in even though we were not going to be on the news,” explained one of the toy drive coordinators Lindsay Jarombek.  In all, Wolf Creek had their most successful donation year with almost 50 toys donated.  “For a small school, 50 toys is a wonderful turnout,” said Jessie DeCorsey another drive coordinator.  With many students working entirely online and at a distance, physical on-campus donation can be challenging.    Wolf Creek Learning Managers encouraged students at a distance to donate to their local charities if they were not able to get a toy to the campus location.  The great distances of students and families makes these activities somewhat problematic, but it is a problem we are working to solve.  In the past, Wolf Creek has also participated in various online donations in an effort to insure all students have equal ability to participate. “We are always excited about opportunities to give to children and teens in need throughout the school year and the world,” expressed Wolf Creek Learning Manager Becki Olseen.    In previous years, students have been pivotal in the choice of charity and the means to donate.  “Penny wars are popular.  This is a money campaign where groups of students compete against each other, with the donation of coins.  Pennies are positive points, and any silver coin is negative,” Olseen further explained.  Wolf Creek hopes to continue with the same charitable traditions and inspire students to become lifelong givers.