Tomek-Eastern Elementary fourth-grader, Shawn DeFina, and three friends spearhead fundraiser at their school to donate to the American Red Cross.
After hearing about the damages done by Hurricane Sandy, fourth-grader Shawn DeFina, of Fenton’s Tomek-Eastern Elementary School, wanted to help. As a result, Tomek-Eastern students had a penny drive this week, for the American Red Cross to use in aiding the hurricane victims. On Thursday morning, Shawn and fellow Tomek-Eastern students Aaron Toth, Brendan Alward, and Alex Dinstett stood inside the front of the school. At a table, they displayed plastic containers of pennies, dollars and other change. Students hurried to drop donations into the containers as they went to class. "So far, it's awesome," Brendan said. The boys predicted their classroom, teacher Sheila Best's students, would win. Each container is labeled with the name of a …
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Tomek-Eastern Elementary School
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School collects funds with penny drive to help Hurricane Sandy victims.
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New North Road Elementary Principal Trevor Alward's goals for his building include continuing progress on the district's International Baccalaureate Programme, improving children's writing and developing student leadership.
It's the first day of school for Fenton and Lake Fenton schools, and about 450 students converge upon Fenton's North Road Elementary School. Smiling teachers walk into the building one by one, as the school's new principal, Trevor Alward, confirms details with his front office staff. Students and their parents begin to arrive. Zachary Wagner, second grade, arrived with his mother, Britt Wagner. Zachary said he was looking forward to gym class, playing games and going to soccer practice. Fellow North Road Elementary student Alexis Williams, a fifth-grader, said she was happy to see her friends. Her sister, Payton Williams, third grade, agreed. "I like hanging out with friends," Payton said. The Williamses' friend Taeber Engelhart, in fifth …
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North Road Elementary
525 North Rd, Fenton, MI
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Anna Troppens
6:33 pm on Saturday, December 1, 2012
The boys' teacher, Sheila Best, said Tomek-Eastern Elementary contributed $814.53 total to help Hurricane Sandy victims. more ›