Hill Elementary decks the halls (and doors) for Food Shelf drive

The giving spirit was alive and well this Christmas season at Hill Elementary.

School employees decided to hold a food drive that would be fun and festive for the students. Teachers and other school staff members decorated the doors to their rooms with holiday themes such as gingerbread houses, snowmen, reindeer or the grinch and students voted for their favorite decorations by making food donations. Each donation made entitled the student to one vote.

When the votes were tallied the night of Dec. 18, fourth grade teachers Nancy Siebenahler and Cristin Winter captured the most votes with their gingerbread collaboration; Britta Streff acquired the second most votes with her snowmen theme; and JoLynn Nangle tallied the third most votes with her winter wonderland theme.

I like the gingerbread house because its two rooms together, said fourth grader Elsie ONeil. Its like a big gingerbread house.

All participating staff members received some sort of recognition for their decorations such as funniest or Rudolphs favorite, but Siebenahler said the real winners are the people who will receive items from the 471 pounds of food collected during the contest. She said the contest was a first for Hill and students said theyd like to do it again next year.

It makes you feel good inside that youre helping other people, said fourth grader Izak Wixon.

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Hill Elementary decks the halls (and doors) for Food Shelf drive