Date: 01-15-2010
For More Info, Contact:
Kim Norris, 614-365-5680
Columbus City Schools Students to Collect Money for Haiti
Northland HS Basketball Team to Dedicate Game
WHO:
Columbus City Schools
Northland High School students
WHAT:
Northland High School students (some with relatives in Haiti) have formed Haiti Stands Strong (HSS) in support of their fellow Haitian students and the country of Haiti, collect money for victims, wearing support ribbons, sending clothes."
WHEN:
Friday, Jan. 15, 1:00p.m.-1:45p.m.
WHERE:
Northland High School
1919 Northcliff Drive
Background:
Approximately 50 students of Columbus City Schools' Northland High School International Club have made plans to extend help to Haiti and support their fellow Haitian classmates at school. Students will be collecting coins by grade level Tues., Jan. 19 — Thurs., 22. They will also hold a band concert as a fundraiser, and will send clothes and water. The students have created a paper chain of messages of hope to Haiti. They will be wearing ribbons (the country of Haiti's colors). Northland High School's basketball game, televised on ESPN on Saturday, Jan. 16, will be dedicated to Haiti. The students have named their efforts Haiti Stands Strong (HSS) and they plan to continue efforts for some time.
Columbus City Schools, established in 1845, is the state of Ohio's largest school district, serving the needs of more than 53,000 students in 127 school buildings. The district is under the leadership of its 19th superintendent, Gene T. Harris, Ph.D., and a seven-member board of education. The mission of Columbus City Schools is that each student is highly educated, prepared for leadership and service, and empowered for success as a citizen in a global community