An Impressive Impact

I am sure you have heard people describe the similarities between a drop of water into a pond and the ripples that result from that single drop and the impact you can have on someone else's life and never truly knowing where that impact ends...

I have thought of that analogy a lot over the last month as I watched the students at WKHS come together to raise over $4,000 in a wide variety of ways for the Winter Charity - the American Brain Tumor Association.

Sachi Oshima and Luke Bott were two of the students elected to the court for the Valentine's Dance. Students "voted" by donating money to a particular person's fund-raising efforts. Sachi won the title Queen of Hearts for raising the most money among all the girls on the court.

The other big fund-raising event was the Talent Show last Friday night. I had a bunch of "my" students participate and showcase their wide range of talents. Some of the participants included: Sachi Oshima, Luke Bott, Josh Cook, Michelle Dutton, Mark Bobson, Jonathan Carroll, Ben Adamescu, Malika Bythewood, Erica Burris, EB Brennan, and Eric Clemens. (And, to be perfectly honest, those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head... sorry if I missed more participants!) Everyone did an impressive job and helped create a fun evening for a good cause. A special congratulations to EB Brennan and Erica Burris who were voted into 3rd place for their "Thriller" dance and to Eric Clemens whose band earned 1st place honors!

And while the recognition to each of the individual students who participated in the different efforts to raise money for a good cause, it was actually the Brain Tumor Association that truly won because of the compassion and good-will of the entire student body!