From December 7-18 BHS held a Toys for Tots drive. The Toys for Tots drive is run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve, and was founded by Major William L. Hendricks in 1947. BHS has held the dive for several years running, bringing in hundreds of toys for children in need. A donation of $3 is considered the equivalent of one gift.
“I love the toys for tots drive so much,” said junior Samantha Manick, “It’s good that we can bring so much joy to so many kids, and at the same time have fun with it, by competing with each other.”
This year a competition between STMA (St. Micheal/Albertville) was held to see who could bring in the most gifts. As of December 18th BHS has brought in 946 (Freshman 206, Sophomores 141, Juniors 335, and Seniors 280) and STMA an estimated 562 gifts. An in school competition was also held to see which grade could bring in the most gifts. The juniors will receive a AAA ice-cream bonus on Wednesday, December 23rd.
