The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 51, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 December 1986 — Page 10

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., December 17,1986

School news

WHS juniors see need... go to work ... nice goin'

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PENNY PITCH DRIVE — Students from Wawasee’s junior class display an enlarged check showing the total amount of money that their class, and the entire school, collected durinn to. recent drive for the needy. The junior class accumulated $2,003.88. while the school totaled $2,948. Both totals are school records. Wawasee High School concluded its tilth Penny Pitch drive last Thursday w ith the record breaking collection. The $2,948.24 total was almost double last year’s total. The junior liislbrv classes spirited by teachers .Joe Trimboli and Vern Zurcher contributed 68 percent of the drive. The other classes amassed the remaining $944.36

jUcrq) (JThrislmas The Christmas tree is all decked out: The merry caroilers sing and shout; We'd like to take this chance to say Have a happy holiday! DANA CORPORATION SPICER AXLE DIVISION

with the freshman class in second place, followed by the sophomores and the seniors. Ml three classes greatly improved their effort this year, helping to establish the new record. Success was also the result of many parents sending in donations. The previous high was $2,823.98 in 1977. The drive was sponsored by two service organizations, the Key Club and The National Honor Society. They will he making Christmas Food deliveries on Saturday morning, Dec. 20. Recipients have been referred by both the student body and the community. Faculty sponsors of the drive were Mrs. Pam Pletcher. Mr. Stan (irabowicz. and Mr. Phil F aw lev.

Decorate a miniature tree

Don't have room for a big tree at Christmas 9 Decorate a miniature tree instead. String popcorn or cranberries instead of garland. Find tiny animals, toys, shoes, snowmen, bells, birds, fruits or other small ornaments to hand. Instead of tree lights, use birthday candles. Wrap pill boxes or matchboxes and string together as ornaments or wrap

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them individually for presents. Illustrations on Christmas cards can be cut out and pasted on a hard backing and hung on the tree There's many dungs you can do and items can,iie collected all year for the tinytiree. See how it brightens up a small room, at home, nursing home or hospital room

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WINNING ENTRIES — Students from Mi s. Blankenship. Mrs. Koble, and Mr. Mock’s fifth grade classes at Syracuse School-display the winning entries from a place mat decorating contest. Each place mat was decorated with a holiday theme and will be donated to residents of Lakeland Loving Care (.'enter. Milford. The winners will be given the opportunity to go with the teachers to deliver the placemats. Top winners, from left, include: Cortney Fryback, Wes Blankenship. Wendy Gordon. Abbi Egolf, and Chris Geiger. Not pictured is Debbie Valentine.

SADD places —

White crosses at Wawasee to demonstrate loss of life

Amidst "National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week ", Wawasee's chapter of SADD, Students Against Driving Drunk, are conducting special programs to promote this national declaration. According to Marilynne Curtis, the 75-member SADD group at Wawasee High School will conduct morning anaouncements dealing with this subject. In addition, Curtis will place white crosses in the high school s front lawn to demonstrate how many lives will be lost during this week because of a drug-related

driving accident Alcohol is considered a drug. With the rise of alcohol-related deaths across the United States. Indiana has formed a task force to help reduce this problem. Governor Robert D. Orr heads the charge. Wawasee's Cindy Nelson is a member the Student Advisory Board — sponsored by the Governor's Task Force to Reduce Drunk Driving. She will act as spokesperson for all youth programs. particularly during Project Prom/Graduation. This project is a nationwide program that encourages chemical-free celebrations at prom at graduation parties. This problem has been a concern at Wawasee High School for several years. However, the problem is still on the rise, somewhat. Statistics prove that point. According to statistics released by the task force. 70 Americans will lose their lives daily because of a

I y SADD — Cindy Xelson. left, and Itich Freeman. right, display two of the white crosses in front of Wawiasee High School this week. The crosses, resembling the lost lives due to alcohol-related deaths, are being placed in the yard by Wawasee’sSADD chapter. Students Against Driving Drunk. I Ahead I 1 tb* OfftaM* 1 An INDEPENDENT INSURANCE wjy"*- AGENT con put you AHEAD m the race with out competitive insurance A rotes. You If be a sure fire winner with us! As Independent Insurance Agents, we represent mony strong companies with FAVQRABtE RATES I WJ on Cars. Homes. Mobile Homes i«l(r Wl | Forms and Business. To be in the \ A runningcoll MJV/A/| unie&cMi i)l I Insurance Agency on ff Ho ■ Ii v ~ ~/*"*') QO SSB 9468 |

drunk driver. Boiled down into minutes, that means every 23 seconds, a human life has been killed due to alcohol. To go even further, of all the fatal single-car accidents, 65 percent of them are cause by alcohol, or other drugs. Unfortunately, only one drunk driver, out of 2,000, is arrested. But the seriousness of the problem doesn't stop with those who are killed because of the disease — it carries through to the many millions are become crippled because accidents cause by a drunk driver Over one million Americans will suffer a crippling-type injury during a year's span. Among the injured, 44 percent will be teenaged students. Besides the white crosses in the front lawn, and the daily announcements, Wawasee’s SADD group plans on Christmas caroling throughout the school. They may even sing at a variety of locations throughout Syracuse.