| Like a giant domino run, boxes of Cocoa Puffs, Frosted Flakes, Life and several varieties of O-shaped cereals lined up and down the hall and around the corner of Victory Elementary School Friday afternoon. Not your typical school-day scene. |  |
Was this a STEM-based experiment of kinetic reaction?
No, it was the culmination of a fun week-and-a-half long "Randon Act of Kindness" food drive that involved the entire school.
The brainchild of life-skills teacher Chelsea Hanna, the school created the challenge to see what classroom could bring in the most boxes of cereal.
The prize was a big-time incentive - a donut party.
And the whole school, for their excitement and participation, will get a movie day, said principal K.C. Miller.
Brooke Proctor's third-grade won the coveted donut party by bringing in 108 boxes.
No, it was the culmination of a fun week-and-a-half long "Randon Act of Kindness" food drive that involved the entire school.
The brainchild of life-skills teacher Chelsea Hanna, the school created the challenge to see what classroom could bring in the most boxes of cereal.
The prize was a big-time incentive - a donut party.
And the whole school, for their excitement and participation, will get a movie day, said principal K.C. Miller.
Brooke Proctor's third-grade won the coveted donut party by bringing in 108 boxes.
The real winners, however, are local food banks that will receive nearly 800 boxes of breakfast (or whenever you want a bowl) favorites, giving the kids a way to help their community and their peers.
Hanna said the donations will be split between the high school Caring Closet, a Clintonville-based food pantry and a couple local churches. One of the churches puts together weekend food bags for Victory students in need so some of the cereal will find its way back to the school.
Hanna said the donations will be split between the high school Caring Closet, a Clintonville-based food pantry and a couple local churches. One of the churches puts together weekend food bags for Victory students in need so some of the cereal will find its way back to the school.
| To better understand the scale of their accomplishment, Hanna and Miller devise a plan for the students to line the halls for a chance to watch the giant domino-like chain reaction. There was a definite feeling of excitement in the air, by both the kids and the adults. At one point, as the teachers were finishing the set-up, a student stood quietly until Principal Miller asked him what he was doing in the hall. "I have to go to the bathroom," he said. He was afraid to cross over what the teachers were doing. Miller, also a bit concerned the student might accidentally start the chain reaction prematurely, decided to pick him up and carry him over the display. The teachers laughed and the student seemed to have fun |  |
Once all the students got into position the domino effect was set in motion. As the boxes fell cheers echoed in the hall. The sound of the kids having fun really struck Miller. "It is great to hear the kids like that, we haven't heard that in a while," he said, in reference to all the difficulties since the pandemic hit. "It is great we can do this again."
After the box drop, everyone pitched in to collect up all the boxes. They stacked them near the entrance of the school. "When [Hanna] asked me if we could do this, I really didn't think it would be to this scale," Miller said.
The 222 students collected 796 boxes
The 222 students collected 796 boxes
"It is just awesome," said Hanna.
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