By Hannah Haynes
SILVERDALE--- Ridgetop had an E.R.A. and Service Week assembly on Wednesday, May 11th held during A.S.H. This assembly included staff members kissing goats and students making grade improvements. Students were pumped to raise enough money to watch their staff members kiss a goat. “Omigosh he’s so cute! He was like a cute little soft puppy, I was totally okay with it. I was a little nervous at first but, it was worth it,” said reading teacher Anna Robbins. Not only was there goat kissing, Raiders made great accomplishments towards raising their grades from last semester if a seventh grader and last year if an eighth grader. “I started doing my homework and actually turning it in, it took a lot more effort,” said seventh grader Alexia Russell who had the second greatest improvement. “I got my grades up by putting in effort and dedication into my work,” said eighth grader Kamryn Sprague who ranked 12th in grades improvement. By Ally Toms
SILVERDALE--On Thursday May 5th, seventh graders at Ridgetop Middle School gathered in the lower gym during the first three periods of the day to learn why they were chosen as leaders and how to be a leader to the incoming sixth and seventh graders for next year. Where Everybody Belongs (WEB) is an organization whose purpose is to provide support for the kids who are not ready for middle school that are shy or just need someone there to help them with any questions or concerns they may have. Their main goal is for the other students and staff to show the newer student that it is ok to be themselves and to enjoy middle school while it lasts. By Isaac Hoover
SILVERDALE--Ridgetop students donated $525 to World Vision USA to buy goats and chickens for families in foreign countries. A total of seven goats and four chickens were purchased and sent to other countries. “Service week is about giving back to the community and world so we can meet big needs in far away places,” said ASB Adviser Laura Rarig. There were many different service week events all helping people in need, however, students were more drawn toward supporting the goats. Each goat cost $75 dollars. Goats can produce up to 16 cups of milk a day. Goat’s milk is much easier to digest than cow’s milk. The milk is great source of calcium, protein, and other essential nutrients. Each chicken cost $12.50. Chickens require little money, space, or food to survive and they reproduce so they're perfect for struggling families. Chickens can produce a sustainable amount of eggs in order to survive. Some teachers pledged to kiss a goat if a certain amount of money was raised. Enough money was raised for all the teachers to kiss a goat. |
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