‘Hunger Games’ Put Food on Students’ Tables
A twist on the popular book and movie series had Gulf Middle School students competing to make sure families at the school enjoyed a bounty on their tables this holiday season.
How do you get kids excited about a holiday food drive to help feed less fortunate families? That’s the question the organizers of Gulf Middle School’s ABC Food Drive faced down as the holiday season approached. Their solution: piggyback on a popular book and movie series that already has kids excited. Gulf’s own version of “The Hunger Games” kicked off in November. Throughout the drive, teams at the school competed to earn “Tributes,” which are competitors. The selected Tributes now get to compete in the school’s own version of the games, which take place today, Dec. 21 from 1 to 2 p.m. The fictional series takes place in the post-apocalyptic country of Panem where power is held in the “Capitol.” The nation’s districts are forced to …
Sandi
9:21 pm on Saturday, December 22, 2012
Where do we stop? When one of these teachers decide they want to date our 14 year old??? Students have moral rights and teachers do NOT haves the right to force them into their moral codes more ›