The annual Fall Break Food Drive provided kid-friendly, easy to prepare meals and snacks for 80 students in the Nashville community who typically relay on school-provided meals.
By Sophie Kavalali '23, Chloe Cmelak '24 & Dhruv Reddy '24
The High School Community Service Club held its annual Fall Break Food Drive Tuesday, September 20 through Monday, October 3 and exceeded its goal to fill 80 bags of food during the drive.
Middle and High School advisories were challenged to put together at least one bag of food containing each of the following items:
one package breakfast/nutrition bars
one box of cereal
four bowls/packages of Kraft Easy Mac Original Macaroni and Cheese
one 4-pack of fruit cups (pop-top or peel back, please)
one package of fruit snacks
peanut butter or cheese crackers
two cans of Ravioli/Spaghetti O’s (pop-top, please) or two cans of kid-friendly soup (pop-top, please)
one jar of peanut butter
one jar of grape jelly
two bags/cans of tuna
one reusable grocery bag (a bigger bag such as those from Kroger, Whole Foods, or Trader Joe’s)
The USN community overdelivered and, as a result, the club had a surplus of additional food to donate to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. There is an increased need for meals during holidays and school breaks because some students are regularly provided breakfast and lunch at school, and the club's work will help to combat this issue.
University of Virginia selected Margot Ross '24 to be a Jefferson Scholar. The highly selective scholarship includes the full cost of attending UVA for four years of study as well as numerous enrichment opportunities. It has been 12 years since a University School of Nashville senior last became a Jefferson Scholar.
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