Valley Road School Student Council Keeps Busy

(above) Student council members with Mrs. Badillo (advisor) and Principal Beltramba

Valley Road Student Council

Submitted by Christine Casale Broski

The Student Council at Valley Road School has been busy this year with a variety of different activities. In December, they hosted a fundraiser to raise money for a scholarship given to an Arthur L. Johnson graduate that attended Valley Road. 

Additionally, students were invited to create a snowflake with the theme, “Snow Many Things to Look Forward to in 2021.” Students wrote what they most looked forward to in 2021 from vacations, to a cure for COVID, to seeing family, and hanging out with friends. 

Another activity was the “Souper Bowl of Caring” where students were encouraged to bring in a can of soup. The soup was then donated to the Community Food Bank out of St. John’s Church. 

The group also hosted a School Spirit Poster Contest to highlight why Valley Road School is such a great place to learn and grow. Students got creative and expressed their school spirit through colorful posters that will be displayed throughout school. 

Student Council’s biggest activity was a pajama day where they raised money for the nurses, doctors, and staff on the COVID floors at Overlook Hospital. Due to the generosity of the families, staff, and students of Valley Road School, Student Council raised $632.00 which led to a Costco shopping trip. With the money raised, granola bars, oatmeal, a variety of other snacks, and drinks were purchased for the break rooms on the three COVID floors. 

Sarah Badillo and Lauren Prost, advisors of Student Council, said that they could not be prouder of the members, because during these difficult times the students remained optimistic and wanted to spread positivity in school and out in the community.

Photos by Clark Public Schools

(above) Student Council Activity Souper Bowl of Caring Student Council Advisor Mrs. Prost with Student Council Reps Jackson Susalis and Declan Mulcahy.
(above) 3rd grader Gavin Mulcahy displaying his entry for School Spirit Poster Contest.
(above) 5th grader and Student Council representative Gianna Gracia standing in front of some of the things we look forward to in 2021.
(above) Mrs. Badillo, Student Council Advisor, shopping for snacks for healthcare workers at Overlook Hospital.
(above) Nurses at Overlook accepting our donations. Nurse on the right is Mrs. Sullivan, a parent at VRS.
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