SCHOOL NEWS
According to Feeding America, 34 million people face hunger in the United States, including more than 9 million children. Children suffer greatly when they do not have adequate food to eat. Even short-term episodes of hunger can cause lasting damage to a child’s development. Hunger puts children at risk of a range of cognitive, behavioral, emotional and physical problems. And their younger and growing bodies are more vulnerable to the other problems hunger causes. Access to nutritious food throughout the year is essential to children’s health, learning and growth.
Springfield Schools teamed up with the Holland/Springfield community’s Helping Hands committee to tackle hunger. During the first three weeks of November, all Springfield Schools collected food donations for area families.
At Crissey, we held a friendly competition to see which team could collect the most food. Crissey collected cans of cream of mushroom soup and mac and cheese. As students brought in their donations, they had an opportunity to place it in a box for Ohio State or for Michigan. In this competition, everyone wins.
Lion in the Spotlight
Name: Jan “Courtney” Gibson.
Position: kindergarten teacher.
Favorite subject in high school: English.
Hobbies: shopping, crafting, hanging out with my family.
Favorite food: spaghetti. Favorite team: Murray State Racers and Defiance College Yellow Jackets.
Favorite restaurant: J Alexander’s.
Something people would be surprised to know about me: My husband and I have lived in 19 houses in the past 20 years.
