McKenzie Middle School Donates 163 Clothing Items to Cash Express
From the Dec 16, 2025 e-Edition
McKenzie Middle School kicked off the month of December with the “Be a Goodie, Donate a Hoodie, Coat or Shoes” clothing drive for Cash Express.
From December 1 through December 9, students collected 163 items total to donate to Cash Express. Fifth-graders collected 69 items, sixth-graders collected 67 items, seventh-graders collected five items and eighth-graders collected 22 items.
The school positioned the clothing drive as a challenge amongst students, promising ice cream to the homeroom with the most donations. Josephine Wright’s sixth-grade homeroom students collected the most items for the clothing drive.
In the e-Edition
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