Windsor Public Schools Spread Holiday Cheer by Giving Back This Holiday Season

Windsor Public Schools is spreading holiday cheer and teaching students about the true meaning of the holiday season – to give back to the community and to those less fortunate. Please see below several initiatives taking place in our district:

Windsor High School:

The Windsor High School Student Leadership Council has collected a variety of gifts from staff and students to benefit five families in the community. The Spanish & French Honor Societies are conducting a toy drive to benefit patients at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) is sponsoring a food drive to benefit the Windsor Food Bank. The boys’ basketball team also hosted a jamboree “Hoops for Food,” and collected food donations for the Windsor Food Bank in lieu of admission. In addition, 26 staff members are sponsoring 25 different families from the school.

Sage Park Middle School:

Sage Park Middle School has organized a Giving Tree, where faculty, staff and student council fulfill gift requests for 30 children from Mercy Housing and Shelter in Hartford. Students at Sage Park Middle School also regularly visit with the elderly at Seabury Nursing Home, not only during the holiday season, but all year long. This month they helped to decorate a Christmas tree and sang carols.

Clover Street School:

Clover Street School created a Mitten Wreath, where staff members picked a tag and purchased a family game for the holidays. Clover has 30 students who will be receiving a gift from the Clover Community. Also, turkey dinners were provided for 6 families in need and cookie baskets were prepared for the Clover Street Bus Drivers.

John F. Kennedy:

John F. Kennedy School has organized a Giving Tree, and is asking students and staff for donations of hats, mittens, socks, scarves, and jackets. These items will be donated to a local shelter for women and children in transition. Students in the Kiwanis club also participated in an annual carol sing to the seniors at Kimberly Hall and made holiday greeting cards for Windsor soldiers that are serving overseas. The Tree House program organized an “Acts of Kindness” project, where kids are encouraged to do something kind for a teacher, friend, or neighbor.

Oliver Ellsworth:

Oliver Ellsworth School sent home a confidential letter to families so they could request winter items, such as boots, coats and snow pants. Staff organized a Giving tree, where staff and other Ellsworth families adopted anonymous families in need. Over 30 Ellsworth families were assisted with winter gear this holiday season.

Poquonock:

Poquonock School is collecting hats, mittens and gloves for the Early Childhood Council. Staff members also choose one family from each grade level to support this holiday season by providing a variety of gift cards worth hundreds of dollars. The Family Resource Center Coordinator also spent time visiting each classroom to speak to the students about giving to our community members in need.

Windsor Public Schools Central Office:

The Windsor Public School Central Office is sponsoring two families through the Project Santa Program. A Giving Tree was organized at Central Office including ornaments indicating a wish gift for a specific child by age and gender. Staff members provided unwrapped gifts to fulfill holiday wishes.

Windsor Public Schools serves nearly 4,000 students in the community of Windsor, Connecticut, a town located in north central Connecticut between Hartford and Springfield, Massachusetts. Windsor Public Schools is comprised of six schools: Oliver Ellsworth School, Poquonock School, Clover Street School, John F. Kennedy School, Sage Park Middle School, and Windsor High School. The mission of Windsor Public Schools is to develop the genius in every child and to create life-long learners. For more information about the Windsor Board of Education and any of its schools, please visit www.windsorct.org.