JCHS Students Raise $6,000 For First Aid Squad, Food Pantry

CALDWELLS, NJ — It was an effort born of the desire to do a good deed.

Recently, the student government at James Caldwell High School pulled together to raise more than $6,000 for the West Essex First Aid Squad and the Caldwell Food Pantry.

Vice Principal John Bertollo, who will begin his new job as principal of Grover Cleveland Middle School on July 1, offered the following details about the donation drive:

“Our student government wanted to do something to raise funds for the West Essex First Aid Squad, as well as the Caldwell Food Pantry. Students created designs (14 total), they were posted on my Instagram account and a Google Form was emailed to students to vote over a 24-hour period. The top two picks were chosen to be sold. Senior, Kate Campion created the blue tie-dyed shirt and Junior, Scott Bivona created the grey shirt. We sold the shirts over a two-week period and ended up raising over $6,000, which was split equally between the two groups.”

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