Students Head to Jersey Shore for Sandy Aid

After weeks of planning and collecting donations to help peers from afar, students from Hackettstown High School made their efforts known by bringing a tractor-trailer full of goods to the Jersey Shore.

Led by senior class advisor and Hackettstown High School physical education teacher Scout Bargiel, hundreds of students packed the 18-wheeler Thursday morning and accompanied it down to Central Regional High School in Bayville.

Since Hurricane Sandy struck the New Jersey coast, students from Seaside Heights have been using a dedicated wing of the school, since their normal institution is inoperable. 

On top of that, the school has been used as a shelter for displaced residents.

"The experience was amazing," Bargiel said. "The staff and students at Central Regional were amazing; they were welcoming and so excited to have us. What an experience–we were thrilled to have done this."