Saint James the Apostle School Students Know that Every Penny Counts!

Saint James the Apostle School celebrated Catholic Schools Week in the beginning of February with a month-long community service learning project of collecting Pennies for Patients for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). Every student in PreK-3 through Grade 8 received collection box to take home to collect loose change. Every classroom received a large cardboard donation box and poster to track donations. The students at Saint James tracked their amounts for 4 weeks and raised $2,646.07. The classes collecting the highest average per student were the 3rd and 4th grades who will celebrate with a pizza party. The class collecting the highest overall amount was the 5th grade who will celebrate with an ice cream party. Students from 3rd, 4th and 5th grade presented a very BIG check to the LLS representative, Michelle Lupo. Many of the students donated from their own piggy banks and learned the value of serving others through sacrifice.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer.

Saint James the Apostle School has been serving the parishioners of Saint James the Apostle Church in Springfield and surrounding communities since 1953. Saint James the Apostle School offers students from PreK-3 through grade eight a Roman Catholic faith-based education which acknowledges each child's individual ability to achieve their fullest potential academically, socially, and spiritually.

Saint James the Apostle School is located at 41 S. Springfield Avenue, Springfield, NJ 07081. Call 973-376-5194 or Email sjschool@sjspringfield.org for more information.

From left to right: Samantha Wright, Samantha Wolf, Georgiana Tillinghast, Tierney Vesey, Vincent Ferreira, Jorge Cubero (front)
Caroline Ponterio, Saint James Principal and Michelle Lupo, LLS Campaign Specialist for School & Youth (back)