Redondo Beach’s Adams Middle School goes to war
Elias Quirez adds a snowball to Principal Anthony Taranto’s door on Monday. Photo The weather at Adams Middle School is sunny with a chance of snowballs this week, most of which were accumulating around classroom doors and windows. The paper snowballs, dreamt up by the Associated Student Body (ASB), will be sold throughout the week for 25 cents to students and teachers who want to send a message without getting wet. For a holiday fundraiser, the ASB class of 25 came together to brainstorm the event to help raise money for the American Red Cross and Hurricane Sandy victims. “And we wanted to do something related to a holiday theme,” said 8th grader Regina Solar. By mid-week the principal’s door was covered by snowballs. In the first two days they raised over $200 for the American Red Cross. Photo submitted by Julie Bassine. The “Snowball a Teacher” fundraiser mirrors the “Penny War” fundraiser they had last year for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. This year they decided to put a winter spin on the program and make it a fun competition for both students and teachers. “It gets them pumped and is relevant to what’s happening now,” said 8th grader Anna Kurisaki. “Our goal is to raise…
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