Rogers Classes Throw Party At Care Center English, Deca Students Share Holiday Mirth
In the weeks before Christmas break, a group of teens from Rogers High School’s English and DECA classes were working on a Civic Conscientiousness Project. Their goal was to come up with a project that would benefit the community.
But what to do?
The group broke into smaller groups. Each was asked to come up with an idea they would like to do for the project.
After some brainstorming, they got back in their big group and put their ideas together.
They finally decided they wanted to do something for a part of the community often forgotten at the holiday season. With this in mind, they decided to throw a Christmas party for an elderly community.
After a lot of thought, they decided to throw the party at Regency Care Center, on Cozza Drive in North Spokane.
This is where the small groups came back into play. A group of five went to the care center and found out what they could do for the patients.
They talked to the activities director, Donna, and came back to the school to relay the message.
One group was in charge of decorations, another was in charge of getting pets for the patients to play with, another got the drinks, another the food, another the Santa suit, games and prizes.
It was a lot of work, but they pulled it off. Yes, this whole thing took place on Dec. 14, when more than 100 Rogers students from the English and DECA classes, drama club and music department converged on Regency.
They brought seven Siberian Husky puppies and four kittens, the drama kids did a Christmas skit and Pirate Gold, Rogers’ girls choir, sang Christmas carols.
They all visited with the residents and spread a little holiday cheer.
The students felt great about their contributions. They enjoyed seeing the smiles from the residents and employees.
The English students got a lesson in marketing and the DECA kids got a lesson in writing when they did their reports afterward. And everyone enjoyed petting the animals themselves.
It was an opportunity to remind people that the holidays aren’t just for us, but that teens should give to other people, too.