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Timber Creek High School – November 2017 – Book Drive

Timber Creek High School – November 2017 – Book Drive

Posted by SHS Club President: Holly Vu At Timber Creek High School the past two weeks we have held an AP Prep Book Drive. Students who have taken AP courses in the past are able to donate old AP prep books, as well as flash cards and reading material necessary for an AP course. Students…

Harriton High School – October 29th, 2016

Harriton High School – October 29th, 2016

Post by Club President: Katie Rush As the first event to kick-start the Students Helping Students club at Harriton High School, we organized a bake sale at a local festival known as Made on the Mainline, in Narberth, PA. Taking place on October 29th, 2016, the festival was a wonderful, community event, with live music,…

Harriton High School – Oct. 7, 2017 – Bake Sale

Harriton High School – Oct. 7, 2017 – Bake Sale

Post by Club President Katie Rush For the second year in a row, our club ran a bake sale at the Narberth Made on the Main Line Festival, on October 7, 2017. With over 25 donations of baked goods, from a ton of different club members, we were able to raise lots of money to…

Harriton High School – June 2016 – Sports Equipment Drive

Harriton High School – June 2016 – Sports Equipment Drive

Post by Club President Katie Rush During June we ran a sports equipment drive to help collect gym equipment, for inner-city schools. They sent us a wish-list consisting of: jump ropes, soccer balls, beach balls, volley balls, kick balls, hoola hoops, sidewalk chalk, board games, books etc. Our club members went above and beyond donating…

Harriton High School – January, 2016 – Pen Pals

Harriton High School – January, 2016 – Pen Pals

Post by Club President: Katie Rush Starting in January, our club began a Pen Pal Program between our high school students and the elementary and middle school students, from Overbrook Educational Center and G.W. Childs School, in Philadelphia. By sending these letters almost monthly, we hope that we can forge strong friendships between the Harriton…

Harriton High School – January 27, 2016 – Overbrook Education Center

Harriton High School – January 27, 2016 – Overbrook Education Center

Post by Club President: Katie Rush The club visited Overbrook Educational Center again to help out with lunch and recess, as well as in class, on January 27th. A large group of around 20 Harriton students attended, and played with the elementary school kids, during recess. Then, after recess, the Harriton students split up among…

Harriton High School – January 16, 2016 – Martin Luther King Day Visit

Harriton High School – January 16, 2016 – Martin Luther King Day Visit

Post by Club President: Katie Rush On Martin Luther King Day 1/16, we visited the Overbrook Educational Center to help out in their community. Around 10 Harriton Students attended, and everyone had a really good time. A few of the Harriton Students helped out in the Overbrook Library, rearranging the books to make it more…

Harriton High School – Feb. 2016 – Weekly Tutoring

Post by Club President Katie Rush Starting in the middle of February, Harriton Students Helping Students has gone to Overbrook Educational Center almost every Thursday, with around 3-5 Harriton club members to help out after school. From around 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, we go to the school and help out with whatever they need….

Radnor High School – November 29, 2016

Radnor High School – November 29, 2016

Post by Club President: John Mohler At 11:30 on Tuesday November 29th, the Radnor High School Students Helping Students Club traveled to the GW Childs School in Philadelphia. The club delivered approximately 300 library books, Pre-Algebra textbooks, and workbooks. We also delivered several boxes of basic supplies, which we had collected during our supply drive…

Henderson High School – October 10, 2016

Henderson High School – October 10, 2016

Post by Club President: Grace Zandi On October 10th, 2016 Henderson High School’s Students Helping Students club visited the GW Childs School in south Philadelphia. The Henderson delegation included eight of our most dedicated members along with the club supervisor, Ms. Taylor Patchak. Both groups of girls from Henderson and the GW Childs school had…

Henderson High School – April 28th, 2016

Henderson High School – April 28th, 2016

Post by Club President: Grace Zandi On April 28th, the Students-Helping-Students (SHS) club at Henderson High School in West Chester, PA held its first fundraiser with the local Rita’s Water Ice restaurant. Throughout the night, SHS received many generous donations and multiple people from Henderson High School came to support the cause. Overall, the fundraiser…

SHS Partners with Modell’s Sporting Goods

SHS Partners with Modell’s Sporting Goods

Through our partnership with Modell’s Sporting Goods, and their generous support, SHS was able to acquire much-needed gym equipment for the Edward T. Steel School in Philadelphia. These supplies included catchers mitts, softballs, T-balls, baseballs, Lacrosse balls, basketballs, soccer balls, jump ropes, and Lacrosse sticks.