The annual fundraiser CHS Gives Back came to a successful end in December as Cleveland raised exactly $10,511.91 for families in the community, beating their goal by $500.
Organized by the leadership class, food boxes and gift cards were given to 31 families, including 127 people in the Cleveland community. By reaching the goal, all milestone incentives were reached for the assembly, held on Dec. 19.
The $2,000 incentive meant that several teachers had to dress up in costume for the day. Science teachers Angie Misumi dressed up as a World War I nurse, Ami Fox was a fox, and Alex Fuller was Buddy the Elf. Counselor Neil Gibson was an inflatable snowman, math teacher Enrique Lopez was a raccoon, and journalism teacher Andy Sorensen was Bob Ross, everyone’s favorite public broadcasting painter.
For reaching $3,000, teachers Caitlin Hoemmen and Jessie Eller Isaacs performed a duet of “All I Want For Christmas,” and sang their hearts out.
At $4,000 teachers dressed for a prom red carpet show. English teachers Ashley Clemens, Jamie Incorvia, special education teacher Michael Bauer, history teacher Paige Hazard, and art teachers Doug Dorman and Mark Warner all had fabulous outfits.
Now at $5,000 was Fuller again in his Buddy the Elf costume eating Buddy’s favorite food: spaghetti with maple syrup, M&Ms, marshmallows and other sweets. Mmm, delicious. Not sure if that’s what Fuller thought.
Next we had a rap-off with attendance coach Issac Camacho vs Hector “The rapping sub” Cobb, but unfortunately Cobb couldn’t make it, so instead Camacho just went ham on student attendance!
At $7,000 was another 1v1 between history teachers Steve Nims and Paul Kreutz in an epic guitar battle. Except like the last incentive, Kreutz was not there. Regardless, Nims shredded that guitar, leaving the audience shocked.
The freshman class donated the most out of all classes with $2,850. The seniors raised $1,760 to place second. Stumptown was the leading freshman academy with $1,140 dollars raised.
Additionally, Dr. Martin Douglass, the digital media teacher, won the best door decoration contest, earning a $400 check from the student store. Because Dr. Douglass was not in attendance, English teacher Eric Levine donated the check on his behalf to the freshman class.
By reaching the $10,000 milestone, the student body was awarded with an additional flex period, which was implemented the following day, the last day of winter break. However, students were underwhelmed, thinking that they were promised a flex period before or after lunch in February or March.
The 2024 “CHS Gives Back” came to a close, reaching its goal of $10,000. The leadership class has plans to continue the fundraiser to help support Cleveland families in need.
