Pleasant Valley students take home first and second place in 12th Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta Race
More than fifty high school students from different Iowa-side school districts competed to see who can stay afloat the longest in a cardboard box. Author: Andrea Flores Updated: 6:34 PM CDT May 14, 2021
More than fifty high school students from different Iowa-side districts competed to see who can stay afloat the longest in a cardboard box.
The 12th Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta Race kicked off between Bettendorf High School, Pleasant Valley High School and North Scott High School engineering classes. The students worked in teams to create a boat out of cardboard to make it all the way around the Bettendorf Middle Park lagoon.
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Principal Tammy Tolino of Pocono Mountain East High School said prom will happen this year at Pocono Raceway on May 15. The theme is A Night on the Red Carpet that will take place in and around the Raceway s garage area.
Both sides of the garage will be open with a lot of room for all the seniors and their guests,” Tolino said. “Everything will be open, just covered on top. There is also a pavilion and a lot of open space to allow for social distancing.”
Principal Michael Jones of Pocono Mountain West said prom will take place on the West campus on May 22. He said student council, advisors and the planning committee took students’ input and they preferred to host the event on campus with a mixed use of the courtyard and parking lot.
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Local students are leading the charge to raise money and awareness for cancer research.
In just seven weeks, students from eastern Pennsylvania raised $333,578 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society s 5th annual High School Fundraising Campaign.
Of the 33 high school students making up 16 teams that participated, three individual students from Monroe County raised more than $62,000 and were recognized by the Leukemia & Lymphoma society as students of the year.
Ashley Filipkowski, a student at Stroudsburg High School teamed up with Angie Espinoza of Pocono Mountain West High School and Alex Hafler of Pocono Mountain East to lead Team 3A. The team was able to raise the funds in just seven weeks.