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The first wish granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation was for Christopher James Greicius in Arizona. Since that time, Make-A-Wish has grown to become a non-profit organization that has granted wishes all over the world. Springville Junior High students have helped grant the wish of Jessenia, a seven-year-old girl who has ALL leukemia. Jessenia wishes to go to Disneyworld and meet all the Disney princesses.
Students in the service learning class at SJHS, taught by Mrs. Diane Bird, are in charge of the Make-A-Wish fundraiser for Jessenia. During lunch, stars can be purchased for a dollar each. Each student puts their name on the star and places it on the wall, showing that they have donated. If students donate $1,000, an SHS Student Council member, Josh Buhler, will have half of his body shaved. Though the stars were a dollar each, any amount of money given was appreciated. These stars were sold November second through the ninth.
The service learning students in charge of this fundraiser are Jace Hartman, Oscar Portillo, and Jacob Buhler. Jacob Buhler and Oscar Portillo both feel that they have a bond with Jessenia even though they haven’t met her. A ninth-grade student who has helped sell stars, Cami Sumsion, said, “Even though I don’t know her, I’ve come to love her.”
SJHS students aren’t the only ones donating money for Jessenia’s wish, Springville High and Mapleton Junior High are helping out too. SJHS hopes that Josh gets shaved, and everyone can’t wait to see Jessenia’s wish come true!