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Quail Valley to host Hurricane Ike benefit variety show
By DIANE TEZENO
A number of Quail Valley Middle School students will showcase their talents in a benefit variety show to raise money for local disaster recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.
Students will take to the stage Dec. 7 from 7-8:30 p.m. for a night of song, dance and musical entertainment, including vocal performances by two instructors.
Seventh grade Gifted and Talented Academy students came up with the idea for the benefit variety show after watching televised news reports of the destructive impact of the hurricane.
Abigail Priest, a seventh-grade GT Spanish teacher, inspired students to transform their concerns regarding the hurricane into action.
Priest talked with students about their ability to become leaders and make an impact in the community and invited interested students to come to her classroom during lunch to propose solutions.
The Academy instructor said she expected only a few students to respond, but was surprised when 45 of 84 students from the school’s Academy showed up to brainstorm ideas.
Three student groups formed, comprised of a fundraising, material goods and animal rescue group.
“I am extremely proud that our seventh grade students are taking the initiative to reach out to the community. They know that they can make a difference and they are taking action. We hope our efforts will make the process of rebuilding easier for our fellow Texans,” Priest said.
Quail Valley Middle School Principal Lee Crews commended students for coordinating the community outreach effort.
“We are thrilled that our students came up with this idea and are doing the planning,” Crews said. “We are really proud of our kids for the leadership they are demonstrating in our community.”
Student organizers of the variety show also convinced GT Academy Coordinator Harleigh Jones to donate to the effort by agreeing to take a pie in the face from the grade level of Academy students collecting the most coins in a related fundraiser.
“Academy students from both grade levels are eagerly donating pennies,” Priest said.
Proceeds collected from entry fees to the variety show and pizza sales during the event will go directly to The American Red Cross Hurricane Ike Relief Fund to aid in local disaster recovery efforts.
Tickets to the event are $2 for middle-school age students and younger and $3 for adults.
For more information, contact Abigail Priest at 281-634-3600.
Students will take to the stage Dec. 7 from 7-8:30 p.m. for a night of song, dance and musical entertainment, including vocal performances by two instructors.
Seventh grade Gifted and Talented Academy students came up with the idea for the benefit variety show after watching televised news reports of the destructive impact of the hurricane.
Abigail Priest, a seventh-grade GT Spanish teacher, inspired students to transform their concerns regarding the hurricane into action.
Priest talked with students about their ability to become leaders and make an impact in the community and invited interested students to come to her classroom during lunch to propose solutions.
The Academy instructor said she expected only a few students to respond, but was surprised when 45 of 84 students from the school’s Academy showed up to brainstorm ideas.
Three student groups formed, comprised of a fundraising, material goods and animal rescue group.
“I am extremely proud that our seventh grade students are taking the initiative to reach out to the community. They know that they can make a difference and they are taking action. We hope our efforts will make the process of rebuilding easier for our fellow Texans,” Priest said.
Quail Valley Middle School Principal Lee Crews commended students for coordinating the community outreach effort.
“We are thrilled that our students came up with this idea and are doing the planning,” Crews said. “We are really proud of our kids for the leadership they are demonstrating in our community.”
Student organizers of the variety show also convinced GT Academy Coordinator Harleigh Jones to donate to the effort by agreeing to take a pie in the face from the grade level of Academy students collecting the most coins in a related fundraiser.
“Academy students from both grade levels are eagerly donating pennies,” Priest said.
Proceeds collected from entry fees to the variety show and pizza sales during the event will go directly to The American Red Cross Hurricane Ike Relief Fund to aid in local disaster recovery efforts.
Tickets to the event are $2 for middle-school age students and younger and $3 for adults.
For more information, contact Abigail Priest at 281-634-3600.
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