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Barr Middle School students raise money for Third City Community Clinic

Barr Middle School students raised $1,200 at the seventh annual Person of Prominence nights in January and will donate the money to the Third City Community Clinic, Barr social studies teacher Jason Weaver said.

Eighth-grade students will present the donation to representatives from the Third City Community Clinic at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, in Barr's auditorium, Weaver said.

"Students worked extremely hard on their research projects, which incorporated learning targets for social studies, language arts, and instructional technology classes. Now, they also get to experience what it feels like to help people in their community," Weaver said.

Person of Prominence nights were Jan. 8 and Jan. 10. The Person of Prominence (POP) unit integrates all three eighth-grade core teams and involves all curricular areas. Students portray prominent people in history, complete with costumes, at POP nights. Students pose like they are in a wax museum. As guests approach the students, they can place a small donation in a container. The Person of Prominence then comes to life and shares a short story.

Students voted and chose to give the donated money to the Third City Community Clinic, Weaver said.

For more information, contact:
Jason Weaver, social studies teacher, Barr Middle School, (308) 385-5875, jweaver@gips.org

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