Pleasant Valley High School, first place in Division A, and Bettendorf High School, second place in Division A, celebrate their efforts Tuesday at the finale of the 2021 Student Hunger Drive.
Thomas Geyer
Students raise numbers representing the amount of meals collected in the 2021 Student Hunger Drive, 734,781, during the finale of the six-week drive Tuesday at the River Bend Food Bank in Davenport.
Pleasant Valley and Bettendorf high schools came in first and second, respectively, in Division A of the 2021 Student Hunger Drive that ended Nov. 16 with a party at the River Bend Food Bank.
Alleman High School, Assumption High School, Bettendorf High School, Davenport Central High School, Davenport North High School, Davenport West High School, Moline High School, Morning Star Academy, North Scott High School, Orion High School, Pleasant Valley High School, Quad Cities Christian School, Rivermont Collegiate, Rock Island High School, Sherrard High School, United Township High School.
'Every moment became worthwhile as our students united together to make a difference in the community. Our student council led the charge, and the high school student body, the elementary school and the community responded to the call. We pulled together in an effort to make a difference greater than all of us, and we succeeded in more ways than we could’ve possibly imagined.'
Orion High School, from its 500-word essay for the Mission Challenge Award.
Liz Dierolf, director of marketing and communications for the River Bend Food Bank, talks about the 2021 Student Hunger Drive.
Pleasant Valley High School, first place in Division A, and Bettendorf High School, second place in Division A, celebrate their efforts Tuesday at the finale of the 2021 Student Hunger Drive.
Students raise numbers representing the amount of meals collected in the 2021 Student Hunger Drive, 734,781, during the finale of the six-week drive Tuesday at the River Bend Food Bank in Davenport.
