Susquehannock’s annual Kick Cancer Week, scheduled for the last week in April, involves a number of new fundraisers.
Led by the high school’s Student Council, Kick Cancer Week is an event that our school takes pride in. When the week of activities is over, all of the money will be donated to the American Cancer Society through the Student Council’s Relay For Life team. Business elective teacher and the advisor of Student Council Kellin McCullough facilitates events led by the council throughout the year.
“Student Council sponsors a Relay For Life team in the summer, and it helps fund our team to get money for the American Cancer Society,” said McCullough.
Kick Cancer Week benefits not only Susquehannock but also cancer research. While raising money for a good cause, Susquehannock is provided with a week of school spirit and activities that unify all four classes. Kick Cancer Week is meaningful especially to the students that take the time to plan it. Senior Katie Norris is the Secretary of Student Council and one of the many students planning this year’s Kick Cancer Week.
“The purpose of Kick Cancer Week is to raise money to help cancer funds and be able to make a difference in people’s lives,” said Norris.
While it includes only one week of fundraising, Susquehannock has raised over $2,000 in the past. The Student Council has been working hard this year to schedule activities that will result in a much greater outcome. Weeks ahead of the event, the students have brainstormed and planned a series of games and activities for the week, many of those have never been done before. The week will be packed with two or even three activities a day.
“We have a pie eating contest as well as involving Sweet Frog. We also have multiple events each day rather than one,” said McCullough.
Some activities will be held during lunches while others are after school. There will be one activity, different every day, held during lunch in addition to a pie eating contest. One new idea for lunch fundraising was “Score a Goal.” Students will compete for a prize by attempting score a goal on the school’s varsity soccer goalie. Sophomore Matthew Barnhart is excited for students to participate in this idea.
“We have never done the score a goal day and that’s cool because it has our goalie for our actual soccer team,” said Barnhart.
Other games and activities will be planned for the rest of the week as well. The council hopes to keep students busy and engaged in the Kick Cancer fundraising everyday of the week. Junior Kayla Pringle has been involved in Student Council for three years.
“We should be expecting duct tape a teacher, a pie eating contest, pie a teacher and a dunk tank,” said Pringle.
Kick Cancer Week has even started to branch out into the community. To surpass the goal of previous years, $2,000, Student Council has contacted various local businesses.
“I think we’re definitely stepping up this year and making a lot of new activities as well as out of school activities like a Sweet Frog night which will benefit us,” said Norris.
They are also hoping to bring in Bonkey’s ice cream to sell after school and looking in to the possibility of a Rita’s Spirit night. All of the money raised through the activities and spirit nights will benefit cancer research and contribute to Susquehannock’s final goal.
