By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer

(Dec. 24, 2020) Worcester County public school student representatives updated the board of education on Dec. 15 about how the schools have conducted their community outreach activities while also contending with covid-19 public health safety regulations.

Dasia Conner, a senior at Pocomoke High School, said school administration has visited more than 250 families to deliver a holiday card and treats to every student throughout December.

In addition, families in need received holiday feasts on Dec. 21.

Pocomoke area schools are participating in a program to ensure families receive hot meals and food bags over winter break. Conner added that Pocomoke Middle School has maintained a food bank to serve the community.

Eric Cropper Jr., a senior at Stephen Decatur High School, said the National Honor Society is running a canned food drive for Diakonia and the Key Club is preparing goodie bags for local shelters.

Riley Leonard, a senior at Snow Hill High School, said educators delivered holiday snack packages to all 339 students on Dec. 10.

The Rotary Club of Snow Hill is adopting seven public school students and providing them with $100 Walmart gift cards for holiday shopping.

Snow Hill High School has also joined with the Maryland Food Bank and received an anonymous donation of $1,300 to launch the Eagle’s Bounty Food Pantry.

“The Eagle’s Bounty Food Pantry at Snow Hill High School provides students with supplemental food and items to make sure they are fed throughout the evenings and weekends, especially the long weekends when students are without the two meals they are provided with during the school hours,” Leonard said.

On Dec. 21, Snow Hill area schools distributed over 50 boxes of food to local families in need.