A group of Andover High School students have given new meaning to the saying breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
The students of a Democracy and Media Literacy class at Andover High School sold breakfast items to fellow students and faculty for two days in January, raising $1,104.00 for Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity. Students presented the check to the local Habitat group on the Friday before February vacation. Habitat uses volunteer efforts to build affordable homes.
The young people of this class also spent two days helping in the construction of a home for the Lawrence-based Habitat for Humanity group.
The two-day, schoolwide breakfast fundraising event was called Buy a Bagel, Build a Home. The class received, through donation or at cost, bagels, muffins, doughnuts, coffee and hot chocolate which students sold to other members of the Andover High School community. Participating businesses included Andover Public Schools Food Services, Dunkin Donuts, Panera Bread, Perfecto s Cafe, and Starbucks of Andover.
The Democracy and Media Literacy class provides students with the skills and knowledge necessary for being an informed, active and contributing member of society through study of the Constitution of the United States, federal, state, and local governments, political philosophies, civic participation, and the influence of the media upon the choices citizens make, according to a release from teacher Brian Parker.
