Delmarva Christian middle school students help other area pupils
Under the direction of Delmarva Christian Milton Campus middle school history and Bible teacher Caroline Schneck, a drive was organized to provide much-needed items to other students in the area.
“Currently, close to 300 students within the Cape Henlopen School District are classified as homeless under varying circumstances,” said Schneck. “When I presented this information to our middle school students, they empathized greatly with the difficulty of not having a permanent place to sleep at night and how that places difficulty on a child in school.”
The Cape District’s homeless liaison said the most requested items among homeless students, most in middle and high school, are pillows, blankets and pajamas. Often, these students sleep on the floor, share a bed with multiple people, or use backpacks as pillows.
The Delmarva Christian students took action, starting with how best to secure these items for their peers. “Each middle school class voted on which items to donate. The sixth-graders chose blankets, seventh grade, pillows, and the eighth-grade class selected pajamas,” said Schneck.
Over the course of 10 days, students brought in the wrapped items and placed them under the classroom Christmas tree. The DCMC eighth-grade service learning class assembled the gifts and delivered them to Atlantic Millwork in Lewes where they could be taken to the Cape District for distribution. “Our students have been very excited about the opportunity to bless other middle school students in the community this Christmas!” said Schneck. “This project also reminded all of us to be ever thankful for the smallest of blessings we enjoy.”
Delmarva Christian Schools is a nondenominational Christian school providing an excellent Christian education to students from young toddlers through eighth grade at the Milton campus and grades nine through 12 at the high school in Georgetown. The mission of Delmarva Christian Schools is to proclaim the gospel by preparing students spiritually, academically and physically to know and do God’s will in their lives.
Applications are being accepted now for the 2019-20 school year. Applications received by Monday, Dec. 31, are eligible for an application fee reimbursement. For more information, call Delmarva Christian High School at 302-856-4040 or Delmarva Christian Milton Campus at 302-684-4983, or go to www.delmarvachristian.com.
