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Hilltop students excel in Box Tops contest
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Edith Narducci’s second-grade class at Hilltop Elementary School won the school’s PTO Box Tops for Education October contest. The students brought in a combined total of 548 Box Tops, with the top Box Topper, Ben Slanker (front) bringing in 178 Box Tops. The class enjoyed an ice cream sundae party courtesy of the PTO to celebrate their first-place accomplishment.
By ABBY SLANKER
Students at Hilltop Elementary School were embroiled in a tough, but good-natured, contest during the month of October.
The school’s PTO announced a Box Tops for Education contest, with the three students who brought in the most Box Tops being awarded a prize and the class which brought in the most Box Tops combined would get an ice cream party.
With the prizes on the line, the students stepped up and brought in enough Box Tops for the school to earn more than $1,100.
“The kids did such a great job collecting the Box Tops. We are very excited to have raised that much money. In the past, we have raised that much throughout the entire school year. To be able to say we raised that much in a month is just amazing. We are going to make this a regular contest, so the students can keep on clipping and bringing in the Box Tops,” said Julie Miller, Hilltop PTO chairperson.
Edith Narducci’s second-grade class was the grand prize winner with the students bringing in a total of 548 Box Tops. The class subsequently enjoyed an ice cream sundae party provided by the PTO Nov. 15.
The school’s top Box Top student was second-grader Ben Slanker with 178 Box Tops, which helped put Narducci’s class on top. Next was fourth-grader Trent Childers with 115 Box Tops and third-grader Hope Karash with 111 Box Tops. All three of the top Box Toppers received Toys R Us gift cards.
“The school can use the Box Tops money for anything from workbooks to technology, depending on what we need at that time,” Miller said.
According to Deon Vrabel, PTO Box Tops for Education chairperson, there will be a grand finale contest at the end of the school year.
“In addition to more monthly contests, I am going to keep track of how many Box Tops each student brings in throughout the school year and then add them up at the end of the year and declare a grand prize end-of-the-year winner. So we are encouraging the students to continue to bring in Box Tops at any time,” Vrabel said.
The school receives 10 cents per box top from the Box Tops for Education program, which was started by General Mills in 1996.