Middle School & High School Fundraisers

A California High School Loves ATM Service Fees!

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According to The Californian.com, a high school math club in Salinas, California, has come up with an interesting approach to raising money for their clubs expenses, which includes a short trip abroad. Encouraged by their advisors to think like entrepreneurs, the kids in the math club started looking for a clever and original way to raise money. Some of the club members noticed that many of the high school students would regularly forget to bring...

How to Raise Money for Your High School Study Abroad Experience- Part III

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So far, we have discussed two different approaches to raising money for a high school study abroad experience. First we looked at ways the student could earn money through his or her own efforts. Second, we looked at how a student could reach out to others for donations toward the trip. Today, Id like to investigate the option of seeking out scholarships or grants. Before diving into this subject too deeply, I do want to mention...

How to Raise Money for Your High School Study Abroad Experience- Part II

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Last week, I began a multi-part investigation on how to raise money for your high school study abroad adventure. I concentrated on methods that would prove the students desire and commitment level. Foreign exchange programs can be very expensive, so the student must really have it in his or her heart to go. I wrote about things like controlling spending habits, selling personal items, trading personal items for more valuable items that you can sell...

How to Raise Money for Your High School Study Abroad Experience- Part I

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With the advent of social networking and the rise of online-based businesses, the opportunities for people to find careers around the world has greatly increased. Foreign language classes are commonly available for children as young as elementary school age, and its not out of the ordinary for high-schoolers to want to spend up to a year as a study abroad student. The choices that face young people today are astoundingly diverse and exciting. Transitions Abroad is...

Wisconsin High School Choir Holds Pizza Restaurant Fundraiser Sunday, Dec 2nd

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The Villa Pizza Restaurant in Orfordville, Wisconsin is hosting a fundraiser for the Brodhead High School Choir December 2nd. The Brodhead High School Choir is performing the popular show "Guys and Dolls" on Sunday, November 25th. Group members and parents will be waiting and busing tables and also acting as host during special show hours from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.. A percentage of business done within these hours will benefit the "Guys and Dolls"...

Ohio Dominion Middle School Holds Mega Media Sale Fundraiser

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The Dominion Middle School of Columbus, Ohio was weary of sending their students out with door-to-door fundraisers. They decided they wanted to try something different. They created the school's first ever Mega Media Sale. Volunteers and students have been working since October to collect and sort books, movies, comic books and video games to make the sale a success. The sale will be held on Saturday, December 1st at the school from 11 a.m. to...

Florida Local Bands Perform to Benefit Middle School Music Department

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Fourteen local bands volunteered for a unique fundraiser for the music department of L.A. Ainger Middle School in Rotonda West, Florida. The second annual "Music Extravaganza" was held at the Pioneer Park in Englewood for the weekend of November 24th and 25th. The theme was "Pay it Forward." Event proceeds, including T-shirts and calendar sales will benefit the music department at the middle school. Last year's fundraiser benefited the band department of Lemon Bay High School...

Blackhawk Middle School students sell book they wrote as a fund-raiser

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Blackhawk Middle School students in the Writers and Illustrators Club entered the Kids are Authors Scholastic Book Competition. Their book, "Wick Galavants the Globe," is a book about the alphabet that teaches the reader about famous landmarks, countries and of course, breeds of dogs found all around the world. Their book was chosen as one of the top 25 in the country out of more than 8,000 entries. The Fort Wayne, Indiana students won $500...