Our Kids Make A Difference

On Make a Difference Day the kindergarten class at Pikes Peak Prep will be cleaning up the school yard. Our students are proud of where they go to school and want it to look nice. The second grade and sixth grade class has decided to give back on Make a Difference Day by cleaning up their community. The class will be going on a “Litter Walk” during which students will pick up trash along sidewalks and in parks by the school. By removing trash from public spaces, they wish to both help the environment and make their school neighborhood clean. Students will sort what they find on their Litter Walk and dispose of everything in an environmentally friendly way. The fifth grade class will be going door to door to collect used soda cans. While collecting cans, the students will provide information about the importance of recycling and will explain how to recycle to local residents. The cans will be cashed in and the money raised from the can collection will be donated to the Cancer Society in honor of a student’s mother, who recently went into remission. The Pikes Peak Prep third, fourth, and eighth grade classes will be painting a large wall just south of the school with geometric shapes. They will be supervised by the staff and the 10th, 11th and 12th grade students. This project provides an opportunity for students to brighten up the neighborhood around the school. The El Paso County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility will provide some paint for the project.

The ninth grade class will spend their day trying to make a difference in the lives of the residents of Medallion Health Center/Retirement Community and Terrace Gardens Healthcare Center. The national average of visitors per year for a resident of a nursing home or assisted living facility is one per year! These students want to be more than that one visitor. This class will spend the morning with the residents of Medallion in several capacities. Some students will be sittercising while others will be dipping in the pool with independent residents and using their art skills. At Coffee Time, the entire 9th grade will be showing off their musical talents by performing several vocal and instrumental tunes for the residents. The afternoon will be spent with the residents of Terrace Gardens. Popcorn and social skills will be our first priority as the ninth grade class will be in charge of Popcorn Time. Students will be passing out popcorn to residents while having the opportunity to chat and visit. Later, the students will be King Pins of WII Bowling and will socialize with the residents as they get their afternoon of exercise and social time. The Pikes Peak Prep students look forward to making a difference with these projects throughout the community.