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June 2026

The Jacks that Care Work-Base Learning classes just completed their 5th year of our Summer Grocery Bag Project! 

This year, students assembled 60 grocery bags filled with food to support families in our school community. The groceries were purchased using donated gift cards from North Tonawanda United Teachers (NTUT). 

In addition, the reusable fabric grocery bags were handmade by students in the Jacks that Care Work-Based Learning classes in collaboration with our Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) classes.  

Each school building received 10 grocery bags to distribute to families in need, helping to provide support as students and families transition into the summer months.  

We are grateful to NTUT for their generous donation and to all the students and staff whose hard work made this project possible. Their dedication and teamwork continue to make a positive difference in our community. 

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Grocerybags

May 2026

Mrs. Guadagna & Mrs. Kozlowski's Work-Based learning classes had a great Cinco de Mayo day with Ms. Nurse and Ms. Parella's Spanish class students! We sold 50 salads to the faculty and staff at the high school. The WBL classes were responsible to make a menu, shop and prepare for the salads. We were lucky enough to have the Spanish students come and help us throughout the day.  

A group of people wearing hairnets and aprons stand behind a stainless steel table with bowls and containers, while a classroom with cabinets and windows is in the background.
Four young women in hairnets and aprons prepare meals in a kitchen, with large stainless steel bowls of food in the foreground and windows showing greenery in the background.

April 2026

Our CDOS Work-Based Learning group and our technology classes recently participated in another exciting field trip organized by the Dream It, Do It non-profit group. This time, students visited Olin Corporation in Niagara Falls, marking this the third field trip we’ve taken this year.

These experiences are designed to expose students to a variety of career opportunities within the manufacturing industry, many of which are right here in our local community. By visiting real workplaces and interacting with industry professionals, students gain valuable insight into potential career paths and the skills needed to succeed.

We are grateful for the continued partnership with Dream It, Do It, and for the opportunity to help our students explore meaningful, future-ready careers close to home.

Kids pose at Russels

April 2026

The Jacks that Care work-based learning class recently went on a field trip to Russell’s Steaks, Chops, and More Restaurant. During our visit, we explored the many different types of jobs available in both the restaurant and hotel industries. We also had the opportunity to meet the owner, Mr. Russell Salvatore.  

Kids pose at Russels

January 2026

The Dream It, Do It nonprofit group organized a field trip to Voss Manufacturing for our CDOS work-based learning classes, technology classes, and school store advisors. Students toured the facility and learned about different manufacturing careers and how products are made. Some students had the exciting opportunity to program a machine themselves. The tour guides talked with students about what it’s like to work for a local company and the career opportunities available to high school graduates. Students had a great time and were very impressed with the company and the type of product that Voss manufacturing produced.

Kids pose at Voss manufacturing 2026

November 2025

Thank you to all the elementary schools who donated food for their Turkey Trot event on November 15th. The food was donated to the Jacks that Care Work Based Learning Program at the high school. All the food was sorted and categorized by the high school students. This food will be donated to the food pantry at Drake Elementary School.

Canned goods and boxes of food are spread across a wooden table, with a wall and chairs visible in the background.

November 2025

The Jacks that Care work-based learning classes at the high school would like to thank the Jr. Honor Society group from the middle school for their donation of non-perishable food items. Also, a big thank you to the community for the donations of food items during Lumberfest.

The Jacks that Care work-based learning classes will sort the food, box the food, and donate all items to the Drake Elementary School food pantry.

We are always accepting donations. Any future donations can be made at the high school.

A red utility cart is filled with canned goods and boxes of crackers in the foreground, with a large yellow bag and a white vehicle visible in the blurred background.
Canned goods and food items are displayed on a table covered with a blue and white striped tablecloth, with two signs promoting %22Fill Our Little Food Pantries%22 in front of a brick building.

October 2025

Kids pose at confer plastics

The Dream It, Do It non-profit group organized a field trip to Confer Plastics for our CDOS work-based learning classes and technology classes. We toured the facility, learned about various kinds of manufacturing jobs and how they make plastic products from start to finish. Our tour guides talked about what it's like working for a local company and what is available to high school graduates at their place of business. We all had a great time and were very impressed with the products that they produced. At the end of the tour, we were all given a free sled to take home.