Night of Hope
Editorial: Night of Hope Made This Reporter Feel Like Part of the Community
Text by Valkyrie Reed, Senior, Trinity High School When I stepped out of my Uber and walked into the school where I had volunteered to report on Night of Hope, I wasn’t sure what to expect or do. I was nervously rushing around trying to find Steven Jones, the 6 Stones reporter I volunteered for.…
Read MoreNight of Hope 2016: Community Christmas
Valkyrie Reed, a Senior at Trinity High School, contributed to this report. 3,776 children are getting Christmas this year because of the generosity of their neighbors, and they’ll never know it. After four nights of fun — 20 parties serving 21 schools — Night of Hope has come to its logistical end. There are no more…
Read MoreGuest Post: Night of Hope Gives My Students More Than Christmas
Text by Anmarie Garcia, Principal, Oakwood Terrace Elementary My first Night of Hope was pleasant, if somewhat uneventful. In 2010, I was an assistant principal at West Hurst Elementary. The program was new, and still growing. It was nice to see families and students sharing Christmas together, especially because I knew that many of our…
Read MoreMichelle: The Gift of Hope
BEDFORD — Michelle sits with practiced poise in front of a pile of Christmas decorations pulled from storage. It’s not quite time for holiday cheer on the date of our interview, but the bright greens and reds of winter trappings still add a touch of sentimentality to the air. The Christmas ornaments, the wrapped-but-empty boxes,…
Read MoreZack: Adopting the Next Generation
EULESS — Tucked away in a longstanding church, complete with steeped roof and massive decorative cross, Zack Smithson sits patiently in the dim glow of a sanctuary whose modern lighting rigs were clearly installed long after initial construction. Euless First Church of the Nazarene, or Euless Naz, as parishioners would call it, is the epitome…
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