by Jenna Sanders and Kelsey Howard, MS Staff Writers

photo by Ashley Rape   LENDING A HELPING HAND: Seventh graders Kristen Liberty, Lauren Glick, and Meredith Zale load supplies donated by Students for Hurricane Katrina evacuess.

Greenhill’s community service projects are created and introduced by Sally Rosenberg, director of community service. Mrs. Rosenberg chooses to work as a team with The Salvation Army.

Greenhill has done a great deal to help everyone who is suffering. Mrs. Rosenberg sent out 98 bags to 98 advisories,

“My hope would be that everybody who wants to do something will have an opportunity but if they do not want to help, that’s ok too,” said Mrs. Rosenberg.

The evacuees need food, water, and a home the most. “We try to supply the things that people need to survive, necessities, however we also try to provide clean clothes, fresh underwear, and maybe a clean pair of socks,” said Mrs. Rosenberg.

Some children have worked lemonade stands and other fund raisers. Mrs. Rosenberg recently received a can with over 100 dollars in it that some children donated to the relief.

Honor, respect, and compassion have been the three main themes Greenhill has focused on in the past.

“We are honoring the people’s lives by helping them, respecting the lives they used to have, and showing compassion. I am humbled by their courage and patience in waiting for agencies to catch up to their needs, I don’t think their lives will ever be the same but I think they can be good again, maybe even better,” said Mrs. Rosenberg.

Greenhill has reached out to the evacuees and their communities by donating necessities and accepting students. An 8th grade evacuee, Maddie Heller, is very thankful to Greenhill.

“I feel so fortunate that all of these people are kind enough to welcome me into their community, I just want to thank everyone for being so nice,” said Maddie.

Not only are the students from Mississippi and Louisiana greatly affected by Greenhill’s contributions, but the Greenhill students are as well.

“I think it’s very nice that Greenhill has taken in so many students so they could continue their academic career.If I was in this situation, I would be very glad to know that another school would be nice enough to take me in. I feel that it is very nice because we are all contributing supplies for people in need and people that are less fortunate than ourselves,” said third grader Allyson Roseman.

As a community and a school, Greenhill has given the best we can give to all of the victims of this terrible disaster.