Students design food drive creations

BESSEMER - Students at A.D. Johnston High School gathered for a contest to end a can drive held at the school recently.

The school's Key Club organized the event this year, the "fourth year for Key Club," said president Valerie Rowe.

It has taken place longer than four years though, said both Rowe and vice president Molly Wieringa.

The students are organized according to their homeroom except for the seventh and eighth grades, said principal Dan VanderVelden.

Students were asked to build a structure using the can drive items they have brought in. Some classes had several boxes full of goods, while others had only about a dozen cans.

"There's at least a couple classes that have already planned their designs," said Wieringa prior to the start.

The students were given just 10 minutes to build their designs and only five students per class were allowed to build at one time.

The judges scored in several categories, including structural stability, the tallest structure, judges favorite, most creative, best use of product labels and class spirit, said Rowe and Wieringa.

After the building time was done, judges tallied their scores.

The first place winners were from Mr. Rowe's homeroom, second place went to Mrs. Rowe's group and third place was given to Mr. Partanen's class.

The prizes included a full breakfast cooked by the Key Club for the winners, second place will receive donuts and third place will be getting granola bars, said Rowe.

All of the goods collected in the can drive will be donated to the food pantry at St. Vincent de Paul in Bessemer.