New Glarus 5th and 6th Grade students collected supplies and monetary donations during the week of Homecoming to assist a school in Dickinson, Texas, damaged by Hurricane Harvey.

While discussing national and world news the topic of the recent hurricanes came up often, with many students concerned about how these events have affected children their age. Mrs. Legler has family in the Dickinson, Texas, area near Galveston, where her nephew's wife teaches school. The Atkinson Elementary School that she teaches in was heavily damaged by Hurricane Harvey. In addition to collecting many suppl...