The Penny Wars

By Christina Ilie

Penny Wars was a fundraiser organized by PAC. During Penny Wars, all of Wood Hill w put pennies in their jar. All of the money in the jars went to PAC who in turn gives it back to the school by supporting various teacher initiatives,

How does Penny Wars work? Every grade has their own jar. You put pennies in your jar to get more points. That sounds easy right? Well, there’s a catch, the other grades can put money in your jar (not pennies) to decrease your points. For example, if someone from a different grade than you put a nickel in your jar, you’d lose 5 points. The good thing, you can always get them back by putting even more money in their jar. The grade that gets the most points at the end wins a prize.

The total money we gathered was (about) $147.05. Fortunately for them, 8th grade won the penny wars! They worked really hard to win the prize, and it all paid off! Congrats to 8th grade and everyone who participated!