Thank you to everyone that helped with our food drive this year! We brought in 24,645 pounds of food!
Here are the details from the food drive this past year:
The 2024-2025 school year food drive is sponsored by Rockwall Ford & Rockwall Dodge and benefits our local community through Rockwall Helping Hands. The food drive will officially start on September 3, 2024 and run through October 3, 2024.
We are trying to break last year’s North Side record of 22,243 pounds of food!
RHS FIRST PERIOD CONTEST– Students can bring items off the requested list (see graphic below) to their first-period class. The class that brings in the most items per student will win a Chick-fil-A breakfast!
FOOD DRIVE FRIDAYS- Students can enter to win a door prize by bringing specific items on Fridays during our drive. Check our Instagram @RockwallStuCo to see what to bring in each Friday. Items can be brought to RHS room 1405 before school and during A3, A4, or B5. Items can be brought to Rock9 room F204 or G106 before school.
AMAZON WISHLIST- To make things easy for you to donate, you can purchase items from our Amazon list and have them shipped directly to the school: we have closed the link for this year
DONATE $$- Would you like to donate $$ to help us towards our goal of beating last year’s record? You can do that here: we have closed the link for this year
BUSINESS DONATIONS- Businesses can contact Tim Watson at tim.watson@rockwallisd.org to set up a $500+ donation and receive recognition through a StuCo appreciation social media post on Instagram/Facebook. Businesses must be school-appropriate and approved.
FEEDER SCHOOL STUDENTS (north side elementary and middle schools)- will also get more information soon about donating at their school. Here are the items being requested each Friday:
Week 1 – Please bring these on Fri, Sept 6h – Shampoo, Sugar, Canned Soup, & Jelly (non-glass)
Week 2 – Please bring these on Fri, Sept 13th – Rice, Peanut Butter, Canned Beans, & Laundry Detergent
Week 3 – Please bring these on Fri, Sept 20th – Honey/Syrup, Mac and Cheese, Hamburger Helper, Canned Fruit/Veggies
Week 4 – Please bring these on Fri, Sept 27th – Spam, Rice, Pasta, Pasta Sauce (non-glass)
The top point earner at each feeder school that participates will win a family 4 pack of tickets to the I-30 Classic game and will be featured on our Student Council Instagram.