The Ione School District is reaching out to a couple of area schools recently affected by catastrophes.
Ione students recently held a fundraiser titled “Help The Joseph Eagles Fly Again.” The gym of Joseph Charter School in Joseph was destroyed by fire in January. At a recent basketball game, the Ione School District donated funds from admission tickets, and students supplied a number of items that were auctioned off between the games.
All told, the efforts raised $2,077.37 for Joseph School. Ione Principal Rollie Marshall presented the check to Joseph School District Superintendent Lance Homan.
Ione High School students are not finished lending a helping hand. After hearing about the damage to the Umatilla High School sports complex from recent area flooding, Ione students will be volunteering their time, effort, shovels, power washers and more to help clean up the mud and debris left after the flood waters recede.
“I am so proud of how our students have stepped up to reach out to area schools,” Marshall said. “This just reinforces the values and empathy our kids have been raised with.”
