Issue 25 - Corby Business Academy

IN PRESS Issue Twenty Five Corby Business Academy 17ACADEMY NEWSMEGAN ANDEMILY GETPROM FUNDSTARTEDYear 11 students Megan Hogg and Emily Carroll got this year’sprom fund started when they ran a stall at a car boot sale.The sale took place at Corby Town Football Club’s ground.Megan and Emily set up their stall at around 7am and tradeduntil around 12.30pm. Their efforts raised £85, the first cash togo into the fund to go towards this year’s Year 11 prom.Megan said: “We sold cakes and shortbread that Emily madewith her grandma and got together car boot stuff from differentpeople to sell.“We told people it was to raise money so everyone can afford aprom ticket, so the more we raise the lower the prices.“This is the first event we have done this year to raise money.We sold more than we expected and raised more than weexpected as well.”Megan and Emily are now planning to run a stall at a Christmasfete at Corby Old Village Church to raise more cash.FILL UP SHOEBOXES FOROPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILDStudents have until Wednesday, November14, to fill up their shoeboxes to be sent awayto disadvantaged children as part of OperationChristmas Child.Each tutor group should fill at least twoshoeboxes by the deadline and there will beprizes for the tutor groups in Key Stage 3 andin Key Stage 4 who fill the most shoeboxes.The shoeboxes should be filled with itemsfor a girl or a boy and will be sent off todisadvantaged children in time for Christmas.The Sixth Form Charity Committee is organisingCBA’s Operation Christmas Child appeal.Ellie Mae Moore, who is part of the committee,said: “It’s going really well so far, we want toaim for more than 50 shoeboxes.”These pictures show the Operation ChristmasChild efforts made at CBA in previous years.For more information about OperationChristmas Child visit:www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk