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December 2007 Page 3NEWS2007 H-K CAPT ScholarsCompiled by Christine TischbeinDavid AcamporaElizabeth AdamsMeghan AddySamantha AdlerKevin AllisonCole ArmstrongChristopher ArrigoniDavid BartolottaJames BeckerKylee BellSiobhan BlancaflorElizabeth BrielmannNichole BrooksJacqueline ButtendorfAriana CaseyEmma CizekTara CordnerPeter DiGioiaChelsea DurandJeanette FaustNicole GaonaCaitlin GilhulyChelsea GoodwinLindsay GormanDina GrimaldiLindsey GriswoldAlyssa GuarinoBrittney HajeckRebecca HalleckKelsey HalvorsonRegan HammellKatelyn HollenbeckJason JansakKrystina JohnsonJames JuairePortia KimbisJoeclyn LindnerDeanna LosoAlicia MalaDeanna LosoAlicia MalaCelia MarcumNicholas McGlynnThomas McKinnonTimothy MertzZachary MorelloErin MoriartyDavid MurrayChristopher NixonPaul NormanRebecca NosalMatthew O’BrienMolly OrtnerDanielle PageMegan ParzychKimberly PetersonColleen PhelanAlexandra PorterMorgan RaczkaAllison RandJohanna ReganJoshua ReynoldsJeffrey RobergeKelsey RodmanMichael SaundersCassandra ScullyChristina ShinnAlexa SkoulisRussell SpaethNicholas StanfordJason StonerHannah SturmanPatricia SzczygielKeith ThomasJessica TicinoJoseph Van HuysenShelby Van HuysenStephanie VenutiNicholas WaiteErin WaldronStacey WeaverKristen WendtLindsey WierbickiEmma WingMelanie YatesSean ZapatkaFrench Honor Society “Skips a Meal” for CharityBy Christine TischbeinMany H-K students recentlyparticipated in “Skip a Mealto Help Heal,” a fundraiser hostedby the French Honor Society andthe Fellowship Club for DoctorsWithout Borders. “Skip a Meal toHelp Heal” helped raise money togive aid to malnourished childrenaround the world.On Nov. 16 studentsfasted for the day, and studentswho donated to the organizationreceived a bracelet the doctorsuse to measure how malnourishedchildren are. Several students alsostayed after school for a celebrationwhere they were served Subway,pizza, popcorn, and homemadedesserts, saw a presentation on the organization,and watched Ratatouille.Edith Hanson, organizer of thefundraiser and member of the FrenchHonor Society, said, “It was a success; we“Skip a Meal to Help Heal” participants gather after school.(Photo courtesy of Daisy Schmitt)had hoped to raise $300, but at the finalcount on Friday, we had over $435.”Aly D’Amato, president of theFrench Honor Society, added that it wasalso “a very big success in raising awarenessabout the organization.”Médecins SansFrontières, or Doctors WithoutBorders, is an organization whichwas founded in 1971 in Paris. In1991, Doctors Without Borderswon a Nobel Peace Prize fordelivering emergency aid to peopleaffected by armed conflict,epidemics, disasters, and exclusionfrom health care. Thishumanitarian organization helpsany country in need, and does nottake into consideration politicial,economic, or religious interests.“Skip a Meal to HelpHeal” was very successful in raisingboth money and awareness, butcould not have been done withoutthe help of Giuliani’s Bella Cucina andSubway for providing food, and Mrs.Borzain, Mr. Todzia and Mr. Pendleton forchaperoning.