Mrs. Kalinski's 5th Grade Class Wins Box Tops Contest

Congratulations to Mrs. Kalinski's fifth-grade class for bringing in the most Box Tops for Education during the first contest this school year. According to Box Tops chairs Meghan Wilkison and Jamie Muzzana, the fifth-graders brought in 1,175 Box Tops and will celebrate their win with a smoothie party!

Runners-up were:

• Mrs. Spenner's fourth-grade class with 680 Box Tops;
• Mrs. Wright's kindergarten class with 659 Box Tops; and
• Mrs. Bonebrake's fifth-grade class with 609 Box Tops.

The first contest garnered a total of 8,473 Box Tops for Education worth $847.30. Half of the amount goes directly back to the classrooms while the PTA uses the other half for other school initiatives. That's not a bad start to get to our goal of $2,500 by the end of the school year.

The next Box Tops contest will run from Oct. 26 through Dec. 4. The four students who bring in the most Box Tops during that period will win passes to JumpTime.

Box Tops for Education, which each are worth 10 cents, can be found on many different products, including Ziploc bags, Betty Crocker baking mixes, Big G cereals, and Nature Valley granola bars. New to the Box Tops for Education family will be Annie's products. Look for Box Tops on your favorite Annie's products coming to grocery shelves soon.