Congratulations to the students at the Mount Pleasant Middle School for raising over $2,500 for The Fellowship Cup, a local food pantry in Mount Pleasant. During Superintendent John Hendriksen’s weekly Mount Pleasant Community Schools update on KILJ, he shared the Mount Pleasant Middle School students conducted a one-week coin drive during the third week of November to support the Portrait of a Panther competency of compassion.
The entire middle school rose to the occasion, raising an impressive $2,552.22. Thanks to the generosity of Hy-Vee with an additional $500 donation, the grand total donated to the Fellowship Cup was $3,052.22. The middle schoolers who helped organize the coin drive were able to meet with The Fellowship Cup’s Director Ken Brown and present him with the donation.
Portrait of a Panther is a program developed to instill the essential qualities students should develop during their K-12 education to succeed after graduation. It was established in the 2023–24 school year by the district’s School Improvement Advisory Committee (SIAC). The initiative focuses on six core competencies: Resilience, Integrity, Compassion, Responsibility, Communication, and Problem-solving. Students who demonstrate these values are regularly recognized as “Portrait of a Panther” students by staff members at all the schools within the district.
During this season of giving, KILJ wants to recognize the entire middle school for their compassionate efforts to support the hungry and food insecure across Mount Pleasant and Henry County. Well done, kids.
