Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Hutchinson youngsters help out fellow students whose school burned

VIDEO: Elementary students in Hutchinson are stepping up to help students here in Northeast Kansas.

Elementary students in Hutchinson are stepping up to help students here in Northeast Kansas.

Children at Union Valley Elementary School raised $697.55 in a "Change for Change" fundraiser that helps Seneca Elementary students buy school supplies after a fire destroyed the school.

The March 10 fire destroyed much of the 69-year-old building.

275 students have since moved classes to other buildings around town.

The damage was estimated at more than $5 million.

Authorities said junior high students will attend classes at Nemaha Valley High School for the rest of the academic year. Elementary students will go to classes at other locations, including an American Legion building, the basement of a dentist's office, a former restaurant and the town's library.

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