Students to Students (S2S) Club

One of Urbana High School’s newest club, Students to Students (S2S) is hosting this year’s Winter Dance. The dance will be January 28 with DJ Mondo and is a casual to semi-formal winter dance. S2S is putting together the dance to raise money for scholarships for students in Sierra Leon, Africa.

“Hosting the winter dance this year is going to be one of our biggest fundraisers to help bring us to our $5,000 dollar goal, so we are really hoping we are able to turn a big profit off of the dance,” said S2S member and Junior, Madison Cooper.
The cost per scholarship is $50 and includes tuition and other supplies for a student to attend high school for one year. The clubs goal is to raise $5000 worth of scholarships.

“We feel that the dance is a great fundraiser because it can get the entire community of the school working together to help the students of Sierra Leon,” said S2S’s President and Senior, Kirsten Slaughter.

The theme is a Winter Dance with a focus on being a better global citizen. Tickets for the dance will be $10 and will have a special perk this year; everyone who buys a ticket will be entered into win a $100 cash prize, as well other smaller prizes.

“It is wonderful that the students in S2S are so willing and eager to help others in a distant place. It says a lot about today’s young people that they are willing to give up their time, energy, and money to help kids their age that they will probably never meet,” says S2S’s Sponsor and History teacher, Mark Foley. “It says a lot about UHS that this group was created by students, who are now on the verge of making a real difference in the world. I’m honored to be a part of it.”