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Career & Technical Students in Texarkana Give Back To The Community

tudents in the Graphic
Arts Class at the
STexarkana Career and
Technological Center not only
learn skills such as graphic
design and printing, but they
also learn valuable life lessons.
For the twelfth year, this
class has adopted angels from
the Salvation Army's Angel
Tree and bought presents for
them. Every year this class
sells, designs and prints
personalized notepads as a
class fundraiser. These funds
help offset the cost of students
attending the state SkillsUSA
conference, class t-shirts, and
other projects like the Angel
Tree.
"We wanted to give back
to the community because we Students in the Graphic Arts Class at the Texarkana Career and Technological Center
get so much support during give back to the community by buying toys for angels on the Salvation Army's Angel Tree.
our notepad fundraiser,” said
Graphic Arts Instructor Carla
Phares. "It gives my students said Chyna Hill, a second-year
a fun reward for working so graphic arts student, and junior
hard for two months to fill all at Arkansas High. "This is a
the notepad orders. They have great way to help out people
so much fun shopping for 'their in need in our community. It
angel,' even the boys enjoy makes me feel like I'm making
picking out clothes and toys." a difference and making the
Phares has seen this class holidays special for someone."
project grow over the twelve Phares says she loves
years she has been doing it. seeing the excitement and joy
She says the first year they did her students get from helping
it, they had four angels and others. "This project just
spent around $1,000. This brings us closer together and
year, the class adopted ten helps remind us of the really
angels and spent $2,500. important things during the Students shop for the angels they have
"I feel like an angel myself," holidays. The students love it, adopted from the Salvation Army's Angel
and so do I." Tree.

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