From Monday, Dec. 4 to Friday, Dec. 8, the 2027 Class Council representatives hosted a fundraiser selling “Candy Grams” – candy canes with notes written on them that students could deliver to their friends, teachers, or even themselves. A student from any class could purchase one candygram for $1, or three for $2.
“The students that bought the Candy Gram [could have] either handwritten a note on a card or left it blank to keep it anonymous,” freshman Audrey Li said.
Students themselves did not deliver their personalized holiday treat.
“After you [bought a candy gram] and filled out the card, the cards [got] processed and sorted, and class council [delivered] all candy canes on Monday, Dec. 11, to advisory classes,” Li said.
As the first fundraiser of the year created by the freshmen class, the candy grams gained lots of popularity. It was a unique way to get students excited about the approaching winter break.
“The 2027 class council introduced candy grams with the advent of Winter Break and Christmas,” freshman class council president Dhanvin Gankeshkumar said. “We thought it would be a great way to get the entire school involved as the holiday season approaches.”
A schedule of the areas around the school available to purchase their little gifts of holiday cheer was used to advertise for the candy grams. Students could buy candy grams at every commons on Monday, Dec. 4th. The rest of the week was limited to Nobel Commons, Turing Commons, the Auditorium Lobby, and Hopper Commons.
“Anyone, whether they are freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, or even teachers, [could] buy candy grams,” Gankeshkumar said. “Sales continued for the entire week and concluded on Friday the 8th.”
With the holiday season approaching, candy grams connected students and teachers within Jefferson and created a welcoming and spirited community.
“People should buy candy grams to show appreciation to friends, staff, and admin,” freshman class council vice president Landon Huie said. “Maybe you don’t get the chance to talk to old friends, or you have some old teachers that you really look up to.”
![During a game against Hayfield last year, junior Helena Johnson dribbles across the court. This season, the Jefferson cheer team will be performing courtside at all varsity basketball games. “I didn’t know too much about basketball, but after two games, I caught on,” sophomore cheerleader Caitlyn Wood said. “I think [sideline cheer] is good to have the crowd engaged and keep encouraging the team to do their best.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/basketball.png)
