Throughout Colonial School District, students and staff find ways to make differences in our classrooms, schools and community.
Their acts help Colonial serve as a warm and welcoming place where children feel safe and comfortable while learning their academics -- as well as providing opportunities for students to learn how to contribute to the greater good.
![student gets color in her hair during the Color Run]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1686079414/colonial/vh75afu2ojj4m4zcufd4/MakingaDifferencePE.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1686079414/colonial/vh75afu2ojj4m4zcufd4/MakingaDifferencePE.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1686079414/colonial/vh75afu2ojj4m4zcufd4/MakingaDifferencePE.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1686079414/colonial/vh75afu2ojj4m4zcufd4/MakingaDifferencePE.png","width":1080}])
The school has raised over $125,000 for blood cancer awareness since starting the Color Run in 2015.
![PW lacrosse team cleans shoes at Cradles to Crayons]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685551854/colonial/yex7vbnjshut3qeunoxj/lacrosseteam.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685551854/colonial/yex7vbnjshut3qeunoxj/lacrosseteam.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1685551854/colonial/yex7vbnjshut3qeunoxj/lacrosseteam.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1685551854/colonial/yex7vbnjshut3qeunoxj/lacrosseteam.png","width":1080}])
Student athletes take time off the field to serve the community.
![Students on bleachers holding up $36,018.73]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683839670/colonial/asitllkznafgdooqyqse/THON2023Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683839670/colonial/asitllkznafgdooqyqse/THON2023Thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683839670/colonial/asitllkznafgdooqyqse/THON2023Thumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
More than 270 students spent the night taking part in activities to stay active and awake, while raising money for a good cause.
![Students and seniors painting flower pots at a different long table]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682691989/colonial/mp1jfotilvdpkzrhee5j/MADPEBrightviewThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682691989/colonial/mp1jfotilvdpkzrhee5j/MADPEBrightviewThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682691989/colonial/mp1jfotilvdpkzrhee5j/MADPEBrightviewThumbnail.jpg","width":562}])
The Plymouth Elementary third graders painted flower pots, planted seeds, and got to know the seniors better.
![Volunteers at GreenFest pose for a picture]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682685988/colonial/a6ard5gkr9bnpjaa5x38/MakingaDifferenceGreenFest.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682685988/colonial/a6ard5gkr9bnpjaa5x38/MakingaDifferenceGreenFest.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682685988/colonial/a6ard5gkr9bnpjaa5x38/MakingaDifferenceGreenFest.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682685988/colonial/a6ard5gkr9bnpjaa5x38/MakingaDifferenceGreenFest.png","width":1080}])
Making a Difference: PW's International Baccalaureate Programme helps make first GreenFest a success
Students from the IB Programme came up with ideas for three stations and volunteered during the environmental-themed event held on Earth Day in Conshohocken.
![Students, club sponsors, and Kiwanians with the bench.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682176311/colonial/cmxh0kd0tkkycumicrep/ConshyBench.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682176311/colonial/cmxh0kd0tkkycumicrep/ConshyBench.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682176311/colonial/cmxh0kd0tkkycumicrep/ConshyBench.jpg","width":562}])
The third graders led a recycling initiative that brought in more than 500 pounds of plastic film.
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The PW Cancer Awareness Club raises money for local families who have been affected by cancer. Congrats to first place winner Cecilia Schmidt!
![Six student holding bags of toiletries with Making A Difference logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679086015/colonial/mlo2ucpom5o5boxfz1hm/MADCEHelpingHandsThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679086015/colonial/mlo2ucpom5o5boxfz1hm/MADCEHelpingHandsThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679086015/colonial/mlo2ucpom5o5boxfz1hm/MADCEHelpingHandsThumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
For their March activity, the club made care packages with toiletries and snacks for families of children on CHOP's oncology floor.
![Students in CES Cares hold stuffed animal donations]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678217509/colonial/a68h0y8iinbr28hyvmyh/greatstuffedanimaldrivethumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678217509/colonial/a68h0y8iinbr28hyvmyh/greatstuffedanimaldrivethumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678217509/colonial/a68h0y8iinbr28hyvmyh/greatstuffedanimaldrivethumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678217509/colonial/a68h0y8iinbr28hyvmyh/greatstuffedanimaldrivethumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1678217509/colonial/a68h0y8iinbr28hyvmyh/greatstuffedanimaldrivethumbnail.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1678217509/colonial/a68h0y8iinbr28hyvmyh/greatstuffedanimaldrivethumbnail.jpg","width":2200}])
Students made posters and commercials calling for donations to help children in need.
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The students collected more than 800 cans in the Eagles' bins and a dozen or so in the Chiefs' bin.
![four students with a cardboard snow person and clothing donations]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675469459/colonial/eak5io6nfsjevyeglqyq/RPBlizzardofKindness.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675469459/colonial/eak5io6nfsjevyeglqyq/RPBlizzardofKindness.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675469459/colonial/eak5io6nfsjevyeglqyq/RPBlizzardofKindness.jpg","width":562}])
The students took part in activities that inspired thoughtful words and deeds as part of the Great Kindness Challenge — including partnering with PW & RP alum Aimee Sala.
![Gwen with her project]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675200641/colonial/mpfwsrhfcweybeukgmw3/WEWonderThumbnailTagged.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675200641/colonial/mpfwsrhfcweybeukgmw3/WEWonderThumbnailTagged.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675200641/colonial/mpfwsrhfcweybeukgmw3/WEWonderThumbnailTagged.jpg","width":562}])
Elementary schoolers read about being unique and learned how to change the way they see differences.
![PW students hold up placemats]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674137302/colonial/qvf7kgpze6ma58u3so4w/MakingaDifferenceDOS2023.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674137302/colonial/qvf7kgpze6ma58u3so4w/MakingaDifferenceDOS2023.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674137302/colonial/qvf7kgpze6ma58u3so4w/MakingaDifferenceDOS2023.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674137302/colonial/qvf7kgpze6ma58u3so4w/MakingaDifferenceDOS2023.png","width":1080}])
The District's 2nd Annual Day of Service drew students from all grade levels together on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
![Maya and Brianna in Laurel House t-shirts with DECA sponsor Bethany Rickard]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673384535/colonial/xkn6fxja7dhat6xw6o7w/DECALaurelhousethumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1673384535/colonial/xkn6fxja7dhat6xw6o7w/DECALaurelhousethumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673384535/colonial/xkn6fxja7dhat6xw6o7w/DECALaurelhousethumbnail.jpg","width":562}])
PWHS juniors Maya Hockfield and Brianna Pludo’s Community Giving project has donors give to the Domestic Violence shelter's Amazon Wish List for chances to win a $100 gift card to Philadelphia restaurant Morea. Through Jan. 20.
![BCA students show toys they collected]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1672934157/colonial/vvopzr4rghnhsavkkj6z/BCAMakingaDifference.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1672934157/colonial/vvopzr4rghnhsavkkj6z/BCAMakingaDifference.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1672934157/colonial/vvopzr4rghnhsavkkj6z/BCAMakingaDifference.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1672934157/colonial/vvopzr4rghnhsavkkj6z/BCAMakingaDifference.png","width":1080}])
The Black Cultural Awareness club also raised $4,500 for the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the American Liver Foundation for Research and Awareness.