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.
![Club officers holding wrapping paper rolls]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701360921/colonial/gifdrgwwy9nxih7r0gm3/CMSNJHSWrappingPaperThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701360921/colonial/gifdrgwwy9nxih7r0gm3/CMSNJHSWrappingPaperThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701360921/colonial/gifdrgwwy9nxih7r0gm3/CMSNJHSWrappingPaperThumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
The NJHS set a goal of bringing in 250 items to help wrap presents collected for Colonial children in need.
![The DECA club posed with some holding giant crayons in front of the Cradles to Crayons backdrop]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701095533/colonial/ob3qlmcuq360rvwyr4qz/PWDecaCradlestoCrayonsThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701095533/colonial/ob3qlmcuq360rvwyr4qz/PWDecaCradlestoCrayonsThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701095533/colonial/ob3qlmcuq360rvwyr4qz/PWDecaCradlestoCrayonsThumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
Read more about the DECA club's visit to Cradles to Crayons in this story by PWHS junior Bailey Kassis.
![Students principal and police officers including a dog with boxes]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1700599009/colonial/ismh1rqa8zaikzbcxiaf/WEServes.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1700599009/colonial/ismh1rqa8zaikzbcxiaf/WEServes.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1700599009/colonial/ismh1rqa8zaikzbcxiaf/WEServes.jpg","width":800}])
WES Serves has provided Thanksgiving food boxes to the community for 20+ years.
![Four children smiling at the camera while putting food into plastic bags]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1699900626/colonial/z890qzq61jl3gq4v6ucu/RPFullyBellyThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1699900626/colonial/z890qzq61jl3gq4v6ucu/RPFullyBellyThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1699900626/colonial/z890qzq61jl3gq4v6ucu/RPFullyBellyThumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
The children made 600+ snack bags for The Giving Tree and Giant Food Stores' Eliminating Hunger Campaign.
![two girls making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1699029888/colonial/pv6bicrme3ojl2yjsvvd/PEspiritteamthumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1699029888/colonial/pv6bicrme3ojl2yjsvvd/PEspiritteamthumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1699029888/colonial/pv6bicrme3ojl2yjsvvd/PEspiritteamthumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
One morning each month, third graders arrive at school an hour early to do good things for other people.
![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.
![Group of karaoke performers, Making a Difference logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679681994/colonial/mtdjbliv6qnsr6epvu4b/karaokeforacausethumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679681994/colonial/mtdjbliv6qnsr6epvu4b/karaokeforacausethumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1679681994/colonial/mtdjbliv6qnsr6epvu4b/karaokeforacausethumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1679681994/colonial/mtdjbliv6qnsr6epvu4b/karaokeforacausethumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1679681994/colonial/mtdjbliv6qnsr6epvu4b/karaokeforacausethumbnail.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1679681994/colonial/mtdjbliv6qnsr6epvu4b/karaokeforacausethumbnail.jpg","width":2200}])
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.
![Seven children in Eagles shirts holding cans]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1676054709/colonial/aukbqj0ysqdnzofkzm6o/WESouperBowlThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1676054709/colonial/aukbqj0ysqdnzofkzm6o/WESouperBowlThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1676054709/colonial/aukbqj0ysqdnzofkzm6o/WESouperBowlThumbnail.jpg","width":562}])
The students collected more than 800 cans in the Eagles' bins and a dozen or so in the Chiefs' bin.