POPLAR RIDGE -- What began as a walk to raise money for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to England and France with fellow students, turned into a day-long market event for three Southern Cayuga High School students.
Devon DelloStritto / Special to The Citizen
Sandy Carter, of Scipio, talks shop with Myles Mangan, a Southern Cayuga High School senior, who helped plan “Market Day,” a fund-raiser for a student trip to England and France.
Sandy Carter, of Scipio, talks shop with Myles Mangan, a Southern Cayuga High School senior, who helped plan “Market Day,” a fund-raiser for a student trip to England and France.
“We all have to raise our own money to go on the trip,” said Southern Cayuga high school senior, Myles Mangan. “We originally planned a walk for the fund-raiser, but with the help of our parents, it just grew from that.”
Mangan, along with 10th-grade students Katie Baildon and Thea Rejman, started collecting donations from friends and family for the event, but said the whole community was a wonderful support.
The girls are three of 28 students scheduled to take the 12-day trip with the school in February.
The baked goods and chicken barbecue portion of the event went directly into the girl's funds, yet other students were invited to donate items for the garage sale portion that would benefit the entire student body.
French teacher, and Thea's mother, Bev Rejman, will also be attending the trip along with two of her other children.
“The cost of the trip is approximately $2,700 per student,” she said. “But it really is a once- in-a-lifetime opportunity for them.”
Rejman said the cost of the trip includes airfare, lodging and two meals a day.
“The third meal will be provided by the students themselves,” she said. “We do this for a reason. It is a way for the kids to interact with the native people and not rely on the group throughout. They will have to visit a local restaurant and order their sandwich in that language. It helps to further the learning process.”
Though the trip is being sponsored by the foreign language department, it is open to any student who wishes to attend, Rejman said.
“The kids are just so excited,” she said. “Not only will they be able to hear the language that they are studying in its native tongue, but we have so many other things planned as well.”
Rejman said that the opportunity for science, geography and other subjects will be touched on throughout the 12-day trip to Europe.
“There is a spot in Greenwich that the students will be able to stand on two hemispheres at the same time,” Rejman said. “They will learn engineering through the Eiffel Tower, and even history through learning about the culture.”
“This is just an awesome trip for the kids,” Rejman said.
Mangan, along with 10th-grade students Katie Baildon and Thea Rejman, started collecting donations from friends and family for the event, but said the whole community was a wonderful support.
The girls are three of 28 students scheduled to take the 12-day trip with the school in February.
The baked goods and chicken barbecue portion of the event went directly into the girl's funds, yet other students were invited to donate items for the garage sale portion that would benefit the entire student body.
French teacher, and Thea's mother, Bev Rejman, will also be attending the trip along with two of her other children.
“The cost of the trip is approximately $2,700 per student,” she said. “But it really is a once- in-a-lifetime opportunity for them.”
Rejman said the cost of the trip includes airfare, lodging and two meals a day.
“The third meal will be provided by the students themselves,” she said. “We do this for a reason. It is a way for the kids to interact with the native people and not rely on the group throughout. They will have to visit a local restaurant and order their sandwich in that language. It helps to further the learning process.”
Though the trip is being sponsored by the foreign language department, it is open to any student who wishes to attend, Rejman said.
“The kids are just so excited,” she said. “Not only will they be able to hear the language that they are studying in its native tongue, but we have so many other things planned as well.”
Rejman said that the opportunity for science, geography and other subjects will be touched on throughout the 12-day trip to Europe.
“There is a spot in Greenwich that the students will be able to stand on two hemispheres at the same time,” Rejman said. “They will learn engineering through the Eiffel Tower, and even history through learning about the culture.”
“This is just an awesome trip for the kids,” Rejman said.
