As the third quarter closes, Student Assembly’s yearly Quarter Raiders fundraiser comes closer. So collect the spare change from couch cushions, break open your piggy bank, and get ready to be drained of your loose change. Freshman Masha Pivovarova will be having her first Quarter Raiders experience. She described what she has heard from others about the event.
“I’ve heard that upperclassmen from the assembly collect coins from the classrooms,” Pivovarova said. “ And underclassmen from the assembly count it.”
Sophomore Liam Glynn-Jones explained the difficulties the underclassman may face when counting the money.
“The challenge with counting is being accurate and organized,” he said. “There is a difficulty in separating the different coin and dollar amounts and keeping an accurate total.”
Senior Olive Mantooth described how her participation in the event has changed.
“Freshman year, I just sat with my friends and counted money,” Mantooth said. “But this year I will bring rollerblades, that way I can skate through the school.”
Student Assembly Advisor Dan Marsh described what his role is during the event.
“My role is to help oversee that students are being safe, even when riding skateboards in the halls, as well as overseeing counting the money and depositing the money into our account,” Marsh said. “This year, I will also be helping guide Miss Zimmerman as next year, she will take the lead on Quarter Raiders.”
Glynn-Jones explained how Student Assembly prepares for Quarter Raiders.
“We prepare by assigning students to be chairs for the event. There is a chair assigned to every grade level,” Glynn-Jones said. “They are in charge of organizing things to run smoothly on the day.”
Pivovarova shared her expectations for the event.
“I feel like just keeping it in order might be challenging because it sounds very chaotic,” Pivovarova said.
Marsh added the event is planned to minimize classroom disruptions.
“We raid only classrooms that have given us permission,” Marsh said. “We also try to raid right at the start of class, still allowing teachers a large amount of time for instruction.”
Glynn-Jones spoke about the type of impact the event makes.
“I think it impacts the school community in many ways,” Glynn-Jones said. “It, of course, helps financially, but it also gives students an opportunity to give back and show that they care.”
Marsh described what he hopes students take away from Quarter Raiders as a whole, and what he believes the most important part of this event is.
“For me, it’s the power of community and how just the smallest donation from our students can raise a large amount of money in a very short time, and that money stays in our community to help those in need,” Marsh said. “Small actions can have a big impact if we are just willing to give a little.”
