Prosper High School’s first ever “Ship Serves Day” will take place tomorrow, Nov. 19, to provide students the opportunity to support the local community. Donations, including nonperishable foods, pet items, and personal items, will go toward this cause.
“I think that it’s a very good thing that the school is doing,” sophomore Bella Acuff said. “I’m so glad we’re doing it this year to set a new standard for The Ship.”
Time will be set aside at the end of the school day to organize and prepare the donations, following an altered bell schedule. 
“I think it would be really beneficial,” sophomore Monika Shankar said. “It’s not only helping our community and allowing our community to love each other more, but it also helps the less fortunate.”
Students can stop by stations located in and around the cafeteria to prepare meals and make items such as dog toys through partnerships with Cards for Kids, Lovepacs, Operation Kindness and the Dallas Food Bank.
“We know that food scarcity is at the highest it’s been for a really long time,” Principal Paige Trujillo said. “We knew that we wanted to help meet that need for our community.”
Students brought their donations to their second period/advisory class on Nov. 5 – 18. that will go toward fueling the stations.
“I think this event is important because we’re giving back to people less fortunate than we are,” sophomore Akira Jaddangi said. “I feel like we can give so much to the people who need it.”
The top four classes that donated the most items will receive a prize sponsored by the Student Council, based on the highest percentage.
“We’re doing a big project with the National Art Honor Society and I think it’ll be fun to have the whole school involved in an art project like this,” senior, Student Council member Isabella Rodriquez said. “We’ve been doing a lot of planning and preparations for it, so I’m excited for the school to get to do something fun that will also serve our community.”
The event is meant to allow students to develop the core S.H.I.P. values, which stand for Support, Honor, Inspire and Protect.
“This can help us kind of go through with supporting our community and inspiring others,” Assistant Principal Ryan Denham said. “It would be cool to have everybody all at once working together.”
This article was edited by Trisha Panicker, Kate Duncan and Srinitha Arikati.
