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(Video) Hopkins West Junior High Students Challenge Teachers in Charity Basketball Game
The school organized the fundraiser to help the people of Japan.
It was a fierce rivalry on the Hopkins West Junior High basketball court Monday.
No, two west metro teams weren’t battling out. Instead, students were trying to topple their teachers.
The teachers-versus-student match-up was actually a fundraiser for earthquake victims in Japan. Students could pay to watch the game—or pay a little more to join in themselves. Concessions and wristbands added to the pool of donations.
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“We really want to provide opportunities for kids to do things for other people as part of our content and our curriculum,” said Kim Campbell, a seventh grade social studies teacher at the school.
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