Middle school students raise funds for local children in need

  • Lampasas Middle School National Junior Honor Society students collected toy donations and raised funds for children in the Lampasas CPS program. Pictured from left to right are Jacie Resa, Sagen Plouff, Laylah Bryant, Toby Brooks-Potter and Juan Rodriguez. courtesy photo
    Lampasas Middle School National Junior Honor Society students collected toy donations and raised funds for children in the Lampasas CPS program. Pictured from left to right are Jacie Resa, Sagen Plouff, Laylah Bryant, Toby Brooks-Potter and Juan Rodriguez. courtesy photo

    Lampasas Middle School National Junior Honor Society students raised more than $600 and collected toys for local children in the Child Protective Services program.

    “We had such a good time doing this,” said Carrie Shahan, an instructional specialist and NJHS sponsor at Lampasas Middle School.

    In previous years, the students have raised money for Pennies for Kids, a nationwide fundraiser effort, Shah…