BONNYVILLE – The students of Bonnyville Centralized High School's Adventure Club, are continuing their efforts to fundraise for a trip to Greece.
Assistant Principal Michael Straile said the students will be around selling chocolate bars to help pay for their 10-day trip to Greece in April.
“This is not our first fundraiser. We began raising money for this trip at the end of last school year, when our students sold gift cards . . . We also did a bottle drive in August.”
Straile said they will have more fundraisers coming up very soon. Starting Nov. 4, students will be selling community discount cards called “Gold Cards” that will offer discounts to a variety of local businesses until November 2025.
The trip came about when a couple students inquired about international travel opportunities.
“Some teachers at BCHS decided to see if students were interested in this, so they set up a meeting. To their surprise, more than 50 students attended this meeting and voted on where they wanted to go for their next big adventure. Students had the opportunity to choose between the Maritimes, Scotland and Ireland, Dominican Republic, and Greece,” said Straile.
Travel companies were contacted, and the information was brought back to the students and parents, allowing them to choose what they wanted for the trip.
“The entire process of planning and fundraising has involved the students to ensure that this is the best experience possible for them,” said Straile.
He said that both the planning and the trip itself are important experiences for students.
“It gives them the opportunity to grow as global citizens as they learn about different cultures around the world. It also teaches them how to budget properly and efficiently in order to cover the costs of the trips, and it helps build student initiative by having them actively involved in the planning and fundraising process,” said Straile.
Straile feels the experience will lead to lasting memories.
“This is one of those lifetime experiences that students will remember when they think back on their time as a BCHS Roadrunner,” said Straile.