Canned Food Drive

School collects over 55,000 units of food in drive

Easily exceeding their goal of 42,000, students collected a record 55,055 units of nonperishable food for the hungry in the 2012 canned food drive. Again this year, the seniors led the school in cans collected, with22,602 items. Mr. Dan Simone’s first period religion class, which contributed 10,920 to the total will receive the Golden Can award, given to the room with the highest total.

Seniors	22,602
Juniors	19,826
Sophomores	5,807
Freshmen	6,546
Miscellaneous	274
Total	55,055

The drive ran just two weeks: from Friday, Nov. 2, to Friday, Nov. 16. Student council sponsored a one-day intramural volleyball tournament for which the entry fee was 80 cans. Dress-down days during the drive promoted interest in giving. New this year was an assembly to celebrate reaching the goal, and eligible students had a chance to throw a pie in the face of a willing teacher.

To read Jewell Cardwell's column from the Beacon Journal on Ohio.com, click HERE.

The food is divided among the following agencies:

Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank
Battered Women’s Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties
Father John Hilkert Ozanam Center at Visitation Parish
Glenmary Farm
Good Neighbors, Inc.
Good Samaritan Hunger Center
Haven of Rest Ministries
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish St. Vincent de Paul Society
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Project HOPE of Archbishop Hoban High School
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish (Wadsworth) St. Vincent de Paul Auxiliary
St. Bernard’s Hot Meal Program
St. Vincent Church St. Vincent de Paul Auxiliary

All the powdered baby formula and any baby food goes to Pregnancy Care on Tallmadge. The giant chocolate bars and a selection of canned vegetables go to Victim Assistance and their holiday baskets.

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Hoban's mission statement reminds us that we are a Catholic high school in the Holy Cross tradition. This describes both who we are and what we do.

The Holy Cross tradition is a balanced, integrated, holistic approach to education where knowledge and faith converge.

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A Holy Cross education fosters the values, attitudes and behaviors necessary for individuals to make a real difference in the world. Students are challenged to live up to the ideals of the Catholic faith through a four-year program of religious studies, as well as sacramental opportunities, retreats and Christian service

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A rigorous curriculum offers courses tailored to a wide range of interests and abilities. A combination of college preparatory, honors, advanced placement and elective courses provides various opportunities for success. Hoban graduates successfully advance to higher education, often at some of the finest colleges and universities in the country.

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Following the Holy Cross model of education grounded in values, the Hoban athletic philosophy emphasizes important lifelong lessons that transcend the playing field. Balance is a primary value for Hoban athletics. Students are first scholars, then athletes.

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For almost 60 years, alumni, parents and friends have responded generously to the various fundraising programs at Hoban. Fundraising is especially important because as a private institution Hoban does not receive general public funding or diocesan subsidies. Tuition alone does not cover the cost of operating.

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