Oak Knoll Upper School Students Attend Third Annual Teen Hunger Summit

The following was provided by Oak Knoll: 

Ten Upper School students learned more about hunger and poverty in the community as participants in the Community FoodBank of New Jersey’s third annual Teen Hunger Summit hosted by Seton Hall Prep on December 3.

The event was attended by 163 students and 26 teachers/advisors from 18 different high schools, including members of the Upper School's Hunger Awareness Committee: Mimi Ballard '14, Brielle Ercole '15, Natalie Joseph '14, Kelsea Krauss '15, Ariana Licata '15, Sabrina Marki '15, Allie Martinez '14, Sarah Jane Matthews '16, Sarah Stiesi '15, Julia Wanfried '15, and Ms. Stacy Nolan (US campus ministry and theology teacher). The students attended workshops on topics such as advocacy, social media, fundraising, and poverty and hunger awareness. They were then charged to take action in their local communities.

"This event provided [the students with] the opportunity to dialogue with high school students from other schools about what they're doing in their communities to prevent hunger and create awareness of what poverty and hunger look like, as it is not always easy to identify," said Ms. Nolan. "[The] students hope to share some of what they learned in the coming months through various Hunger Awareness Committee initiatives."

The Upper School Hunger Awareness Committee (HAC) meets once per cycle to discuss local and global issues related to hunger, including current initiatives around the world and organizations and projects that need support. HAC is open to all students in grades 7-12.

Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child is an independent Catholic school enrolling boys and girls in kindergarten through grade six; and young women only in grades seven through 12.  For more information about Oak Knoll, please visit www.oakknoll.org or call 908-522-8109.