This week, Quad City teens were dropping off tons of food at the River Bend Food Bank in Moline as the Student Food Drive comes to an end.

Moline High School students filled a truckload of canned goods they collected over the six week competition.

"We had a goal, and we wanted to reach our goal which was $5,000 worth of cans," said Moline High School student Alex Bakhriddinov. "And I think we were successful in reaching our goal."

19 area high schools participated in this year's Student Food Drive. As boxes of food were unloaded and placed on pallets, they are weighed, to see which school brought in the most food.

"We compete in sports, we compete in everything else and the fact that we can come together for one cause, even though there is friendly competition, it's great for everyone to come together in the Quad Cities," said Samantha Burmeister of Bettendorf High School.

Despite the tougher economic times, Executive Director of the Student Food Drive Sarah Johnson is amazed at what the students have been able to accomplish.

"Some students were telling us they were overwhelmed by the generosity of the community. Others are saying people wanted to give, but just couldn't. A lot of stories on how food prices have impacted their ability to bring in a big amount of food this year," Johnson said.

It's a big effort, yet all of the food the kids bring in only makes up 15-percent of what the River Bend Food Bank distributes during the year.

This year, they hope to give out 6 million pounds of food. The results from the weigh-in will be announced Thursday night.