After a month of going door-to-door and holding special events, students from across the Quad Cities gathered at the River Bend Food Bank in Moline Thursday night for the final weigh-in of the Student Hunger Drive. Everyone wanted to know which of the 19 Quad City area schools collected the most food, by weight.
The total showed students hauled in 767,455 pounds of food. Alleman High School collected the most food, bringing in 165,249 pounds and earned a first place spot in its division.
The food will be distributed to area food pantries and meal sites. Since it first began in 1986, the Student Hunger Drive has brought in 15,179,851 pounds of food.
School Competition Results:
Division A (enrollment 1251 +)
1st place - United Township High School 75,619
2nd place - Bettendorf High School 46,257
Most improved: Moline High School, Pleasant Valley High School
Division B (enrollment 300-1250)
1st place - Alleman High School 165,249
2nd place - Assumption High School 46,349
Most improved: Assumption High School
Division C (enrollment 25-299)
1st place - Rivermont Collegiate 13,634
2nd place - Morning Start Academy 4,297
Most improved: Wittenmyer Learning Center
Division D (enrollment 1-24)
1st place - Heritage Christian 3,926
Mission challenge:
Thurgood Marshall
