The annual Adopt a Family drive was successful once again with South sponsoring 25 families in the community.

Student Senate sponsor Susan Bubalo talked about how and when the drive started at South.

“Adopt a Family has been around since South opened up its doors in 1992. The program originally was started for families that had a family member in prison in downtown Kansas City, but we soon realized that there were families in Blue Springs that needed the assistance just as much, so we transformed Adopt a Family to help those in our immediate community,” Bubalo said.

With Student Senate heavily involved in the process, Junior Senator Easton Seib discussed the importance of the donations they receive.

“It’s someone’s Christmas. It may be the first real Christmas they’ve had in five years and you never know the situation. These situations might be relevant in our own school and we don’t even know about it. I just want everyone to understand the impact we can have on these families. If we didn’t supply these items for them, they may not even have a Christmas,” Seib said.

Senior Jack Gillig talked about his favorite part of the Adopt A Family program.

“My favorite part of adopt a family is seeing the Blue Springs South community all come together to ensure families have gifts to open on Christmas day. Everyone deserves to have an amazing Christmas and Adopt A Family provides just that. Another thing I love about it is wrapping all the presents generously donated by our school. I think it’s symbolic for how Blue Springs South is always all in for every project and activity done here. It’s amazing to see,” Gillig said.