Recently, fires ravaged throughout the town of Weed in Northern California, burning 479 acres as of last Friday. These fires have destroyed 150 homes, schools and churches.

Biology teacher Kristofer Orre has relatives in Weed, who are safe and working with the community’s Head Start program to rebuild their hometown. In an effort to contribute to this cause, the school has started its own campaign to donate school supplies and other necessities to the people of Weed, called “Weed Like to Help.”

According to ASB Head Commissioner senior Anshika Maheshwari, the ASB worked with principal Paul Robinson and the science department to start this campaign.

“We’re going to have cardboard boxes in each of the science rooms as well as the office in which students can put various school supplies to donate to the students in Weed because many schools were burned down,” Maheshwari said.

In an email to the school, Robinson explained the reasoning behind helping this small community.

“We’re looking for donations of school supplies to help the students and teachers recover,” he said. “We want to do what we can to help the Head Start program revive and help children be better prepared for school.”

Freshman Caitlyn Chen has already brought some supplies to help.

“I brought some composition books to donate because we bought a whole pack from Costco, and my mom told me that the students in Weed need them more than I do,” she said.