Lack of wishes for Make-A-Wish drive

In the past, outreach commission has granted students’ wishes — ones as big as teachers not assigning homework for a weekend and as small science teacher Lisa Cochrum coming to school with her hair straightened.

So far this year no wishes have been granted through the commission’s third annual Make-A-Wish event because the only ones submitted have been trivial requests, senior commissioner Iman Laique said.

For example, one request was a bag of Hot Cheetos; Outreach, however, is looking for more meaningful wishes that can’t be granted on an average day.

Wishes that require funds would be granted using money from ASB.

Unlike this year, the event has been a success in the past. Two years ago, a student wished for an opportunity to see their parent in the military during the Speak Up for Change assembly, and these wishes were granted soon after.

“I feel like if people utilized the drive well, they could really get something out of it, but I don’t think people understand that we are actually being serious when we say that we will grant wishes,” Laique said.

According to Laique, the outreach commision was focused on preparing for the blood drive for the past few months, but now, they will resume advertising and hope that people reach out.

“If the drive does not end up working out this year, we still hope to carry it on into future years because it has been effective in the past,” Laique said. “I think it’s just a matter of how it is advertised to people.