• Article Photo. Shanna Furlong's 4th graders at Shellsburg received the Class Act Award for feeding the hungry.
    Shanna Furlong's 4th graders at Shellsburg received the Class Act Award for feeding the hungry.
  • Article Photo. Shellsburg 4th-grader Brock Ortner shakes hands with School Board President Pat Lyons.
    Shellsburg 4th-grader Brock Ortner shakes hands with School Board President Pat Lyons.

     The fourth grade students of Shanna Furlong at Shellsburg Elementary received the Class Act Award from the Vinton-Shellsburg School Board Monday evening. The students raised $500 for supplies and provided the labor to fill more than 4,600 bags of rice to send to the poor people in Haiti. 

   The students answered questions about what they put in the bags, and how they organized the effort. 

    This is the first time, said Superintendent Mary Jo Hainstock, that an entire class has received the award since she has been with the district. She said the award is a tribute to their effort and initiative.