Reagan High Students Buys Gifts for Bolton First-Graders

On Thursday, Reagan students brought gifts to first-graders at Bolton Elementary School. Winston-Salem Journal reporter Arika Herron and photographer Jessica Nuzzo were there. Here is an excerpt:

Christmas came early for Bolton Elementary School first-graders Thursday.

“I told them they were having a special visitor, but I didn’t tell them who it was,” said Cathy Herron, watching her first-grade class tearing Christmas paper off Barbie dolls, soccer balls and stuffed animals. “When they saw it was Santa…”

Under that Santa suit was Chris Vogel, science teacher at Reagan High School and sponsor of the school’s CARE club. The club members, about 60 Reagan students, played elves to Vogel’s Santa and handed out brightly wrapped gifts and stockings full of candy to each Bolton first-grader.

“This is the best day ever,” shouted first-grader Alondra Salazar-Osequera as she opened up her brand new flute. “I’ve been dying to get this for Christmas.”

Bolton’s four first-grade teachers provided the CARE club with a class picture, roster and gift wish for each student. Reagan students then chose one or two students and used their own money to buy gifts and stocking stuffers.

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