Montessori students collect items for West Side Food Pantry

The students of the Wyoming Valley Montessori School in Kingston recently collected food items for the West Side Food Pantry located in the Christ the King Church on West Market Street, Kingston. The drive was spearheaded by the lower elementary students of the school and all classes participated. Montessori students conduct numerous drives to help the community throughout the school year. Some of the participants, from left, first row: Jacob Kristeller, Shavertown; Annabel Dobash, Mountain Top; Ainsley Dean, Mountain Top; Corbin Morrison, Kingston; Alexis Kostoff , Moosic; and Aarez Khan, Mountain Top. Second row: Remedy Allport, Nanticoke; Abel Waksor, Dallas; Nathan Kile, Shavertown; Ivana Kumar, Wilkes-Barre; Trisha Kumar, Wilkes-Barre; and Rylee Critchosin, Shavertown. Third row: Kara Taylor, instructor; Zaiden Kaminsky, Mountain Top; William Filali, Wilkes-Barre; Sophia Filali, Wilkes-Barre; Yousef Ramadan, Kingston; Kevin McNulty, Kingston; Marie Parra , parent coordinator; Zachary Kile, Shavertown.