True Holiday Spirit

Courtesy photo Third-grade students at Central Elementary School this year traded in their gift exchange for an opportunity to collect items for the Putnam County Humane Society. Students wanted to give rather than receive in the true holiday spirit. Items collected included blankets, food and toys. Third-graders taking part in the holiday effort included (front, from left) Carson Phillips, Madison Carpenter, Victoria Paige and Kennadie Thompson; (second row) Kaylee Kuhlman, Kenady Lawson and Ty Benton; and (back, from left) Brier Cook, Aiden Eakle, Eli Owen, Kloee Pastore, Garrett Hutcheson and Hannah White.