It has been the season for giving around OHS. For one department, they are taking giving back to a whole different meaning.
FAC’s teacher Ms. Stephanie Becker heard about “Teens For Jeans” online. “Teens For Jeans” is a way of giving back sponsored by dosomething.org and Aeropostale. All they ask for are used jeans, which will be donated to teens in need. Right when she saw it, Becker knew it would be the perfect way for her students and department to give back.
“I love how all the donations go to local shelters and not to a resale,” Becker said. “It is going to directly where it is needed.”
For the school that collects the most jeans, Aeropostale will give every student a new pair of jeans completely free of charge. While Becker started collecting jeans near the end of the event, she has come up with about 100 pairs so far.
“Something as easy as giving a pair of jeans that don’t fit you anymore can make anyone feel good,” Becker said.
Collecting jeans ends next week. If you have any unwanted and old jeans, drop them off at any FAC’s room.
![Julian Jackson (10) work with his father to make custom sweatshirts. “I really want to make it [bigger] because right now we make the hoodies in his basement and I eventually do want to make it a lot bigger. I want to get an actual store or an actual place outside the house and start selling them outside to other people who don't know who we are because we mostly sell them to family and friends and stuff like that…” Jackson said. “But I eventually want to get it to people who don't know who we are…” They started the business a few years ago.](https://myohsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_3386-1068x1200.jpeg)
