North Star seniors fundraising for trip to East Coast

North Star School students are raising money for this year’s senior trip to the East Coast, and an enterprising senior at the School is holding a raffle for more than $2,300 of large items, merchandise and gift certificates to help pay for her expenses.

Senior Makaila Horinek, who is an honors student on track to be valedictorian of the Class of 2022, has been working along with other North Star seniors to raise money as a group to help pay for the weeklong trip, said her mother, Teri Horinek.

The March senior trip, which will take the students to New York City, Boston, Washington and Philadelphia, is booked through a tour agency. North Star provides the bus to take the seniors to the airport in Great Falls and home again, gives the students excused time away from classes and allows the students to raise money at school events.

Throughout the year, they have sold maple bars at Saturday morning basketball games, held soup lunches and 50/50 raffles, and sold Christmas wreaths.

But beyond what the students earn with their group efforts, each student needs to pay their expenses and provide their own spending money.

To that end the Horineks have put together three raffle packages that feature a La-Z-Boy recliner, a half-pig cut and wrapped and a custom-made quilt set. Each package also includes gift certificates from local restaurants and stores, smaller store items and gift baskets.

The drawing will be held 7 p.m. March 18 at Fresno Tavern.

Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25 and can be purchased at Red’s Auto in Havre, Fresno Tavern and Hi-Way Bar in Hingham or by contacting Teri Horinek at 406-397-3332 or 406-390-4028 or via Facebook.

Anyone wanting to make a donation to help the seniors pay for their trip, which also reduces their individual costs, can contact the school at 406-355-4460 or send a check with the senior trip noted in the memo to North Star School, PO Box 129, Rudyard, MT 59540.