ABOUT THIS SERIES: Founded in 2007, Food Brings Hope provides after-school programs in 27 schools in Volusia County and two in Flagler County. The programs provide at-risk students opportunities to improve grades, have fun, and receive nourishing food. Throughout the holidays, The News-Journal is highlighting the program by publishing the stories of some of its young participants. For more information, visit foodbringshope.org.
My name is Javier Solis-Garcia. I am 14 years old and in the ninth grade and attend school at New Smyrna Beach High School. I have one sister; her name is Emily. I am hoping to have a nice dinner with my family this holiday since the coronavirus limits travel and the ability to see other family members. My wish for Christmas is for the United States to learn some critical thinking skills.
Orlando Big Band Holiday Concert
Get ready for the big band sounds of yesterday at the Athens Theatre, as the Orlando Big Band plays some of the classic holiday songs from the 1930s, ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s.
The show starts at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 22, at the Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand. All seating is reserved and all is socially distanced.
For information, call 386-736-1500.
Restaurants open on Christmas Day
Decided you don’t want to cook on Christmas, or maybe you just want to relax and let someone else do the work? You have options. This is a list of restaurants in Daytona Beach that will be open on Christmas Day as posted on the website DaytonaBeach.com:
ABOUT THIS SERIES: Founded in 2007, Food Brings Hope provides after-school programs in 27 schools in Volusia County and two in Flagler County. The programs provide at-risk students opportunities to improve grades, have fun, and receive nourishing food. Throughout the holidays, The News-Journal is highlighting the program by publishing the stories of some of its young participants. For more information, visit foodbringshope.org.
My name is Oscar Arroyo. I’m 16 years old and in 11th grade at New Smyrna Beach High School.
In school, my favorite subject is science, specifically biology and anatomy. I hope to go to college and study to be a registered nurse.
ABOUT THIS SERIES: Founded in 2007, Food Brings Hope provides after-school programs in 27 schools in Volusia County and two in Flagler County. The programs provide at-risk students opportunities to improve grades, have fun, and receive nourishing food. Throughout the holidays, The News-Journal is highlighting the program by publishing the stories of some of its young participants. For more information, visit foodbringshope.org.
My name is Jacob Webster, and I am in fourth grade in FBHonors. Food Brings Hope means a lot to me. It has helped me with everything to become a better person and a better student at Westside.
When someone asks me my favorite subject in school, I always say that I like all of them. Really, I like math the best because I like to do division problems. FBHonors has helped me a lot in science because after school we also do STEM projects and experiments.
ABOUT THIS SERIES: Founded in 2007, Food Brings Hope provides after-school programs in 27 schools in Volusia County and two in Flagler County. The programs provide at-risk students opportunities to improve grades, have fun, and receive nourishing food. Throughout the holidays, The News-Journal is highlighting the program by publishing the stories of some of its young participants. For more information, visit foodbringshope.org.
Alexandria White is my name, and I am a junior at Mainland High School. I have been a member of FBHonors for eight years since fourth grade at Westside. My sister, Sydney, graduated last year, but had been in FBHonors for nine years. She is now a freshman at FAMU.