Here's how you can help Pocono Mountain West students grant a special wish for a child STAFF REPORTS Local students are again taking on the task of making kids' wishes come true. Pocono Mountain West High School's student council will host the annual Make-A-Wish event this March, a press release said. The event is being held in memory of Steven Mitchel, a Pocono Mountain West student who passed away from leukemia in 2003 after being granted his wish-come-true the year before. According to the press release, Mitchel had wanted to help other kids like him "experience the hope and happiness that only a wish can bring."