The officers of National Honor Society (NHS) have decided to create a letter writing campaign to the soldiers in Afghanistan as their spring service project. The senior members will be writing their letters this week, while the juniors and sophomores will write theirs in the following two weeks.

“I thought that writing letters from NHS students would be a simple but effective way to show our appreciation and support of our troops,” senior Carolyn Hartley said.

NHS students will be in the cafeteria this week after school, working on making these letters for the soldiers. They will bring their own supplies, so that they can add their own personal touch to their cards.

“Each one will be a little different, but we are basically writing a bit about ourselves and our lives, how much we appreciate the soldiers and all they do, and that we hope that they come home safely,” Hartley said.

Each member of NHS will be writing two or three letters, and they could vary from being about themselves to how much they appreciate what the soldiers are doing in Afghanistan.

“I wrote a little bit about myself and I thanked the soldiers for everything that they have done and that without their dedication my freedom may not be possible,” senior Jessica Hotter said.

Throughout the month of March, they are set to make about 200 to 300 letters to send to the troops overseas. Students are hopeful that their letters will create a support system for the soldiers, so that they will feel appreciated.

“I think that the soldiers will know that people are thinking about them,” senior Blen Keneni said.

This project is being sponsored through Operation Gratitude, a program that sends care packages to the soldiers at war.