NRHS talent shows to benefit Ajax Knoechel, Lions Outreach

Faculty and students from New Richmond schools will be performing in two talent shows March 4 to benefit needy students at New Richmond High School and to help with the medical expenses for leukemia patient Ajax Knoechel, 2-year-old son of high school science teacher Stacy Knoechel.

“Our daytime in-school show will benefit our Lions Reach Out program which helps needy high school students,” said New Richmond High School language arts teacher Sue Griffin.

“We’ve opened this year’s talent show to students from all New Richmond schools and have added a nighttime show along with a spaghetti dinner and cake walk to help Josh and Stacy Knoechel with their medical expenses for their son Ajax. ”

Griffin expects between 15 and 20 acts for the talent shows. Tickets are $5 per person and available at the door.

The spaghetti dinner will be held from 5 to 5:30 p.m. March 4 in the high school cafeteria and will be followed by a cake walk in the school gymnasium prior to the 7 p.m. talent show. Cost of the spaghetti dinner is $5.

“We need donations of decorated cakes for the cake walk and baked goods for sale,” said Griffin, who can be contacted at griffin_s@nrschools.org. “We also need donations of spaghetti sauce, garlic bread, pasta, plates and pop and need people to help serve and cook.”

Anyone wanting to make donations for the dinner or to volunteer as servers or cooks can also contact NRHS science teacher Logan Minning at minning_l@nrschools.org.

Lions Reach Out raised $4500 last year and provided everything from Christmas presents to athletic gear to prom dresses and shoes for needy New Richmond High School students.