Highland Park High School Charity Drive for College Bound Opportunities

Students gather in during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Student President, senior, Samantha Boorstein, welcomes everyone to the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Students sing the National Anthem to start the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Seniors, Angela Gutman (left), Lily Jonson, and Casey Klein (speaking) during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Highland Park senior Lily Jonson, speaks during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Highland Park senior Angela Gutman, speaks during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Secretary of Class, senior, Isabelle Adler, speaks during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Principal Tom Koulentes speaks during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Student senior council members applaud as Principal Tom Koulentes speaks during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Principal Tom Koulentes speaks during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Principal Tom Koulentes speaks during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Vise President Allen Wehner speaks during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Highland Park senior Danny Jonak plays his guitar as two classmates sing during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Highland Park seniors Abby Wachtel (left) and Carley Friedstein (right) sing a lovely song during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Highland Park seniors Abby Wachtel (left) and Carley Friedstein (right) sing a lovely song during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Student Treasurer Ryan Chiou speaks during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Students receive individual awards for helping raise a certain high amount of money during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Faculty reveal the amount of money made ($201,000.00) in a very unique way during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

College Bound Opportunities Charity members along with student council members hold up a giant check for $201,000.00 which is how much was made during all the Charity Drives over the year, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Student senior council members hug one another as they become very emotionally proud of themselves during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

College Bound Opportunities Charity President Ken Rubin (left) and past President Bonnie Shlensky (right) thank everyone for participating in all the Charity Drives over the year that concluded with a check for $201,000.00 donated to their organization, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

College Bound Opportunities Charity President Ken Rubin thanks everyone for participating in all the Charity Drives over the year that concluded with a check for $201,000.00 donated to their organization, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Student President, senior, Samantha Boorstein, thanks everyone for participating in all the Charity Drives over the year that concluded with a check for $201,000.00 donated to College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Student senior council members hug one another as they become very emotionally proud of themselves during the all-school assembly concluding all the Charity Drives for College Bound Opportunities, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Student council members hold up a giant check for $201,000 which is how much was made during all the Charity Drives over the year for College Bound Opportunities Charity, on March 18, 2016, at Highland Park High School.  (Mark Ukena/Pioneer Press)