Shawnee High School Student Capri Mills Donates 5,000 Books to Philadelphia School

Medford, NJ – Shawnee High School Junior, Capri Mills, collected and donated over 5,000 books to the One Bright Ray Community High School in Philadelphia on January 15.

The donation was the cumulative effort of a year’s goal to collect 2,020 books to donate at the end of 2020.

Instead, Capri was able to more than double her goal through social media
campaigns and word of mouth.

Capri added: “I’ve always loved reading and when I learned about the need for more books at One Bright Ray Community High School, I knew I had to do something. Hopefully, this donation will help them have more access to learning.”

About LRHSD

The Lenape Regional High School District’s four high schools – Lenape, Shawnee, Cherokee and Seneca – as well as the Sequoia Alternative Program, educate approximately 6,800 students from eight communities in Burlington County, NJ.

The communities served include Evesham, Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle, and Woodland.

The Lenape Regional District is among the highest-achieving districts in the state, with an average graduation rate of 96% and an average combined SAT score of 1144.

A leader in progressive education, the LRHSD’s mission is to develop physically and emotionally healthy students who excel in an ever-changing world.