By Andrea Genovese Soares and Rabita Aziz (February 6, 2003)

Can this year’s seniors repeat the phenomenal total of $400 collected by the Class of 2002 during the fourth Coin War sponsored by the Student Council? The Coin War began January 13^th and continues until February 14^th. At 2:30 today, February 5, an unscientific measurement by Lasso Online reporters shows that the freshmen have accumulated 5 cm of coins. The seniors follow distantly with 3 cm and the juniors and sophomores follow with 1 cm. 
 

During the Coin War, empty five-gallon water jugs are set out in front of the library to collect donations from students. Each class receives a point for each penny donated and 100 points for each golden dollar. Classes can hinder the chances of other classes by adding silver coins, which would cause points to be subtracted.  The class with the most points will donate the money to the charity of their choice. The seniors have chosen to help the American Cancer Society and the juniors opted for the Northern Virginia Family Service. Sophomores chose Amnesty International, and the freshmen chose the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Sophomore Rabita Aziz adds coins to  alleviate the painfully-trailing sophomores  in the Coin War.   (Photo by Andrea Genovese Soares.)