December 18, 2025 — Across Cobb Schools, high school students have partnered with feeder middle and elementary school students to help spread Christmas cheer.
With the help of school counselors and social workers, students were selected to receive gifts based on need.
Pope’s 18th annual Shop with a Greyhound took center stage at Target, where an eager group of students rushed down the aisles searching for their favorite toys and essential items, such as clothes for the colder months.
More than 200 students from Brumby Elementary School were paired with a Pope student, allowing them to spend $115 on an early Christmas gift.
Over at Kell's Shop with a Longhorn, students returned from a morning of shopping to help younger students wrap their gifts.
The school also had stations set up for face painting, ornament decorating, and photos with Santa.
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"The coolest part is that some of our high schoolers were once littles, and now they're the ones helping, so it's come full circle, said Shop with a Longhorn coordinator, Ryan Hill.
Walton's Shop with a Raider, Lassiter's Shop with a Trojan, and Allatoona's Shop with a Buc were just a few of the other events that took place leading up to Christmas.
In these events, high school students are oftentimes the ones who help donate or raise thousands of dollars to help their fellow Cobb students in need of a little extra help around the holidays.
It's a highlight of the year for not only the younger students receiving gifts, but also for the high school students who get the chance to give back to kids who look up to them and set a good example for years to come.
