The donation's purpose is to alleviate some costs associated with the school's Ready-to-Work program, but some of the funds were made in remembrance of classmates who've since passed away.
The 15-year-old Tuscaloosa native, who is graduating from high school and college at the same time, addressed Central Elementary School's faculty and staff to discuss how teachers have made an impact on her astounding success.
Two Tuscaloosa-area Chick-fil-A restaurants are going head-to-head this week in a friendly competition to see who can do more for children in the community.
Students who opted to return to school once it was deemed safe by the school board will still begin a full return on Monday, Oct. 19, but TCS Superintendent Mike Daria announced this afternoon that the system will not return to a full week's instruction.