Oakland Academy students donate to Community Cancer Network

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Oakland Academy students raised $300 which they donated Thursday to the Community Cancer Network in honor of their beloved front office worker, Gail McCormick, who is battling breast cancer for the second time. Oakland Academy is an extension of Lafayette Jefferson High School and is home to 60 students who “deserve a second chance,” Principal Kathryn Parthun said. Each year, around the holidays, the students gather in one room for a traditional holiday meal and celebration at school. “A lot of these students do not have what most would consider a ‘traditional’ holiday,” Parthun said. “So we do our best to fill the table with as many staple food items and treats, that way they can still…