What where these modern-day elves up to in their technologically advanced version of Santa's workshop? They were making a pre-Christmas toy run to Mrs. Dobbs' Pre-Kindergarten students at Davis Elementary. Yes these Dade County High School students were taking the Christmas spirit into their own hands. The twenty-nine students spent their school hours working through the sweat and toil to churn out twenty toys, with which the Pre-K students could play safely.

With limited time and supplies, these brave young teens, armed with nothing but blue-prints, some workshop tools, and the clothes on their backs sought to create the best and most fun toys that could've possibly been made. Within these two months, they created twenty expertly crafted toys and children's books to represent each toy. Some of the toys that were made included two swords (with matching shields), a truck, a jeep, puppets, two easels, two coloring book kits, three Velcro-ball games, a scooter and a large wagon. Each toy came boxed in a sealed, hand-made package, along with the child's book and any necessary instructions. The toys cannot be called anything less than a stroke of genius and good Christmas spirit.

However, these heart-warmed high school students did not stop there. In what was nothing other than a Christmas miracle of faith, they took two blocks out of their school day on Friday, December 15 and delivered the toys to Davis Elementary School. During their lunch block, these students loaded the toys and themselves on a school bus and took off to Lalito's Mexican Restaurant for a celebratory lunch before heading towards Davis.

When they arrived at the school, after the long bus ride, they were welcomed by Mrs. Dobbs. After a short period, they set up the toys in a display that would reveal the high quality, magnificent toys they had built. Finally it was show time and the pre-k students arrived. "The look on their faces," said young Kyle Rutherford, "just made me feel good inside." Another high school student, added: "Yea, it just made me feel good about myself, like I'm doing something that will affect these kids' life." They weren't the only ones who were excited. The glow on the children's faces could've lit up the entire school.

The high school students paired up with the child that corresponded with their toy, and were given a short amount of time to read the book that they had made. Some sat quietly and listened, but most of them were too eager to play with the toys. After the reading session, the students and children alike were given time to play with the toys. The older students had almost as much fun as the younger ones, and had just about as much of an attention span. There was a point in the whole program that not one kid had their corresponding toy, they were too busy sharing and having a ball. When it was time for them to leave, the students, having long faces and not wanting to leave, packed up and helped the children pack.

On the return trip, the students sat in awe of the amazing feeling that had coursed its way throughout their bodies. The overall adventure had been an extreme success, in both making the children happier and making the high school students feel good about themselves. Tired and eager for a little rest, the students filed their way back into DCHS and returned to their normal schedule. When asked how she felt about the success of the project, Susan Millican, these blessed student's teacher, said, "It's difficult for the students to grasp this their first time, (she has done this before, but at her previous school) but I believe it was a big success. I am very proud of all the DCHS students have accomplished during this project. My only regret is that I wish everyone could've gone to deliver the toys, but I know those who did will never forget the experience."