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Helping a school rebuild

Grass Valley student reaches out to help small Tennessee school devastated by flooding

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Grass Valley students (left to right) Ashley Gerst, Cassidy Kendall, Sierra Goodwin, Hanna Upkes, Janessa Wilson and Jenna Efraimson wore red to school every Tuesday to support Wilson's efforts to help Kingston Springs Elementary School.

When Janessa Wilson heard about the recent flooding in Kingston Springs, Tenn., the first words out of her mouth were, “Mom, what can we do to help?”

Wilson, a 9-year-old Grass Valley Elementary student, felt compelled to do something, especially after hearing the town’s only elementary school had been flooded.

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