Annual fund-raising drives . That's the method for St. Benedict at Auburndale School in Memphis, Tenn., where students directly solicit donations from benefactors. The money supplements what tuition doesn't cover, said Sharon Masterson, the director of institutional advancement. Students ask donors to earmark their contributions for specific student groups. That way, said Masterson, the school receives larger annual donations instead of a few dollars here and there.
Talent shows .
They can range from miscellaneous acts to a battle of local student bands. Something wild . A student group in Bakersfield strung together anklets of small, brightly-colored fish cut from construction paper. Athletic relays . That is the latest money-raiser by Palmer High School in Colorado Springs, which had its principal and six others dribbling balls up Pike's Peak.