Donated presents in Ridgewood High School's Holiday Gift Drive through the Adopt-A-Kid program where students buy fun and practical gifts for underprivileged kids. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Ridgewood senior Katie Bohman, 18, of Harwood Heights sorts donated presents as part of the school's Holiday Gift Drive through the Adopt-A-Kid program where students buy fun and practical gifts for underprivileged kids. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Ridgewood Student Council members (from left) junior Jenny Bogdal of Norridge, senior Jaime Horan of Harwood Heights, Kasia Pszczola of Norridge and junior Daniela Lakosilova of Norridge check in donated gifts before school as part of the school's Holiday Gift Drive. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun Times Media

Ridgewood sophomore Summer Corpuz (right) of Harwood Heights and Social Studies Teacher David Wlodarczyk drop off donated gifts in the school's Holiday Gift Drive. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Ridgewood junior Tim Tannhauser, 17, of Norridge wraps a donated gift as part of the school's Holiday Gift Drive through the Adopt-A-Kid program where students buy fun and practical gifts for underprivileged kids. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Ridgewood senior Samantha Krasinski (center) of Norridge drops off a gift for the school's Holiday Gift Drive with junior Eleni Kaldis (left) of Norridge, Peggy Bishop, a data systems specialist, and junior Jennifer Matthews (right) of Norridge as student council members check in the gifts. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Ridgewood senior Katie Bohman (left), 18, of Harwood Heights and Ridgewood senior Kasia Pszczola, 18, of Norridge sort donated presents as part of the school's Holiday Gift Drive through the Adopt-A-Kid program where students buy fun and practical gifts for underprivileged kids. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Ridgewood senior Paula Stepaniuk (left) of Norridge drops off a donated present to Ridgewood senior Kasia Pszczola of Norridge for the school's annual Holiday Gift Drive through the Adopt-A-Kid program where students buy fun and practical gifts for underprivileged kids. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

The Ridgewood High School Student Council collected and sorted the school's annual Holiday Gift Drive through the Adopt-A-Kid program where students buy fun and practical gifts for underprivileged kids. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Ridgewood seniors Katie Bohman (left), 18, of Harwood Heights and Jamie Horan, 17, of Harwood Heights wrap a donated present as part of the school's Holiday Gift Drive through the Adopt-A-Kid program where students buy fun and practical gifts for underprivileged kids. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Megan Cantos (left), a social studies teacher and student council advisor, helps check in gifts from Social Studies Teacher David Wlodarczyk, freshman Amanda Bogdal of Norridge and her sister Jenny (right), a junior. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media