Recognizing that the devastated areas of the Gulf Coast will need assistance for many years to come, students and faculty in the Quaker Valley School District have joined forces to launch another fund-raising project for Hurricane Katrina relief.

Organized by the students in the Student Service Learn-ing Center class (SSLC) at Quaker Valley High School and the district's music department, the latest project is a compilation CD of musical performances by QV musical groups from grades one to 12 recorded in November.

The CD is $15, with $10 of each sale going directly to the rebuilding of a selected New Orleans school destroyed by the hurricane.

"More than 1,200 students participated in the production of this compact disc," said SSLC teacher Ron Beers. "Administration and faculty are also represented. Our goal is to directly benefit our fellow students in New Orleans as their school is rebuilt and they return to a happier and more prosperous life."

The CD features 28 tracks of performances by Osborne Elementary and Edgeworth Elementary School choirs, bands and strings orchestras; Quaker Valley Middle School chorus, bands and strings orchestras; Quaker Valley High School Chamber Sing-ers, concert choir and orchestra; the combined 6th through 12th grade orchestra; and the Quaker Valley High School Marching Band.

The selections on the CD range from patriotic songs like "God Bless America" and the "Star Spangled Banner" to classics like "Danny Boy" and "Russian Sailors' Dance."

"If there's one selection that presents our theme it is 'A Gift for Every Child' performed by the sixth grade chorus," said Beers. "It really reflects everything we're trying to do with this project."

The CD titled "Building Talent -- Building Schools -- Building Hope" is available through the offices at each of the district's four buildings and through the Student Service Learning Center (412-749-5557, Ext. 2285).

The district has collected more than $16,000 for the American Red Cross and The Salvation Army.