Volunteer Duane Friesen helps Lupita Rivera
Puentes install a plant in Sunset Elementary's new Prairie Restoration garden.
Students at Sunset Elementary School were able to
realize their dream of creating a little piece of prairie in their
own back yard, recently.
The Prairie Restoration project was made possible
thanks to a $1,000 grant from Walmart to purchase plants and
planting materials. Staff from Dyck Arboretum of the Plains
provided technical assistance to help install the plants, and
several parents and Arboretum volunteers assisted the children
with the planting. The project was initiated by 2nd, 4th, and 5th
grade classes at Sunset and came to fruition on a beautiful fall
day in October.
Sunset students and staff are looking forward to
observing the plants as they bloom and spread throughout the three
prairie garden areas in the months to come.
Chisholm Named "Best of the
Best" in National Competition
Representatives from Chisholm
Middle School in Newton, KS were in Washington, DC on Thursday,
October 5th to receive an Intel/Scholastic Schools of Distinction
Award. The school was named "Best of the Best" for its innovative
school as a community model in which parents are deeply involved
and local and national partnerships are formed to further student
achievement. The annual awards honor schools for implementing
innovative and inspiring educational programs that support
positive educational outcomes.
Chisholm was awarded $10,000 from
the Intel Foundation and a host of prizes ranging from curriculum
materials and professional development resources to software and
hardware from Scholastic and other sponsors. In addition, upon
being named "Best of the Best" the school received an additional
$15,000 grant from the Intel Foundation.
