Workday 9 on May 24 helped us to put the finishing touches on the courtyard. We had a large turnout of parents and students. We finished staining the benches and lattices and moved them back into the courtyard. Students helped sweep, pull weeds and water. Shelly Pruitt took some students in to complete artwork to be displayed in the courtyard.

Today was our Open House and although we did not get as many people to visit as I hoped, we did get some new visitors to see what our project was all about. Dr. Kirk London, our Superintendent visited as well as board member Mark Jones. Angie Mendez from the Hays Education Foundation attended to see what we had accomplished so far with the money from our Foundation grant. We had a visitor from the Water Conservation District visit and share with us a teacher workshop opportunity this summer to which we hope to get some representation from our campus. We really want to visit with this group to share what we have learned during our project and to network with others for future development and learning opportunities. The HEB Plus Garden Center manager came to see what our project is about and was very excited to explore possible support from the Kyle HEB. This day marked a completion of one phase and the beginning of the next phase of our implementation. I will continue to document our progress on this blog site and welcome feedback from our constituents!