Today (Sat.) was Falcon Pride Day, which ran from 8-2 pm. During that time, students and faculty/staff worked together to landscape the school grounds. Everyone had been encouraged to come for any amount of time, so a constant flow of teachers/staff/students went on during the day. I, along with several other faculty, staff and students stayed the whole 6 hours. Crews were divided amongst various projects, which included removing rocks from the entranceway and replacing them with gravel, painting the entrance columns, trimming the PCIS shrubs, planting flowers and trees, laying down mulch, creating a gravel rock bed, cutting tree limbs, and sprucing up the softball field. Future plans include creating a rock garden from the large entranceway rocks.
Mr. Scichilone (Apollo Housemaster) and Mr. Sorensen (Falcon Pride & Apollo teacher) organized the day, supplying breakfast, lunch, drinks and inspiration. Adults were divided amongst the students, and I worked with 2 girls (6th & 7th grade) on the front island by the school. We planted flowers, raked the area, and replanted a bush. We also swept and shoveled heavy wet sand that clogged up the surrounding area. Afterwards, I was given a crew of 5th graders and we planted 6 dogwood trees in a semi-circle near the main entrance. The 5th graders were especially proud, as they had won the trees in an essay contest.
From that job, I moved on to various smaller jobs which included shoveling and sweeping gravel, disposing of cut tree limbs, and raking leaves. The library was well represented in today’s cleanup, as well as all 4 houses.
Great job everyone! Falcon Pride Day was a big success.
