Classroom Gardens Grow
Another part of MSD’s Farm to School grant is a bundle of hydroponic gardens for elementary classrooms. The gardens are growing various herbs and vegetables that are intended to help supplement the cafeteria’s salad bar to help students see the growing cycle come to fruition.
The garden’s structure is a tower, which pumps water through a central base and then filters it up to different seedlings. The indoor gardens allow students to grow crops year-round.
Different schools are using the gardens at different grade levels. (Pictured) Wascher’s Shelly Shilhanek’s kindergarten class planted arugula, basil, mixed gourmet lettuce, bibb lettuce, kale and rainbow chard.
Career Exploration
This week, 36 Criminal Justice pathway students took a field trip to the Federal Correctional Institution in Sheridan, a medium-security prison for male inmates in Oregon. Students toured the facility and learned about career opportunities from correctional officers, leadership staff and other facility employees.
Grizzly Boys Soccer Championships
Congratulations to the Grizzlies, who persevered through a stormy night to defeat Grant HIgh School in this week’s semi-final matchup.
The team moves to the championship final this Saturday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. in Hillsboro Stadium. The team will play against Jesuit, the team the Grizzlies defeated for the state title in 2006.
The team will leave for the stadium at about 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, led by a police escort up Highway 99 to Highway 47. Come cheer them out of town, either on Evans Street, near Baker Field or along 99!
Buy tickets here (plus $5 parking fee at stadium) or watch online (fee-based) on NFHS or listen on KLYC Radio AM 1260 or KLYC online. The radio broadcast will feature commentary by David Manriquez, who played for the Grizzlies when they beat Jesuit in 2006 for the state title!
Go Grizzlies! (Photo courtesy Rachel Thompson, News-Register)
