Trees Forever—Durant pre-school and fifth grade students planted 27 trees in the cities of Walcott and Durant on May 1. Emily Swihart of Trees Forever assisted fifth grade teacher Shari Meiers and EC teacher Mindy Hoon with the project. Above left, students can be seen planting the trees with the help of a DNR professional. Above right are the students who participated in the project. According to Hoon, they also applied for a grant to receive tree seedlings from Trees for Kids. The grant allowed them to receive 200 seedlings to give to students and their families. Students divided and wrapped the seedlings in order to take them home for Mother’s Day.
