Volunteers help plant flowers at Snowhill, art to beautify school

A new piece of art unveiled at Snowhill Elementary School capped a weeklong effort to beautify the school this week.

About 20 teachers, staff and community members again planted flowers and worked hard to make the school’s campus look welcoming for its students. This year the group worked on both a garden behind the school and the lawn in front of it.

Community Artist Jeremy Block added the finishing touch Thursday afternoon when he unveiled his artwork that included ceramic pedals painted by the kindergartners in the class and with a peace sign in the middle.

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“The peace sign means that we love each other, be kind to your neighbor and the community,” Block said.

The artwork can be seen by anyone from the street in front of the school. The petals are on a wooden structure that faces the street.

Block, a Wittenberg graduate who’s married to a teacher at Snow Hill, said he believe Springfield is centered around its schools and it’s nice to be able to give back to an important part of the community.

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Booster President Melisa Mitchell said the volunteers dedicated themselves to the project to make the campus special.

“This is to show that spring has sprung at Snowhill,” she said.

She said she appreciated everyone’s hard work and said that the group accomplished what they set out to do. Organizers also said kindergarten teacher Melissa McKenna works throughout the year to make sure the area is well groomed and the work from volunteers lasts.

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Principal Jennifer Paxson said it is nice seeing so many people willing to help the school.

“It’s a wonderful sense of pride,” she said. “It’s a celebration of everyone coming together. This is about love and acceptance for everyone.”

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