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School briefs: April 16, 2014

Earth Day at Carpenter Hill


Earth Day is officially Tuesday, April 22. Carpenter Hill Elementary, a Green Ribbon School, will celebrate Earth Week April 28-May 2, due to STAAR testing.


 That week, the Environmental Committee will collect old, worn-out tennis shoes, of ANY BRAND, for Nike Reuse-A-Shoe.  Nike recycles these shoes into outdoor play surfaces and other recycled products.  


 Other Earth Week activities include:


 - Environmental Committee Members planting three new trees on campus and providing tree watering bags for future tree planting at CHES 


- Creating a wildflower area with the fourth graders


 -Donating two wildflower books and a tree book to the CHES Library


 -Donating a bench to place in front of the school 



Upcoming board meetings


 The Hays CISD Board of Trustees has two regular meetings each month. Below are the dates for April:


 April 21, Agenda Workshop


April 28, Business Meeting 


Both meetings take place at Lehman High School beginning at 5:30 p.m.


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