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Wolfpack Wellness

Friends of the Cleveland Public Schools: AWARDED $187,000.00 FOR GARDEN EDUCATION AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PROGRAMMING AT Cleveland Central Middle School.

This substantial award is part of a comprehensive wellness-focused program at CCMS. The in-school and afterschool garden and ag-science program will focus on plant-based science, agriculture research, and garden-to-table nutrition education. The garden club, coordinated by award-winning science teacher, Tammie Hodnett Marlow, will be the principal group assisting to develop and utilize the planned expansive raised bed gardens, greenhouses, and school orchard.

We thank the Bolivar Medical Center Foundation for the significant financial contribution that will positively impact the health and wellness of our public school children.

Grant writing team:

Principal writer, Dr. Todd Davis

Contributors:

Kelsey Davis Betz

Elliot Meador

Rori Eddie Herbison

Clare Adams Moore

Beverly Hardy

LaKenya Evans

Kierre Rimmer

Project Advisory Committee:

Clare Moore

Krista Davis

Kelsey Betz

Ryan Betz

Dr. Jackie Thigpen

This is what an $187K Investment will build:

 

Agriculture Science Integrated into Curriculum

  • PH Soil Mitigation

  • Plant-based Food education

  • Geometry&Plotting Equations

 

Community&School Partnerships

  • Farmer’s Market, Master Gardeners, Stoneville Research, MSU Extension, and Delta Fresh Foods

 

Permanent Community Investment

  • Community & Parent/Student Continuing Education Opportunities

  • Community Advisory Committee

 

Cutting-Edge Garden Education Model

  • Entrepreneurial Opportunities

  • Agri-Sci Partnerships

  • Career-Minded Focus

 

One-of-Kind Delta School Programming

  • Largest Agr-Sci Program in the Delta

  • Expand Exposure for CCMS Students

  • In- & After-School Programming Opportunities

 

Student-Research Opportunities

  • Recruiting & Retention Opportunities

  • Expand to 5th & 6th Grade INSPIRE Programming

  • Use for Student Research Science Fair

  • Student-Centered Research Presentation