Chalmette Elementary 5th Graders Plant Roots for the Future with Campus Tree Initiative

  • Front row: Donasky Kim, Maynor Arriaga Hernandez, Benjamin Reason, Gexi Umanzor Alonzo, Elaine Marenco Salguera Second row: Max Haines, Blaise Pezold.
    Front row: Donasky Kim, Maynor Arriaga Hernandez, Benjamin Reason, Gexi Umanzor Alonzo, Elaine Marenco Salguera Second row: Max Haines, Blaise Pezold.
  • From left: Arianny Sanchez, Ms. Alecia Desselle, Emely Herrera, Mr. Rufus Little, Destiny Johnson.
    From left: Arianny Sanchez, Ms. Alecia Desselle, Emely Herrera, Mr. Rufus Little, Destiny Johnson.
  • 5th grader Adolfo Lopez Lopez holding a tree.
    5th grader Adolfo Lopez Lopez holding a tree.
  • BlaisePezoldandRollinBlackspoketostudentsaboutplanting techniques and best practices before heading outside.
    BlaisePezoldandRollinBlackspoketostudentsaboutplanting techniques and best practices before heading outside.
  • Blaise Pezold reviewing the planting map with students before teams headed out to each site.
    Blaise Pezold reviewing the planting map with students before teams headed out to each site.
    In celebration of environmental stewardship and community pride, 5th grade students at Chalmette Elementary School recently took learning beyond the classroom and into the soil, partnering with the Meraux Foundation to plant a variety of native ornamental and fruiting trees across their campus.With guidance from Blaise Pezold of the Meraux Foundation and Rollin Black of the Center for Su...

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