A Bright Ideas grant won with the help of Mr. Sutton, Mrs.Paige-Jones,  Mr. Lewis, Mr. Guy Smith, Ms. Amy Sauls, and Ms. Betty Murphrey brings fruit trees to Jones Senior HIgh School.  Included in the purchase are Apple, Pear, Peach, Fig, and Plum trees.  The benefit of these plantings will increase over the years as students study the development of fruit trees, study insect problems, and use the fruit for various lessons.

Students from Mr. Sutton and Mr. Lewis’s classes planted the trees earlier this spring.  In the process, they learned about preparing the soil and planting fruit trees. Recently, these students received lessons on how much fertilizer to use with each tree and the use of cover such as pine straw to prevent weeds.

Just think, the school has its own fruit orchard!  What a great benefit to everyone.  Talk about a gift that keeps on giving.  This one really will.  More pictures.