Announcement

English teacher Mr. Caldwell has put a useful infrastructure to work. We all know of the small greenhouse near the audion, yet no one has used it in many years. The last teacher to use it was a retired Biology teacher named Mr. Twilly. The greenhouse sat as a wasted resource for too long.

The first step in repairing it was to make sure it was operable, since it hasn’t been used in around 10-15 years. Mr. Caldwell recently checked to see that the motor, water source, and heat worked and that all the plastic panels were intact. Surprisingly enough, even though it hadn’t been used in years the motor that opens to roof worked perfectly along with the heating. The water source was cut off at some point, but there were only two missing panels that needed to be replaced.

Mr. Caldwell tells me of how he grew up in Smyrna, Delaware on a farm. He says that for him, “[he] could not bare to let this building used for growing flowers and plants go to waste.”

The newly formed Greenhouse Club came next. Their long term goal is to be able to sell flowers and vegetables in a school sale whether it’s for homecoming and prom or for a school wide vegetable sale to teachers and parents. Brandywine’s Foods Classes have already gotten in on his great idea. They would like to use his vegetables in their class.

In the long run, this will stabilize our school’s economy and make our school more interdependent. If you’re interested in joining the up and coming Greenhouse Club you can join by getting in contact with Mr. Caldwell.”

Written by Gabby Kieffer