The SHS Garden Group started work on the Flag Pole Garden on April 11, 2012.  A group of National Honor Society students organized a plan for revitalizing the garden around the school's flag pole.  As a VA Tech Master Gardener Project the project has provided an educational opportunity for students to learn about soil tests, planning a flower border, creating a water-wise landscape, and working with native plants.  The following articles are to be read in preparation for working in the garden:

• Planning the Flower Border
  http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-202/426-202.html
• Creating a Water-Wise Landscape
  http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-713/426-713.html
• Va Tech: Perennials, Culture, Maintenance and Propagation
  http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-203/426-203_pdf.pdf
• VA Native Plants
  http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/mtn_nat_plants.pdf
  
  

  For more information see Mrs. Bushman in the library.

  
  

Hunger Games

Bring five items to the library for the Keep the Change Food Pantry and receive an invitation to the Hunger Games Banquet! The library will treat you to Greasy Sae's Stew, home made bread and decadent Capitol deserts! Just in time for the release of the movie version, the library is supporting the food pantry while celebrating reading and good books! Be sure to stop by the library for more information as we fill the shelves with items for the food pantry!

More Cereal Pictures

Keep the Change Food Pantry Collection

Once again, our students and staff rose to the occasion and collected 120 boxes of cereal for the Keep the Change Food Pantry in Strasburg, VA. In addition to the cereal, the Key Club collected two cases of canned food items. This has been a wonderful opportunity to be part of the solution and help our community fight hunger. Thank you Strasburg High School students and staff for going beyond the original goal of 100 boxes of cereal!!

Humane Society Collection

Last Spring the library sponsored the"America's Next Top Pet"contest. Staff members entered their pets and worked hard to collect donations that proved their pet was the reigning diva! Each contestant created a fabulous collection bucket and encouraged donations for their pet(s). The tiniest chihuahua owned by Ms. Carper won the fabulous container of special dogie treats and a toy. Melvin and Axle Stout won the glorious kitty climbing toy. The real winner, however, was the Shenandoah County Humane Society with a charitable donation of over $700! Our students and staff are an awesome bunch of folks! Above is a picture of Gloria and Betty, two of the Humane Society's rescues. We will definitely do this project again!!

Help Stop Hunger

Help stop hunger in our community by contributing a box of breakfast cereal to the annual Library Cereal Collection. Our goal is to collect over 100 boxes of cereal to benefit a local food pantry. We would like to deliver the boxes by November 1. Please take time to support this drive and to generously help and support our local food banks as we work together to stop hunger.

NVD Book Drive

Mrs. Hiserman and the FCCLA joined with the Teen Council to turn in 150 new children's books for the Northern Virginia Daily Book Drive! Happy Reading!