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the frankfort station | May 4, 2017 | 25
Students learn skills, grow with plant sale
Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor
Again this year, students
in the Lincoln-Way Transition
Program have been
hard at work growing a variety
of flowers, herbs, spices,
vegetables and potted
plants in the greenhouse at
Lincoln-Way Central High
School.
The transition program
helps students with special
needs to gain life and job
skills after high school graduation.
Their annual plant
sales include the poinsettia
sale that is held annually
before Christmas, and the
spring plant sale, which is
coming up this weekend and
next weekend.
An array of garden- and
planter-worthy perennials
are overflowing in doublestacked
trays in the greenhouse
awaiting the sale, all
of which have been grown
by the students with little
more than supervision from
their instructor.
“I just monitor to make
sure everything is okay,
but they really know the
process,” special services
teacher Josh Kreske said.
“They’ve done a nice job
picking up how it’s supposed
to be done.”
He said the students started
working in the greenhouse
in February. At that
time, they began planting,
fertilizing and monitoring
for disease and bugs.
“If they’ve done it in the
past, they have an idea of
Breanna Ceci demonstrates how to carefully remove a dead leaf without damaging the
plant at Lincoln-Way Central High School on Thursday, April 27. All of the plants in the
greenhouse have been grown and tended to by students in the Lincoln-Way Transition
Program since February, and they are available for sale Saturday, May 6 and 13, from 9
a.m.-noon. Photos by Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media
how it goes about, but we
have a lot of new students
this year,” Kreske said. “But,
after the first couple times
they came in, they were able
to set up their work area by
themselves, and they work
really independently.”
The project — which is
one of many the students
do throughout the year — is
not designed to steer the students
toward horticulture or
agriculture jobs, but rather to
give them transferable skills
they can use at any job.
“It just teaches them
work skills,”Kreske said. “It
teaches them how to follow
multi-step directions, work
as a member of the team,
Lincoln-Way Transition Program Flower and Vegetable Sale
When: 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 6 and 13
Where: Lincoln-Way Central High School, 1801 E.
Lincoln Highway, New Lenox
More information: lwtransition@lw210.org
get things done in a certain
amount of time [and] meet
certain requirements that
it has to look a certain way
before it can be a finished
product.”
Breanna Ceci is one of the
students who has been working
in the greenhouse this
semester, and she is quick
to recognize dead or dying
leaves on the plants.
She said it is important to
remove them carefully so
as not to damage the plant
and demonstrated the proper
way to “pinch” the leaves to
remove them.
Petunias, begonias, zinnias,
marigolds, impatiens,
celosia and alyssum, as well
as salvia — which is new to
the sale this year — will be
sold for $2 per six pack or
$12 per flat; Geraniums will
be sold for $3 per six pack or
$18 per flat.
Potted plants, including
A variety of flowers, vegetables, herbs, spices and potted
plants have been grown by students in the Lincoln-Way
Transition Program. Proceeds from the sale support the
program.
Breanna Ceci (left) and Katlyn Boner pose for a photo
in the greenhouse. They are among the students in the
Lincoln-Way Transition Program who have grown the
plants for the spring flower and vegetable sale.
coleus, vegetables, spices
and herbs, will be sold for
$2 each, and larger potted
plants, such as wandering
Jew, Swedish ivy, spider
plants and citronella will be
sold for $5 each.
The greenhouse is located
off Schoolhouse Road
on the East side of the
school, and proceeds from
the sale go back to support
the Lincoln-Way Transition
Program.
Chelsea to host first fifth-grade orchestra concert
Submitted by Frankfort
School District 157-C
The Chelsea Intermediate
School Fifth Grade Spring
Orchestra Concert will be
held on May 16 from 6-7
p.m. at the school at 22265
S. 80th Avenue. Frankfort
School District 157-C implemented
the new orchestra
program for the fifth grade
beginning this school year.
There are 55 violin, viola,
cello and bass students in the
Chelsea orchestra under the
direction of Shannon Shanahan
with support from Assistant
Orchestra Director Ben
Clark and Band Director
Doug Adams. A few of the
pieces the students will be
playing at the Spring Concert
include “Fire Dragon
Mountain” by Rob Grice,
a Richard Meyer arrangement
of “Hunters’ Chorus
(from Der Freischutz)” by
Carl Maria Von Weber and
a fun traditional piece called
“Shortnin’ Bread.”