[A teacher and kids from John Paul II High School working on a problem solving class do a streambank restoration after construction along the stream.]
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THESE 13 STUDENTS ARE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIAL INNOVATION LAB AT JOHN PAUL II HIGH SCHOOL.
THEIR ASSIGNMENT SOLVE A CHALLENGE IN EVERYDAY LIFE.
THEY CHOSE BUCKHORN PARK DURING CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW GIAN WALL.
WORKERS REMOVED A BUFFER ZONE OF PLANTS.
THE STUDENTS DECIDED TO SHORE UP THE BANKS BY PLANTING 150 PLANTS IN HONOR OF PLANOS 150TH BIRTHDAY.
SO I'M EXCITED FOR THIS PROJECT BECAUSE WE'LL GET TO LEARN ABOUT OUR ENVIRONMENT AND KIND OF HOW TO HELP IT IN SMALL WAYS JUST BY STARTING WITH LITTLE EFFORTS, IT CAN MAKE A BIG IMPACT ON OTHERS AROUND US.
FRANK SANTONI IS DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL'S SOCIAL INNOVATION LAB, WHICH TEACHES STUDENTS TECHNIQUES FOR SOLVING ISSUES THROUGH NEW AND CREATIVE IDEAS.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO GROW IN AWARENESS AROUND THE NATIVE PLANTS.
WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THE BENEFITS, BUT WE ALSO WANT THEM TO GO HOME AND PLANT SOME OF THESE IN THEIR YARD.
THE SCHOOL'S MOTTO IS, WE SEEK TO SERVE BY IMPROVING THE STREAM BANKS WITH THEIR PLANTING AT BUCKHORN PARK.
THEY'RE DOING JUST THAT, SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY, AND FOR THAT, THEY MAKE US ALL PLANO PROUD.