Eleven students from Pius X High School (www.piusx.net) gave up a day of summer of fun to complete their own version of an extreme yard make-over for a Pius X teacher. The students are part of the Pius X Landscaping Club, led by Mrs. Georgia Miller and Mrs. Sheila Melhaff. In addition to maintaining much of the landscaping at Pius X High School, the club has worked on landscaping projects at St. Elizabeth Hospital and assisted with clean-up projects for different organizations.
The group gathered on July 23rd to complete the one-day transformation for Spanish teacher Katie Hayes. The idea of an extreme yard make-over started when Hayes approached Miller for advice on her yard. With four children under the age of seven, teaching full-time, and volunteering on committees at Pius, the Hayes family found it difficult to maintain their large, beautiful yard.
The energetic group showed up with tools, plants, mulch, and a detailed plan and spent the day beginning the total yard makeover. Miller taught the students a variety of landscaping skills including how to lay black edging, create a flagstone path, and to set boulders into a landscape so it is safe for children. After this crash course in landscaping, Hayes will be able to maintain the yard.
To find out more about the Pius X Foundation, visit www.piusx.net or call (402) 488-1046.