McHenry High School East Campus Garden Club
The students in the McHenry High School Garden Club, guided by members of the McHenry Garden Club, do seasonal planting in the pair of urns at the steps of the school’s Green Street entrance door. Spring, Summer, Fall and Holiday plantings are done using supplies brought by McHenry Garden Club members. The students also participate in other garden activities and outings.
May 2023 – Spring Urns
The urns were planted with flowers by the McHenry high School Garden Club students. guided by Garden Club member Mary Conkling. After the urns were finished, the students planted many varieties of seeds in pots.
May 2020 – Spring Urns
Member Laurel Mayer
Due to the COVID-19 virus, McHenry East High School was closed in May 2020 and high school garden club students were not attending class on campus. So the urns were decorated by Garden Club members. The theme and decorations were to recognize and honor the essential workers who have continued to serve us all during the virus.
The urns were decorated by members Edyta Greczek, Laurel Mayer and Diane Boedecker. The decorations used were hand made by many club members.
November 2019 – Holiday/Winter Urns
Garden Club members Jean Schiller, Traudl Koeberlein and Diane Boedecker
September 2019 – Fall Urns
McHenry High School Garden Club Meeting
September 9th, 2019
The meeting was held at the home and garden of MGC member Laurel Meyer. The students took a tour of Laurel’s garden and picked tomatoes and basil to use to make pizza. Laurel showed the students how to make it and they made pizza for all who were there.
Members Cathy Clink, Jean Schiller and Judy Walter along with student Ivan replanted the urns in front of McHenry High School East in a patriotic mode for the summer.
The high school club goes to The Barn Nursery to pick out bushes for the front of their school chaperoned by MGC members.
Through the McHenry Garden Club and the National Garden Club the Ames Tools Co. awarded a complete set of garden tools to the McHenry High School Garden Club for their use. Ready to work are left to right: front row – Kaylee Hettermann, Taylor Hettermann, Tara Jacobson, Abbey Sandoz, second row – Morgan Rudd, Ivan Dejesus, Casey Griffin, third row – Keelia Riley, Amy Ducy, JR Bocian (club sponsor), top row – Judy Walter (McHenry Garden Club), Hannah Getty, Taylor Kitto, and Mike Ducy.