{"id":3499,"date":"2022-04-09T23:00:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T23:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=3499"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:21:57","slug":"madera-high-school-clubs-clean-up-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/madera-high-school-clubs-clean-up-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Madera High School clubs clean up garden"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For years, the area behind the science building on the Madera High School campus was an area for science teachers conducting experiments or enjoying a break.<\/p>

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However, over time, the area became overgrown with weeds and was unsightly.<\/p>

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Young Parents Club Advisor Summer Gonzales and Hiking Club Advisor Adriana Quintana saw the space as an opportunity to teach their students life lessons while giving them a place to meet.<\/p>

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\u201cThe teachers and I are big on outdoor environments,\u201d Gonzales said. \u201cNot only for the mental health aspect, but we teach the babies how to plant. When we saw this, it was a perfect opportunity to beautify something on campus.\u201d<\/p>

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\u201cThey\u2019ve been trimming plants and taking the bushes out,\u201d Quintana said of her students. \u201cWe\u2019ve been cleaning and prepping.\u201d<\/p>

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After a few months of working to clean up the area, Netafim came in to donate irrigation lines and plants for the garden.<\/p>

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\u201cWhat our company does is grow more with less,\u201d said Sully Figueroa, Environmental Health and Safety and Sustainability director for Netafim Irrigation. \u201cWe have the technology, especially in the Central Valley, where we need to grow more with less water because of the drought. We have the smart technology with the drip irrigation where it\u2019s sufficient enough to water the platns that need to be watered at the roots rather than wasting the water and watering not at the root level.\u201d<\/p>

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Figueroa, who is a 2007 Madera High School graduate, is proud to be able not only to give back to her school, but to other schools around the Central Valley.<\/p>

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\u201cIt\u2019s great to come back,\u201d she said. \u201cMy title is sustainability. This is a partnership with Fresno and Madera high schools. It feels great to give back to the high school where I grew up and I can make a difference.\u201d<\/p>

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Now that the garden area went from something unsightly to something students can be proud of, Gonzales and Quintana see events in the garden in the future.<\/p>

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\u201cWe want a place as teachers to enjoy some nice greenery during our lunch and conference periods,\u201d Quintana said. \u201cWe also want the students to grow the vegetables and plants. My vision is to allow the students to enjoy this, like the upperclassmen.\u201d<\/p>

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\u201cWe\u2019ve never had events here, but now we can start doing things,\u201d Gonzales said.<\/p>

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In addition to giving teachers and students a place to enjoy, the garden can potentially give the students and teachers something to eat with the vegetables they planted.<\/p>

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\u201cWe have a salsa garden so we can make salsa,\u201d said aide Autianna Hall. \u201cThe plants will actually stay there and live. These are great skills to learn. I don\u2019t know how to do this. Now, I will know how to plant.\u201d<\/p>

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The garden area was a place to fix and, in the end, the students made it something they could be proud of.<\/p>

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\u201cThey are proud of what they have been able to do,\u201d Gonzales said. \u201cThis helps create camaraderie, they become friends, they learn, they tell their parents. It\u2019s still a work in progress. We want to do a reception for teachers. It belongs to them.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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