On May 14, two deserving SHS AgriScience seniors were recognized by the Suffield Garden Club Memorial Fund committee for their dedication to conservation and environmental science.
There were smiles all around as two deserving SHS students received Garden Club awards. From left to right, student Kouthar Wehelie, Garden Club members Lisa Parker and Rita Chmura, and student Katie Cross.
Katherine (Katie) Cross from West Suffield will be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science at the University of New England. Her volunteer projects included the creation and upkeep of two community gardens and cleaning the trails at Sunrise Park and Stony Brook Park.
She and her fellow students competed at UConn in the Nursery/Landscape competition where they placed second as a team and she came in first in the individual competition. Local veterans will recognize her as one of the cheerful volunteers at the Suffield VFW breakfasts.
Kouther Wehelie from Suffield is known to the Garden Club as she assisted with several projects, including planting flowers at local cemeteries. During her junior year, Kouther and her fellow students won first prize for their landscape design in the Big E Landscape Competition.
Passionate to help and educate others, Kouther gave tours to enthusiastic kindergartners and first graders of the AgriScience facility and large animal housing units.
She will be pursuing a degree in Environmental Science at the University of Wisconsin in the Fall.
The SGC Memorial Fund committee is thrilled to recognize students whose dedication to our environment aligns with the Garden Club’s mission. Awards are presented annually at the Suffield Regional FFA Awards Ceremony at Suffield High School.
The Club has been awarding AgriScience seniors since June of 1987.
The Suffield Garden Club, organized in 1934, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the natural environment as well as the beautification of Suffield.
New members are welcome! Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month. To see updates and photos, follow us on Facebook. To become a member or see the full calendar, visit www.SuffieldGardenClub.org.