Smith Middle School has been selected by NC Beautiful to take part in the 22nd annual Azalea Celebration.
The school will receive 20 azalea bushes to be used in its 2007 beautification projects. NC Beautiful’s Azalea Celebration rewards state community groups for improving their communities through creative landscape projects.
The sixth-grade science classes will plant the bushes in a courtyard between two wings of the school to provide a backdrop for two memorial trees that were planted to honor students who have passed away. The project will enable the students to learn about ecosystems, photosynthesis and soil quality.
The Azalea Celebration has awarded more than 200,000 plants to approximately 3,000 nonprofits. NC Beautiful focuses on merit-based programs that provide hands-on experience in preserving resources and promoting constructive action toward environmental stewardship.