Pasco fifth-grader's "shady" classroom idea becomes reality

Genie Hernandez, a Mark Twain fifth-grade student, tells how she came up with the idea for an outdoor shaded classroom area in the courtyard of the Pasco elementary school on North Road 40. The $25,000 project was a collaboration between the Mark Twain PTO and donations from community businesses.
Video by: Bob Brawdy / [e-mail]
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Good for you Genie Hernandez for coming up with a solution to a problem you saw. Your heart for others will take you far in life.