IRONDALE, Ala. (TRIBUNE) — Students at Irondale Community School got a hands-on lesson in gardening Thursday morning, thanks to a summer community service project by members of the Jefferson County Personnel Board’s “Community Servant Leadership” class.

Over the summer, the class built raised flower beds at the school as part of an effort to connect students with nature. On Aug. 14, members of the group returned to the campus to help students plant seeds in the beds they constructed.

The project will allow students to watch the full life cycle of plants unfold just outside their classroom windows. Fourth-grade teacher Valerie Agee said her students are already enthusiastic.

“The kids are excited to see how things grow,” Agee said. “They’re excited to see that they did this — planted lit

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