Great Expectations director shares school--and plant sale--news

WTIP Community Radio periodically checks in with local schools to find out about events, but also about the behind-the-scenes activities at our schools.
 
WTIP’s Rhonda Silence spoke with Peter James, director of Great Expectations Schools after the last GES board meeting. One important thing discussed is the importance of a community member coming forward to serve on the GES school board. There is a vacancy because a community member who had been serving moved away. So, Director James invites anyone interested in GES to contact the school to learn more at 218-387-9322.
 
And of course one of the main topics of discussion was the upcoming Great Expectations Pancakes and Plant Sale on Saturday, May 18. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausages, and fruit, and will be served until 10:30. Plant shopping continues from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the school located at the corner of County Road 7 and the Gunflint Trail (across from the Law Enforcement Center).
 
The fundraiser features a variety of organically-grown perennials, flowers, vegetables, and herbs that students and volunteers planted and tended throughout the spring. 
 
Here’s our conversation with Peter James director of Great Expectations School in Grand Marais.