Elena Christian Jr. High School Reaps Abundant Sweet Potato Harvest

ST. CROIX -- It seemed a normal school day at the Elena Christian Jr. High School on Thursday, and for most of the students, it was. But for those who make up the school's agriculture class, it was anything but. Tucked away behind the walls of the junior high school's north side classrooms, is the school's garden, where about seven students plowed through a long row of dirt on Thursday morning, excitedly reaping dozens of sweet potatoes that had matured and were ready to be harvested. Students came ready with their tools, including a potato fork, buckets to rest the potatoes in, and a barrow to haul them away. Two students told The Consortium that they were proud members of the roughly 40-member agriculture class. Others were too busy harvesting to bother with the camera. ECJHS agriculture students reap sweet potato harvest. (Ernice Gilbert, VIC) ECJHS Principal Carlos McGregor said the program, led by instructor Stanley Farrelly, has been active in the school for four ...