Boy Scouts repair outdoor classroom
A Mars Area School District outdoor classroom received a new lease on life as a group of Boy Scouts worked together to repair it this month.
Led by Mars high school junior Ian Messina, 17, around 25 scouts from Boy Scout Troop 400 and their families worked to refurbish the outdoor classroom, located near Mars Area Elementary School, on May 14.
The classroom is at a different location from the middle school outdoor classroom that was recently demolished to make way for an access road, sparking discussions about its relocation at a school board meeting.
Ian planned, directed and raised funds for the project as part of his path toward the Eagle Scout rank.
Scout volunteers cleaned the trails that led to the outdoor classroom, laid down gravel and stepping stones, and replaced the wooden bench seating and lectern.
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