The Garden Club meets on Thursdays from 2:30 to 3:15, August through November and March through June. This after-school club is open to all North Junior High students who have an interest in growing plants. North was the only school in Idaho to receive a National Gardening Association grant in 2006. The $250 grant will be used for the Club's projects.

Contact Ms. Ellis for more information.

The two primary projects for the club are the school’s vegetable garden and the entry area.

Vegetable Garden: Students created a vegetable garden in Spring, 2005. Community volunteers, donations from local businesses, and a substantial grant from the Student Council helped the garden to grow.

The club was busy in the fall harvesting lettuces, tomatoes, carrots, and pumpkins which had been planted in early summer. Students also created handmade greeting cards from herbs and flowers in the garden. These cards were sold to parents and teachers during Parent Report Card night. The proceeds from the cards will be used to buy supplies and seeds for the spring gardening season.

School Entry: In addition to growing vegetables, we also plant flowers and bulbs in the garden in front of school. This garden was originally planted by students beginning in 2001 as part of the Legacy 2000 project. Over the past 5 years, hundreds of North students have helped it along. Today, the Gardening Club directs most of the planting and maintenance.

About the tulips: The tulips are in their height of glory the last weekend of April. Over the last three years, more than 500 tulips have been planted by North students in the front garden. Last fall, all seventh-graders planted the new flagpole bed. In previous falls, many of the current eighth- and ninth-graders planted bulbs in the other beds. North students have a tradition for school spirit and it shows!