Jane Addams Elementary School students plant trees for Arbor Day

Brian Weckerly

April 25, 2024 at 5:24 PM

Jane Addams Elementary School students plant trees for Arbor Day

Some Quad-City elementary school students celebrated Arbor Day by planting trees on their school’s lawn.

Third grade students at Jane Addams Elementary School planted two trees for Arbor Day. The City of Moline Parks Maintenance donated the trees. Students the importance of trees, and Teresa Landon, Jane Addams’ principal, said it was a special day for the school.

Students all worked together to plant the trees in honor of their two retiring teachers.

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