PLYMOUTH, WI (WHBL) - The Plymouth School District will hold the first of two events this evening in honor of its new Food Science and Agriculture Center.
The new 51-hundred square foot structure, consisting of a classroom with multiple lab areas and a greenhouse, opened to students and faculty last month.
Superintendent Carrie Dassow tells WHBL News today’s event is to honor those who helped to make the project possible. "The grand opening is a celebration with the donors and the supporters of the Food Science and Ag Center, and of course the teachers."
The event will include a ribbon cutting, tours, and a ceremonial first seed planting to the donors who helped the Plymouth Education Foundation get the project fundraising underway.
Foundation Executive Director Anne Troka says they helped to fundraise because of the impact it will have for local education. "It will reach over three-quarters of our student population at the high schools, and then we also are encouraging our middle school and our elementary school students, as well as our other students in our community to come and tour and do field trips of the facility."
Troka says it took the foundation about ten months to reach and surpass their one-million dollar fundraising goal. That allowed the building to be built on schedule this summer.
Superintendent Dassow agrees on the impact the center will have. “It really does complement our local economy here in Plymouth because of the emphasis of food and agriculture that we have.”
The public will have its chance to see the new building up close during next week's Homecoming. An open house is scheduled for next Friday, October 9th, from 5 to 8 p.m.