Pecan gets it's base coat!

We have had a GREAT crew of HP families and Scouts from Pack 59 come out this fall to scrub, sand, and caulk the Pecan portable, and finally give it it's beautiful blue base coat.  The Scouts that participated will be receiving a badge for thier service in maintaining and beautifying the school, and the project will be registered with the BSA Good Turn for America program. Way to go!
Thanks to all of those who came out and lent a hand:
Christian Bingham
Tye, Winston and Kent Collins
Harrison, Benjamin, Marsha and Darrell Pargmann
Xander Perez
Jeffrey Kovar and Libby Louie
Connor Sweeney
Alex Lynch and Juliee Beyt
James and Michael Young and Elizabeth Alford
Jacob and Catherine Camp
Marcus Tita and Wendy Dunnam Tita
Gabe, Blakely and Allison Dancy
Gustavo and Frances Brooks
For all the pictures, go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jubilee88/sets/72157625157623803/show/
Jack and Christy Hester

Andrew, Rick and Kathy Lewis.
We are looking for someone (or a pair) to paint the window screens and re-install them, so give Elizabeth Alford, Wendy Dunnam Tita, or Juliee Beyt if you can do this, and we'll get you set up. Thanks!

Join us in the spring when we get started applying the Pecan leaves!

It takes a village....(to paint a portable)

Here we are at the end of the school year and we wish to thank all of those who came out in heat and cold to help beautify the campus and help teach the kids a little more about the native Texas trees.  The painting of the Live Oak is almost complete, and it's a treat to see the branches unfold as the many volunteers paint them on. This weekend Margaret Menicucci, Katherine Altenbaugh, David Lynch, Elizabeth Alford, Tina Landry, Cynthia Breed, Brenda and Thad Henry, and Juliee Beyt worked together like a well-oiled machine, almost finishing the painting for the season.  We hope you'll join us in the fall to see the the *new* Pecan portable unfold, and come out to share in making our campus a more beautiful place.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/jubilee88/sets/72157624163312014/show/

West end is done!

We had a breezy day to wrap up the west end while the kids played, and found, after many frustrating days of bleeding paint, a new trick to keep the paint from bleeding! This portable has a bumpier surface than the rest have, and the paint has bled through the application tape, needing lots of touch-up.  A lucky experiemnt found a much stickier masking tape to the rescue, and no more bleeding! Baron, Elizabeth, Frances, David, Juliee, Wendy, and Kathy Altenbaugh were pleased to pull off that tape and see how clean the edges were. Take a look: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jubilee88/sets/72157623995647977/show/Thanks to everyone for the great day and a beautiful wrap-up for the West end!

Northside tree looks good!

After a rainy start, a great and talented crew got to work on the Northeast corner of Live Oak and put some lovely leaves on the branches, really bringing that tree to life! Thanks to Kerren Campa, Stephanie Wilson, Elizabeth Alford, Margaret and Hannah Menicucci, Wendy Dunnam Tita and Frances Brooks for 'leafing' out the tree today!

We got some great weather and a terrific start this weekend on the Live Oak thanks to a wonderful group! It's wonderful to see the canopy of the tree emerge on the sides of the building and under the shade of the little Live Oak grove while the children played all around us.  Come on out next Saturday, May 8th (8 am-5) and we'll finish putting 'leaves' on these trees....and take a look at the progress so far when you are at the school.  To see this terrific group of parents and neighbors at the task, take a look here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jubilee88/sets/72157623902381115/show/

And thanks to Michelle Dike, IsabelleChen, Lory Marceau, Bridget Harris, Pam Power, Heather Lonsdale, Holly Eaton, Diana Wheeler, Margaret & Hannah Menicucci, Carmen Arellano, Nadene Morning, Shelly Russell, Frances Brooks,

Wendy Dunnam Tita, Elizabeth & Michael Young, & Stephanie & Baron Wilson, David Lynch & Juliee Beyt

LIVE OAK...drawn and ready to paint!

Parents? Painting? Portables?....yes! It’s true, we are happy to say that there is yet another opportunity to join your friends and make new ones while we take some time out of our always busy schedules to stand under the Oak trees and paint images of their shadows on the side of the portable by the kinder playground...nestled under the canopy of the oaks (the Scores portable). Go take a look...the drawings are already up on the walls! sky blue….you may think that your aren’t artistic and so you will leave this job to others…Stephanie Wilson, Juliee Beyt, Elizabeth Alford, Frances Brooks and Wendy Dunnam Tita would like for you to know that we can use your talents. For all of you who have contributed this year to beautifying the Highland Park Campus, Hurrah!...We have accomplished so much….To anyone who has been thinking about joining the effort, this is your chance!

You may have been thinking about volunteering all year…..you may think that we were finished when the portable classroom buildings were transformed from dust beige to subtle

Portable no. 5...has been designated the Live Oak! And we will be painting a graphic design inspired by these gorgeous trees on Saturday May 8th & Sunday May 9th and Saturday May 15th. These will be all-day sessions starting at 8am. You can join us for an hour or more and you do not have to be “artistic” to contribute. Kids are welcome and can be easily watched from the Live Oak portable as they play on the Perry Playground! Saturday May 8th will be Family Day with a group-lunch at noon at the kinder-covered area.

If you can come, please contact: Wendy Dunnam Tita : wdt@dunnamdodson.com (let her know what time(s) you think you can make it so we can plan, thanks)

Buckeye is Finished! (next up...Live Oak!)

We had a busy weekend with lots of energy and enthusiasm...and it shows!  After two long and productive days, one beautfiul and one rainy, the proud team of volunteers wrapped up Buckeye and put away the paint.  Thanks to all who came out April 10-11 to pitch in: Baron & Stephanie Wilson, Elizabeth Rose, Suzie Segerstrom, Sloan Houser, Juliee Beyt, Nadene Morning, Rory Hall, Michael Young, Nathan Jensen, Valued Partner in Education Elsa Ali from Starbucks, Tammi Workman, Michelle Dike, Wendy Dunnam Tita, & Elizabeth Alford.

Go take a look at the Buckeye portable and see where the kids make their music, or take a look here at the work in process:http://www.flickr.com/photos/jubilee88/sets/72157623859855376/show/