Students from Mary Buren Elementary School and Kermit McKenzie Junior High Schools’ After School Education and Safety Program built their ideal city of Guadalupe out of cardboard and recycled items and displayed them during the city’s first Ciclovia event on May 9.
More than 500 students and about a dozen staff memebers volunteered to help with the event, which included an open house at the elementary school that showcased student projects and a community garden.
Ciclovia was a community event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. throughout the city, which closed off 3 miles of streets for residents and visitors to walk, run, or bike through.
“The purpose of the event is to build connections and showcase what the city has to offer,” said Alma Hernandez de Wilson, the Guadalupe Union School District’s THRIVE program coordinator, in a press release.
This article appears in May 14-21, 2015.