Throughout the month of June ECISD will operate the Summer Food Services Program at selected sites. This program provides meals at no cost to children between the ages of 1 and 18. For most weeks, the meals will be served Monday through Friday. The serving sites and times are as follows:

Production campuses (hot meals)

Milam Elementary, June 5-28 (Monday through Thursday), breakfast 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.; lunch 11:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m.

Off-site campuses (sack meals)

Cameron Elementary, June 5-28 (Monday through Thursday), breakfast 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.; lunch 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.

Ector Junior High/Camp SIP, June 18-28 (Monday through Thursday), breakfast 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.; lunch 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

ECISD Food Services will also offer meals to students in summer enrichment programs at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and Odessa College.

Students and staff at OHS have a new point of pride on campus - a newly remodeled horseshoe-shaped patio that was designed and built by students in the Horticulture program and partially funded by the Students in Philanthropy (SIP) class.

Melina Brito, a senior at OHS and SIP president, said the organization raises money for campus improvement projects every year. This year the SIP group collaborated with the Horticulture students to begin building the patio. They dug out all of the rocks and weeds, leveled the ground, and laid out concrete slabs. It took the horticulture students about six weeks to complete the project. Mr. Quintela, OHS principal, said he saw the kids working very hard even on the hot days. He said the function of the new patio is to be a place where everyone can spend time together and for teachers and students to gain inspiration. He said it's been well received by the kids, many of whom wanted to help.

The horticulture students also want to thank the District's grounds crew for their support throughout the project. Nathan Pettigrew, horticulture instructor, said they did an awesome job helping the kids with waterlines and anything else they needed. He said the grounds team made sure someone was there every day to help them. What a great example of team work!

The strapping young men you see in the photos below are part of Permian High School's Students in Philanthropy elective class (the lovely lady who is also part of the bottom photo is Jannine Meier Seymour the SIP Sponsor.)