Eighth grader Haley uses a toothbrush to remove lichen from gravestone engravings at the collaborative headstone clean-up between Kennett Middle School students and the Conway Historical Society at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 25. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Eighth-graders stand together after cleaning gravestones at the collaborative headstone clean-up between Kennett Middle School students and the Conway Historical Society at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 25. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Art teacher Jess Davis (left) talks with eighth-grader Avery (center) about some of the details on a gravestone at the collaborative headstone cleanup between Kennett Middle School students and the Conway Historical Society at the Conway Village Cemetery. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Conway Historical Society Vice President Brian Wiggin (right) talks to eighth-graders Daniel (left) and Avery (center) about some history behind the gravestone they were cleaning. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Eighth grader Haley uses a toothbrush to remove lichen from gravestone engravings at the collaborative headstone clean-up between Kennett Middle School students and the Conway Historical Society at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 25. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Eighth-graders stand together after cleaning gravestones at the collaborative headstone clean-up between Kennett Middle School students and the Conway Historical Society at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 25. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Art teacher Jess Davis (left) talks with eighth-grader Avery (center) about some of the details on a gravestone at the collaborative headstone cleanup between Kennett Middle School students and the Conway Historical Society at the Conway Village Cemetery. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Conway Historical Society Vice President Brian Wiggin (right) talks to eighth-graders Daniel (left) and Avery (center) about some history behind the gravestone they were cleaning. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
CONWAY — In a project that combined learning about the past and community service, approximately 75 Kennett Middle School students, collaborating with the Conway Historical Society, cleaned headstones at the Conway Village Cemetery May 25.
Jess Davis, art teacher at the school, organized the project. She formerly headed up similar undertakings at the White Mountain Waldorf School.
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