Students’ Earth Day art displayed at Hudson businesses

• Twenty-eight Earth Day poems and decorated milk jugs at Keys Café

Twenty-eight Earth Day poems written by Mrs. Shimon’s fifth-grade students and plastic milk jugs decorated by Mrs. Skoyen’s third-grade class are on display at Keys Café. Submitted photo
• Mary Schmit displays painted rocks at a’la Mode salonspas

Mary Schmit, director of operations at a’la Mode salonspas, displays rocks painted by Mrs. Wald’s kindergarten class at E.P. Rock Elementary School. Submitted photo

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Artwork by Hudson elementary school students was on display in participating local businesses this Earth Day.

Sustain Hudson – a non-profit organization promoting economic, social and environmental health in the community – partnered with local schools and businesses to organize the project.

Stewart Erickson, president of Sustain Hudson, and Katie Bloome of YMCA Camp St. Croix teamed up with a group of high school students (teacher Patty Mueller’s Green Team) to collect and distribute the artwork to cooperating businesses.

Bridget Baumann at E.P. Rock Elementary, Ann Mitchell at Houlton Elementary and Cindy Landers at Hudson Middle School coordinated the effort in the schools.

“The sponsorship response from local businesses for this fifth annual event has been fantastic,” Erickson said. “And, of course, the biggest thanks goes to the students who created imaginative and colorful artwork.”

The participating classes were Mrs. Kempfert’s third-graders, Mrs. Schewe’s fourth-graders, Mrs. Paulson’s third-graders, Mrs. Gunderson’s first-graders, Cindy Lander’s middle school science students, Mrs. Davis’ fourth-graders, Mrs. Lindberg’s fifth-graders, Mrs. Andracek’s kindergarteners, Mrs. Skoyen’s third-graders, Mrs. Shimon’s fifth-graders, Mrs. Wald’s kindergarteners, Mrs. Schulte’s kindergarteners, Mrs. Head’s first-graders, Mrs. Klepp’s fifth-graders, Mrs. Ida’s fourth-graders, Mrs. Franklin’s second-graders, Mrs. Swanson’s fourth-graders, Mrs. Baumann’s second-graders, Mrs. Frydach’s third-graders and the Houlton fourth- and fifth-graders.

The cooperating businesses were Hudson Hospital & Clinics, the Hudson post office, Art Doyle’s Spokes & Pedals, Family Fresh Market, Cold Stone Creamery, Keys Café, a’la Mode salonspas, Angel’s Pet World, St. Croix Valley YMCA, The Subhouse, RJ’s Meats & Groceries, The Purple Tree, Hudson Bagel & Coffee Co., Knoke’s Chocolates, Fresh & Natural Foods, Dairy Queen, Huepfel Dental, Carbone’s Pizza in Burkhardt, Family of Christ Lutheran Church, Consolidated Energy Co-op and Mama Maria’s Italian Ristorante.

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