Patton Project Celebration

A very special ribbon cutting event took place on Friday, October 24 as students, staff and local dignitaries were on hand to shine a light on the new solar array next to the gardens in front of the middle school, as well as the entire Patton Project which provides fresh produce to the FCS labs, as well as the Chester County Food Bank and homeless shelters. The Project is the brainchild of FCS Teachers Betsy Ballard and Kim Hisler and Patton could not be more proud of the vision and leadership they've provided. Local Tri-M and its vendors graciously donated both the materials and installation of the solar array, which will power the greenhouse with any of the excess energy going to the school. A "dashboard", linked into the front television monitor, will provide students with a visual as to how the solar energy is helping to provide the energy needed to run the greenhouse and make it more self sustainable. The solar array adds to the garden project at Patton Middle School and has taken several years to become a reality. The ribbon cutting was a thank you to all who have helped make this a reality and you can check out some photos from the event here.