Plant Donations for junior social work

Juniors of Escuela Internacional Sampedrana (E.I.S.) donated plants for social work and moved them up to the greenhouse area on Friday, April 29, 2005. Each junior was required to bring 6 green leafed plants, 4 flower plants, and 1 palm tree, for a total of 11 plants.

Although the plants are considered donations, not bringing them would result in loosing social work hours that the student can not make up later.

Junior Erick Ramirez, who did not take the plants, said “I can’t believe that we can’t make up the time lost for not bringing these plants, they are supposed to be donations, and we should not be affected for not bringing them.”

The deadlines for bringing in the plants have been changed several times. First the plants were required to be turned in at the beginning of April. Then it was changed for April 14, this date was changed because it contrasted with other social work activities. The final date was ultimately set for Friday, April 29.

Junior Jeffrey Mollinari said, “Finally at least they kept to the date, I’ve had these plants since 2 weeks ago when they were originally set to be turned in.”

According to Jeffrey Mollinari, the disorganization of the people in charge of social work has affected students who are sometimes accused of being irresponsible and disorganized.

The plants are going to die if they give them a proper treatment said biology teacher Jessie Willing and he also commented that the ones that had less life expectancy were the flowering plants

The plants are to be planted in 3 weeks in a public school and in the E.I.S. campus

“We should have given the plants the day we are required to plant them” said junior Andrea Handal and added that “the way they have less chances of dying.”