REMEMBER THIS AREA OUTSIDE THE HIGH SCHOOL

CAFETERIA?

Construction on the area began in 2011 with the prepping for the cement to be poured in the form of a cross.

Pouring the Cement

Smoothing out the cement

Students worked to design, prep, grow, and maintain the garden.

“They quickly became invested in the garden with their time, planning, creativity, and hard work,” Jane Stoepker boasts of her students.

View from the rooftop

View from the rooftop

This medallion was created and placed into the middle of the cross in the center of the

Dream Garden.

Once the concrete was dry,

the students began the

planting and developing the

rest of the garden area.

Students work on semester projects with an on-going

Recycle, Reclaim, Reuse! theme

What a wonderful gift from several wonderful donors! Students and staff enjoy time outdoors on the beautiful newly gifted picnic tables. Each table

was purchased by a donor and boasts a plaque in their honor.

Tables gifted in memory and honor of:Ted and Louise Price, Frank Tejchma, John and Lorraine Nowak, Joe Nowak, Class of 1977, The grandchildren of Stan and Mary Tyler

Everything in the garden has been donated - even the plantings. The painted garbage can was created by students as a semester project, as

well as the birdhouse, and the painted flower pots.

View from the cafeteria door out to the Dream Garden

This Dream Garden bench was one of the first class projects to be completed.

A portion of the brick wall was taken out to allow space for a glass door leading out to the Dream Garden from the

cafeteria. The glass allows added light into the cafeteria and also

allows for a better view of the area.

View of the added glass door from the Dream Garden

Students take part in adding art to the garden as

they prepare to paint murals on the outside wall.

Student designed art is displayed

everywhere! The theme for the mural on the surrounding

wall is “Faith, Family, and Friends”.

Students designed panels of the wall and were responsible not only for the design,

but the actual application of the

idea.

The art is a constant work in progress, often spanning an entire semester to complete a project.

Jane Stoepker can see what the Dream Garden project has meant to the students. “Because of their involvement in working in

the garden and thinking of art to go in or around the garden, the students have come

to appreciate what it means to create something from nothing, and that is a very

important life skill.“

The murals come from the heart and soul of the MCC students.

On October 2, Bishop Walkowiak blessed the Dream Garden during his visit to MCC.

Stephanie Weber, Elementary Principal, Bob Sullivan, Board of Trustees President, Mike Tober, Campus Minister, Bishop Walkowiak, Rob Bridges, Head of School, Tressa Brondyke, Development Director, pose in the Dream Garden during Bishop Walkowiak’s visit on October 2, 2013.

Jane and some of her students!

Thank you to the Tejchma family for their support in helping to fund the Dream

Garden.