we’ve all had our ups and downs of life and here’s a story about how our school
and here’s a story about how our school
and here’s a story about how our school garden helped somewhere down we gotta
garden helped somewhere down we gotta
garden helped somewhere down we gotta know since the principal miss Johnson
know since the principal miss Johnson
know since the principal miss Johnson and we saw a lot of her unfortunately
and we saw a lot of her unfortunately
and we saw a lot of her unfortunately she saw a lot of our bad side at first
she saw a lot of our bad side at first
she saw a lot of our bad side at first we’re getting referrals and she has to
we’re getting referrals and she has to
we’re getting referrals and she has to give us or Consequences we slowly
give us or Consequences we slowly
give us or Consequences we slowly started to build a solid relationship
started to build a solid relationship
started to build a solid relationship with her she was investigating who got
with her she was investigating who got
with her she was investigating who got in trouble
in trouble
in trouble sometimes we have to ding in trouble she
sometimes we have to ding in trouble she
sometimes we have to ding in trouble she became so many trust can be realized one
became so many trust can be realized one
became so many trust can be realized one day I opened up to her about her life’s
day I opened up to her about her life’s
day I opened up to her about her life’s a garden I was younger I thought the
a garden I was younger I thought the
a garden I was younger I thought the idea of a school garden and she actually
idea of a school garden and she actually
idea of a school garden and she actually made it happen not talking weeks months
made it happen not talking weeks months
made it happen not talking weeks months I’m talking days later the deal was that
I’m talking days later the deal was that
I’m talking days later the deal was that as long as you didn’t get into too much
as long as you didn’t get into too much
as long as you didn’t get into too much trouble we’ll be able to help out in the
trouble we’ll be able to help out in the
trouble we’ll be able to help out in the garden and the barnyard had a plant a
garden and the barnyard had a plant a
garden and the barnyard had a plant a tweet I mean actually we didn’t get the
tweet I mean actually we didn’t get the
tweet I mean actually we didn’t get the roots out we had to water it once every
roots out we had to water it once every
roots out we had to water it once every other day until it got hotter then we
other day until it got hotter then we
other day until it got hotter then we had to order it 2 or 3 times a day
had to order it 2 or 3 times a day
had to order it 2 or 3 times a day once the garden started coming in we
once the garden started coming in we
once the garden started coming in we started giving tours cuz kids would ask
started giving tours cuz kids would ask
started giving tours cuz kids would ask and ask and eyes to see it but there’s
and ask and eyes to see it but there’s
and ask and eyes to see it but there’s more than just winning watering
more than just winning watering
more than just winning watering happening it was happening inside of us
happening it was happening inside of us
happening it was happening inside of us that really matter we started trying to
that really matter we started trying to
that really matter we started trying to stay out of trouble
stay out of trouble
stay out of trouble avoiding bad situations we became
avoiding bad situations we became
avoiding bad situations we became connected to the garden and we do almost
connected to the garden and we do almost
connected to the garden and we do almost anything to make sure you gots working
anything to make sure you gots working
anything to make sure you gots working now I went to miss Johnson’s office it
now I went to miss Johnson’s office it
now I went to miss Johnson’s office it was for good things we think that every
was for good things we think that every
was for good things we think that every school should have a garden kids I have
school should have a garden kids I have
school should have a garden kids I have a hard time at school can we focus their
a hard time at school can we focus their
a hard time at school can we focus their attention on something positive crowning
attention on something positive crowning
attention on something positive crowning caroling teaching gardening skills like
caroling teaching gardening skills like
caroling teaching gardening skills like planting and weeding because you have to
planting and weeding because you have to
planting and weeding because you have to be healthy
be healthy
be healthy miss Johnson toasted the fruits and
miss Johnson toasted the fruits and
miss Johnson toasted the fruits and veggies we will be giving away to family
veggies we will be giving away to family
veggies we will be giving away to family just gonna need more than us but she
just gonna need more than us but she
just gonna need more than us but she also showed us ways to make LT delicious
also showed us ways to make LT delicious
also showed us ways to make LT delicious snacks even the fruits and veggies we
snacks even the fruits and veggies we
snacks even the fruits and veggies we grew we made salad to converse salad
grew we made salad to converse salad
grew we made salad to converse salad cheesy roasted zucchini and zucchini
cheesy roasted zucchini and zucchini
cheesy roasted zucchini and zucchini pizza now my friend AJ is going to share
pizza now my friend AJ is going to share
pizza now my friend AJ is going to share a spoken word
a spoken word
a spoken word – about our story wasn’t the vent anger
– about our story wasn’t the vent anger
– about our story wasn’t the vent anger referrals defeated inside trouble
referrals defeated inside trouble
referrals defeated inside trouble embarrassed upset I wouldn’t want that
embarrassed upset I wouldn’t want that
embarrassed upset I wouldn’t want that to happen again
to happen again
to happen again stuck in the shell weakness inside
stuck in the shell weakness inside
stuck in the shell weakness inside surrounded by darkness just one it’s a
surrounded by darkness just one it’s a
surrounded by darkness just one it’s a hot they’re bugging me now don’t make me
hot they’re bugging me now don’t make me
hot they’re bugging me now don’t make me lose it gotta throw my shades I just got
lose it gotta throw my shades I just got
lose it gotta throw my shades I just got to move it I’m finding control and
to move it I’m finding control and
to move it I’m finding control and learning to lead I’m gonna go out of
learning to lead I’m gonna go out of
learning to lead I’m gonna go out of this just wait you see finally freedom
this just wait you see finally freedom
this just wait you see finally freedom I’m on the other side I’m out of that
I’m on the other side I’m out of that
I’m on the other side I’m out of that she’ll there’s no need to hide I may be
she’ll there’s no need to hide I may be
she’ll there’s no need to hide I may be little now but just wait and see I sell
little now but just wait and see I sell
little now but just wait and see I sell more time to turn into me we challenge
more time to turn into me we challenge
more time to turn into me we challenge you not to just plant a garden in your
you not to just plant a garden in your
you not to just plant a garden in your school we challenge you to look past the
school we challenge you to look past the
school we challenge you to look past the bad and see the good in people
bad and see the good in people
bad and see the good in people especially those kids that get into
especially those kids that get into
especially those kids that get into trouble because maybe eileen is
trouble because maybe eileen is
trouble because maybe eileen is something like a gardening engine back
something like a gardening engine back
something like a gardening engine back on track
on track
on track [Applause]
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