Hugo Intermediate School Gifted and Talented students Kimberlee Corey, Braxton Henson, Raeleigh Jones, Jaxen Lopez, Kira Nelson, Carson Parra and Kameron Walton, under the direction of the HIS Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Dana Scoggins, worked outside, clearing the raised garden in the playground of the school. In the garden, they planted several fruits and vegetables including onions, tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, watermelon and cantaloupe. “I am very proud of the hard work these students put in to make the garden a success,” Scoggins said. Much appreciation to Tim Lemmons as all plants and seeds were donated by Jackson Street Nursery.

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We have all heard the chant, mindlessly recited, “Separation of church and state.” Many believe this phrase is in the Constitution and that it forbids any Christian influence in the public square. But that is false. It was in a letter, not in the Constitution, and it is not a constitutional principle.