Students learn the qualities of plant tending

ZACHARY VILLAR FOR THE SENTINEL

At 8:30 a.m. on a Monday morning, the students of Randi Krieg’s Exploratory Agriculture class are busy preparing the Goldendale Middle School’s greenhouse for the day’s activities. You’ve probably driven by the large structure on E. Collins Street. It was installed in 2019 and is one of the main hubs of activity for Krieg’s Science and Agriculture classes where she teaches 7th and 8th grade.

Krieg is passionate about the greenhouse and the opportunities it provides for her students.

“I knew we needed a larger space, and we had a spot out here,” said Krieg, referring to a gravel lot in the northwestern corner of the school where the greenhouse is located. “So the