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Outdoor Classroom planned in memory of Tish Hennings

WAUSA — The Wausa Elementary Parent Council and the High School Booster Club have joined efforts to raise money for an outdoor classroom in honor of the late Tish Hennings.

Mrs. Tish Hennings began teaching in Wausa in 1996. She served the school in many capacities, including 4th grade teacher and middle school science teacher, and in 2016 she became the Elementary Principal. Tish had a kind, genuine, loving nature, and was dedicated to her family and her job. The students know how much she loved them, and she is still dearly missed in Wausa. As she has affected so many students and citizens of the Wausa community, a peaceful outdoor classroom seems a fitting memorial to honor her legacy.

The outdoor classroom will be available for every teacher and student, as place to go outside, get fresh air, and be in a peaceful and beautiful place. The location of the Tish Hennings Outdoor Classroom is planned for just west of the new building, or immediately north of the elementary building, on the slope that already exists in that area. Clausen Concrete has graciously agreed to donate all the labor for this project, but funding for the materials must be raised. The total cost of the project is $8500. To date just over $3000 has been raised, $1000 each from the Wausa Youth Sports League and the Booster Club, and just over $1000 from private donations.

The goal is to raise the funds by June 1, so construction can begin in July. It is the hope of the Parent Council and Booster Club that people would consider making a donation to this project, in any amount, so that the project can move forward with construction in time to have this classroom available for use as soon as school begins in the fall.

If you can help support this effort by donating in Memory of Tish Hennings, please make checks out to Wausa Public School with “Memorial for Tish Hennings” in the memo line and mail to Jess Barta: 205 E Broadway, Wausa, NE 68786.

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