Watkinson students join in service with Hartford mayor

Watkinson School had their annual tradition of Service Day on Friday April 26.  Watkinson's Service Day is a school wide event where student advisory groups do community service projects throughout Hartford and the surrounding area as a part of the school's mission and educational philosophy.

One of the sites involved students who cleaned up, weeded, and mulched the Knox Garden which is a community garden where the people of Hartford can grow their own food and flowers.  Students used pitchforks, hoes, rakes, shovels, and wheelbarrows to prepare the gardens. Mayor Segarra was on hand for Arbor Day to participate in a tree-planting ceremony and talked to the students about the importance of planting trees and his commitment to this effort in Hartford.  

Watkinson School is Hartford's oldest independent day school serving students in grades 6-12 and The Academy, a post graduate program.

(In photo from left to right):  Suleman Khalid '19 of Farmington,  David Cassenti of Moodus,  Caiden Neville-Smith '17 of Farmington, Chris Nixon '17 of Glastonbury, Michael Francalangia '19 of West Hartford, Hannah Pareles '18 of Farmington,  Jennifer Esposito of Windsor, Lillian Parrotta '18 of Hartford,  Nathan Bergin '17 of Farmington, Mateo Carrabba '19 of West Hartford,  Max Krikorian '17 of Simsbury,  and Mayor Segarra.