Behind the school sit 4 tattered green houses, built in the fall of 2011and only two years later they have become Galway’s ghost garden.

Galway’s green houses came from a six thousand dollar grant from the Dockstader trust funds. The purpose of the greenhouse gardens project was to educate students in agriculture along with giving students a hands-on chance to learn via an enjoyable outdoor classroom experience. Recently the school received a letter from Mrs. David, a concerned community member. In the letter she basically said she would like to help aid the school in repairing and maintaining the green houses, along with starting programs and classes to utilize the Galway schools’ green house gardens.

Who can we blame for not keeping an eye on the green houses?

On September 12^th the board of education discussed the green house issue and School Board President Thomas Rumsey stated, “It’s the Board’s fault for not looking after the green houses.” The project was once run by Mr. Jered Marcantonio who left during the 2012-2013 school year. After Mr. Marcantonio left, nobody took charge. 

Now the school board faces a decision keep the green houses and start a program or take the houses down and abandon all hope for future agriculture classes that could possibly be beneficial for the Galway schools and the community.