Janet Fleming-Martin and Kyle Dietz at Lincoln High School will use $1,379.49 for their project, “Sacred Roots.”

Working with American Indian students, they will purchase materials to turn Lincoln’s greenhouse into a living library. In the application, they wrote, “The Oceti Sakowin culture places high value on protecting Mother Earth and land stewardship. The work the American Indian students will do provides them the opportunity to learn about protecting the environment. All students will gain hands-on learning experiences through this living library. Plants will be represented in various stages from seedlings to full growth. During the renovation of the greenhouse, American Indian students will be cleaning, painting, designing, obtaining plants and materials, hanging planters, updating filter systems, building a garden space, and setting up the plant growth labs. The greenhouse has endless potential and will integrate science, technology, engineering, and math with a culture project.”