Date Set for Dedication of SPARK Park at Carroll Elementary

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The dedication ceremony of the SPARK Park at Carroll Elementary School will be held Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 9 a.m., announced Kathleen Ownby, executive director of the SPARK Program. Additionally, the 2013 SPARK Art Calendar will be unveiled at the event. And students will receive a sixth edition SPARK Coloring Book to celebrate the occasion.

The Carroll Elementary School SPARK Park is a cooperative venture of Harris County, parents, students, and Aldine ISD. The park, designed by Raney McDonough of McDonough Engineering, includes three new pieces of modular play equipment, picnic tables and benches. Trees for Houston planted 19 trees in and around the park. The contractor for the park was All Play.

The school PTO and community have raised more than $9,000 from various fundraising events for their SPARK Park. Other funding for the park includes $5,000 from Aldine ISD, $5,000 from the Houston Golf Association, $5,000 from the Airline Improvement District, and $129,854 in federal CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) funds from the Harris County Community Services Department.

There are many distinctive features including the park’s entry gate, constructed by Gateman, which is decorated with tiles made by the students. Local artist Rose Toro worked with the students on the artwork.

To honor the occasion, Congressman Gene Green’s office will present a United States flag to the school that has flown over the Capitol in Washington, D.C. while State Representative Armando Walle will present a Texas flag.