Students visit Carver monument

On May 15, students from Fort Scott Christian Heights listen as a park ranger from the George Washington Carver Historic Site, Diamond, Mo., talks to them about the park. (Submitted photo)

After reading the biography of George Washington Carver, students from Fort Scott Christian Heights had an opportunity to visit the George Washington Carver National Monument.

On May 15, a group of FSCH students traveled to Diamond, Mo. as a conclusion to their studies about Carver. According to FSCH teacher Maria Bahr, while on the field trip, the students enjoyed making peanut milk in the new expanded site, which now has a discovery area and science lab.

Carver was a renowned scientist of agriculture, according to the National Park Service Web site, www.nps.gov.

According to the Web site, the park will conduct the 66th Annual Carver Day Celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 11. The event, which is open to the public, will be conducted to commemorate the life of Carver and the establishment of the national monument in his honor, the Web site said.