Engineers, students work together to create human-sized ‘bird nests’
Downtown Elementary kindergarten student Kaleb Hale, 5, winces as Octavius Nickson shows him how to use a power drill for the first time while building his school's "nest" at River Garden which officially opens on Nov. 9, 2018. Shelby County Schools students designed and helped build several life-sized nests to be included in the park. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
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Downtown Elementary School Maxine Smith STEAM Academy Mississippi River Parks Partnership River Garden River Line
Elle Perry
The Memphis native and two-time University of Memphis graduate has written for publications including The Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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