How well do you know your fruits and vegetables?

"What has eyes, but cannot see?" Bryant Woods Elementary School first-grader Darryl Brown asked his classmates at an assembly last week.

The answer: a potato.

Over the past year, students at the school have gotten to know their fruits and vegetables very well, thanks to the Color Gardens Quilt project, a PTA-sponsored art project consisting of the construction of three quilts depicting the students' favorite fruits and veggies.

The Nov. 21 assembly was the project's culminating celebration, as well as a chance to recognize the efforts of various staff members, parents and volunteers, Principal Sean Martin said.

With artistic direction from art teacher Susan Harvey, the students drew pictures of fruits and vegetables that were sent to a company that transfers the drawings onto fabric quilt squares. Parents and other volunteers helped sew the quilts together over the summer, according to Mary Schwanky, a PTA member and grandmother of two students at the Columbia school.

The quilts are hanging in the school's cafeteria.

"It would be encouraging them to eat better," Harvey said of the display. "They see their creativity, their work in their environment."

* The Glenelg High School Marching Unit is holding a holiday bazaar Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the school's cafeteria. Vendors are needed. Contact Kim Wissman at 410-489-5715, or e-mail wissman6@comcast.net for more information. The school is at 14025 Burntwoods Road, in Glenelg.

* East Columbia Preschool's holiday bazaar and Kid's Secret Shop will be Dec. 7 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. There will be vendors for holiday shopping and items for kid's shopping all $1 or less. It will take place at the Owen Brown Community Center, 6800 Cradlerock Way, in Columbia. Call 410-461-7448 for more information.

* The River Hill High School music department will host a free concert by the U.S. Navy Band Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. The school is at 12101 Route 108, in Clarksville. Call 410-313-6927 or e-mail joe_fischer@hcpss.org for more information.

* The Marriotts Ridge High School chapter of the National Honor Society is sponsoring a holiday toy drive through the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program through Dec. 5. Donations of new, unwrapped toys can be made between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, to the front office at the Marriotts Ridge. The school is at 12100 Woodford Drive, in Marriottsville. Call 410-313-5568 for more information.

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