Mineola Middle School Gets Grant for Science Ed Center

MINEOLA — Mineola Middle School has received a $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant for an outdoor science education center. According to a news release, the grant application was based on the goal of improving the learning community on the Middle School and Primary School campuses.The grant will complete phase 2 of the outdoor science center by funding the construction of a chicken coop and an aquaponics farming system. The facility already includes a greenhouse, funded by the Mineola Education Foundation and constructed in 2018. The project will be completed and operational by this spring, according to the release.