As part of Community Beautification Month, Adventist Christian School students in Ridgecrest did the preliminary clean-up for the proposed Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce messaging sign. On a Monday morning, the 22 students of ACS, armed with shovels, hoes, rakes and trash bags, arrived at the site.

After several hours of labor and many trips to the dump, the site was clean, smooth and ready for construction to begin.

“The Chamber of Commerce was very pleased with our students’ efforts,” said Rita Bua, teacher of first through fourth grades who helped oversee the clean-up effort.