Students honored for hard work during ceremony at Williamsburg Dog Park

 The City of Williamsburg is becoming a little more dog-friendly thanks to the enterprising efforts of a number of students at Williamsburg Independent School.

An inauguration ceremony was held Tuesday afternoon at the Williamsburg Dog Park, which has been officially opened for some time now, but has been slowly adding amenities for four-legged park goers. The ceremony was a joint effort by the city, the school, Save the Children and the Knox-Whitley Humane Association.

Students who participated in the school’s Save the Children Summer Boost Program were tasked with a community service project earlier this year, choosing to work with the humane society. Through their work, students learned about the Williamsburg Dog Park, which is located just on the other side of the train underpass along George Hayes Road.

The students then set up a lemonade stand and dunk booth to raise money to help get items for the dog park. In total, the students raised $700. The money has been used to buy a special fire hydrant that will be placed in the park.

Additionally, the children worked on an enrichment project by writing stories and drawing pictures about the dog park, which were used to create signs that were placed within the park. The work was also bound in a hardcover commemorative book, which each student was given a copy of at the ceremony.

School staff/administrators were in attendance during the ceremony, as well as Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison, who thanked the students for their hard work in helping build up the dog park.