Seventh grader Rowan Stowe, second from left, inspects a board Dec. 10 while preparing lumber for beds that will go to local children in need. From left: Trey Fisher, Rowan, Brax Dahlstrom, Colton Flitcroft and Jackson Lundy.
December 17, 2025
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Hayden Canyon students work with nonprofit to build beds for youths in need
Hayden Canyon students work with nonprofit to build beds for youths in need
Wearing safety gloves and magenta headphones with a galaxy design, Autumn Parks rested a long piece of lumber on a picnic table as she smoothed out the edges. “I’m sanding it down so nobody gets splinters when they go to bed," she said. As an American Heritage Girl, Autumn already had some experience working with lumber. “I made a staff this August, a walking stick, and it taught me how to sand,” she said. “I thought, 'I can sand, let’s do that!” The Hayden Canyon Charter seventh grader shared how she thought it was really cool that her school was building beds for kids in need.