AUBURN — Just a few months ago, the courtyard at Casey Park Elementary School in Auburn was overgrown with weeds and shrubs.

Edgar Ventura, 19, nails the roof boards as he and fellow Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School carpentry students construct an outdoor classroom pavilion in front of Our ...

Students from Northwest Junior High and from Northeast High School used their weekend away from the classroom to plant seeds that could grow into a lasting legacy.