“The week of April 9-13 was Staff Appreciation Week at Ellsworth Public School. Since the school is so small, they decided to do one big week for all the staff in April, which worked out really well as all the staff felt honored and appreciated. Staff received gifts throughout the week from the EPTO (Ellsworth Parent Teacher Org.), and the students on MHS (Minnesota Honor Society)wanted to show their appreciation, so they put up all the staff’s names in the hallway on cut-out suns and flowers (to beckon spring to finally appear).”