Jefferson Elementary Beautification Project

Aryssa Bobo, 9, climbs up a hill on the Southeast Missouri State University campus with a trash bag while participating in a beautification project for Jefferson Elementary students Monday. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jefferson Elementary students, from left, Angel Rodriguez, Jykeem Martin, Kevin Miles, Kegan Primer and Jermiah Washington put fill a garbage bag with debris on the Southeast Missouri State University campus as part of a beautification project Monday. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jefferson Elementary students, from left, Lamonquez Vaughn, Kevin Miles and Loretta Hogan fill a garbage bag with debris on the Southeast Missouri State University campus as part of a beautification project Monday. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jefferson Elementary students Lamonquez Vaughn holds a garbage bag for Joslin Kinder as they clean the Southeast Missouri State University campus as part of a beautification project Monday. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Aryssa Bobo, center, smiles at the camera while she and other Jefferson Elementary students walk on the Southeast Missouri State University campus picking up garbage as part of a beautification project Monday. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jefferson Elementary student Rayne Leioseland, 9, displays an especially large leaf she found while picking up debris on the Southeast Missouri State University campus as part of a beautification project Monday. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jefferson Elementary students Michael Curry, center, and Gavin Deimund, left, carry trash they picked up on the Southeast Missouri State University campus as part of a beautification project Monday. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jefferson Elementary student Travis Shavers Jr. poses for a photo after picking up trash on the Southeast Missouri State University campus as part of a beautification project Monday. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)