Ware Academy eighth graders are working on an oyster project sponsored by Virginia Farm Bureau and the Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association. The students have been responsible for helping build the oyster cages, growing the oysters, monitoring their growth and testing the water quality. Shown are participating students, front row from left, Arabella Thorne, Nina Donis, Isaac Dye, Gracen Billups, Vick Spain of TOGA, Jackson Miller, Anna Foster, Amelia Reynolds; back row, Luke Masiak, teacher Natalie Fleet, Katie Ly, Dominic Williams, Chase Murphy, Marshall Hudgins, Landon Williams, Reylan Miltenberger, Piper Ward, Olivia Millard and Rylee Foster.