Community activist Dave Eckert explained the history of Arbor Day to many assembled eighth graders at the annual Arbor Day celebration yesterday on the lower campus near Haycock Road where a great many trees have been planted during the past few years.  Organized by eighth grade English teacher Ms. Cay Wiant, this year’s celebration witnessed the planting of a young American Elm tree. Eckert explained that many similar elm trees around the community and throughout the nation have been afflicted with a fungal ailment called Dutch Elm Disease, which clogs root systems. However, this particular tree is immune to this problem and has a long, promising future ahead of it. The ceremony was attended by Mason principal Bob Snee and Superintendent Dr. Lois Berlin. (Photo by Danny Hickle)