Help ISD Schools Shine

Join more than 1,000 volunteers on Saturday, June 23 for Project Shine. ISD teachers, students, administrators and volunteers from Independence businesses, churches and civic organizations will dedicate their Saturday to cleaning, painting and beautifying five ISD schools. This year, volunteers will spruce up Bingham Middle School, Fairmount Elementary, Mill Creek Elementary, Sugar Creek Elementary and Van Horn High School.

Project Shine began with the annexation of six schools from Kansas City to the Independence School District. An emergency clean-up of those schools was necessary to get them ready for students. The impressive community support and that volunteer spirit helped Project Shine become an annual event.

More than 12,000 people have volunteered more than 60,000 hours since the first Project Shine event ten years ago. We are very proud of this special day that highlights our strong schools and supportive community as we join together to make our schools shine!