BAY MINETTE – It worked so well the first time, school officials want to try it again … and again.

Two weeks ago, officials at Baldwin County High School asked for volunteers to come out and help clean up the high school grounds. A work crew of about two dozen teachers, coaches, administrators and volunteers hit the grounds running, tackling a host of projects all around the outside of the campus. Bushes and hedges were trimmed and shaped. Crossties that made up old planters were removed. Roadways were edged to remove grass and soil that in places had narrowed the pathways by several feet. Crews even worked to clear out the brush and tangled vegetation around the pavilion and walkway behind the school. Fences were repaired.

But there is still more to do.

“We could spend every Friday out here working from now until school starts, there is that much to do,” BCHS assistant principal Phillip Stewart said at the time.

And an idea was born. The BCHS Community Cleanup 2 will begin Friday morning at the campus on the Highway 59 bypass in Bay Minette. Community Cleanup 3 will roll up Saturday morning. The cleanup will be from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. both days. By expanding the event to Saturday, officials hope to see people who have to work Friday come out and help.

Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own tools and equipment, such as pressure washers, string trimmers, edgers, etc. But even if you don’t have power tools; a pair of gloves, a strong back and a willing attitude are more important.

The start of school is just around the corner, with students returning to class on Aug. 19.