WILMINGTON — Denver Place Elementary School greeted more than 100 Denver alumni and guests Friday night at its Alumni Chili Supper and Open House.

In addition to a wide selection of delicious chili, alumni and guests visited several displays that outlined plans for the future Denver Arboretum project, offered a wide selection a Hurricane spirit wear, and presented an interactive demonstration showing the effects of water erosion.

Guests also toured the building and the future location of the outdoor learning-lab classroom.

Alumni and guests from the community also generously donated over $2000 that will be used to construct the arboretum.

Intervention Specialist Katie Bell took the title for the best chili with fifth-grade teacher Andrew Lefevre’s jalapenos chili coming in a close second.

Information for this article was provided by Diana Miller, who coordinates communications for several area schools.

Second-grade student Carter Bisig and his Denver alumn father John enjoy some father-son time and delish chili.

http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2016/02/web1_Alumni-Chili-Carter-and-James-Bisig-cr.jpgSecond-grade student Carter Bisig and his Denver alumn father John enjoy some father-son time and delish chili. Courtesy photo

Denver alum Joan Waddell Hinman brought along copies of class pictures and her 1962 “My Birthday Book” filled with the names and addresses of classmates.

http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2016/02/web1_Alumni-Chili-Joan-Waddell-Hinman-cr.jpgDenver alum Joan Waddell Hinman brought along copies of class pictures and her 1962 “My Birthday Book” filled with the names and addresses of classmates. Courtesy photo