Flowers will bloom in the wake of school staff member's death

Volunteers spread hay after planting marigolds, milkweed and other perennials beside an outdoor classroom at Stephen Foster Elementary School. They took the day to beautify the campus in the wake of media specialist Leslie Williams’ death. Gillian Sweeney / Alligator Staff

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Eagle Scout, Kaayana Sharma, helps Baby Gators pick add books to the new lending library, Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the UF Early Childhood Collaboratory at Diamond Village, in Gainesville, Fla.

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Eagle Scout, Kaayana Sharma, helps Baby Gators pick add books to the new lending library, Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the UF Early Childhood Collaboratory at Diamond Village, in Gainesville, Fla.

Eagle Scout, Kaayana Sharma, helps Baby Gators use the newly installed lending library, Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the UF Early Childhood Collaboratory at Anita Zucker Hall in Gainesville, Fla.

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By Grace Sands | 11:05am

Eagle Scout, Kaayana Sharma, helps Baby Gators use the newly installed lending library, Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the UF Early Childhood Collaboratory at Anita Zucker Hall in Gainesville, Fla.

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