Students from Dawson County High School’s Future Farmers of America program and Kilough Elementary School’s first grade teachers and students gathered at the Dawson County Board of Education meeting Feb. 12 to discuss their continuing partnership regarding the Cougar Hoop House, which was installed in September. The hoop house was donated to the county by the Chestatee/Chattahoochee RC & D Council Inc. and Upper Chattahoochee Soil and Water Conservation District. The hoop house works like a green house, utilizing geothermal and solar energies with ventilation regulated by rolling flaps on the sides and end of the house. At first KES Principal Teresa Conowal was unsure what to do with the structure, but knew it could become invaluable for the students.