. >> justin udo from our sister station kyw news radio shows you how the students are making a difference. >> reporter: students at leap academy university charter school in camden are getting out of the classroom and in the dirt as they getty hand on lesson in gardening. something that is first for many of the students, involved >> this is a totally unique experience, and i have never had this opportunity to even, touch a plant, any plant i have interacted with were from a supermarket. it is amaze to go see process of growing them. >> we're growing lettuce, seed , turnups, we're growing corn, we will start growing water melons and pumpkins. >> reporter: state farm youth advisory board made $50,000 donation to strengthen roots and grow large inner an effort to transform camden from the food desert to a food forest. >> we wanted to help students, learn but also have that, to impact those, nutritional food >> reporter: this program is doing more than just teaching kid how to garden, it is teaching them how to beautify and give back to the community >> grant what we are doing right now, food

. >> as kyw news radio reporter justin udo shows us students from south philadelphia high school wererewarded for their hard work. >> on behalf of the roots and city of philadelphia, south philadelphia high school and live nation, i want to present you all with two tickets to the roots picnic. >> reporter: earlier today, tariq trotter of the routes surprised dozens of students at south philadelphia high, one of his alma matter with tickets to the tenth annual festival. >> it is pretty awesome. he acted like he was leaving. he said o, he will give us all tickets and that was exciting. >> reporter: students taken back by surprise were rewarded with the tickets forgetting honor roll throughout the year and attended school at least 95 percent of the time. >> we focused on us and picked us out to say that we are proud of y'all for doing good and for doing such and such. it was a happy moment. >> reporter: he says too often students are not recognized for their hard work and adversities they face inside and outside of the classroom. so he thought this would be the perfect way to say congrat

justin udo for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> all right, certainly are. >> they look like they are havingjust a little bit. >>> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> now at 6:00 on high alert in england day after deadly bombing in manchester the prime minister takes action her response to the attack and what we know tonight about who carried out the bombings. >> it is just terrifying. my life is flashing before my eyes. >> living with the side effect s of the stroke and she's only 31 this bucks county woman shares her store which our stephanie stahl and how she's dealing with the aftermath and information that you need to know to prevent a stroke. >> reporter: on the path to sainthood a delaware county priest life is under the microscope tonight a key meeting in what will be a long journey. >>> another dreary day with more rain on the way, showers moving in overnight we will talk about that and thundery thursday and if we can bring back sunshine in time for our memorial day weekend we will have your forecast for cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. >>> mourning the lives who