Mrs. Feickert had been an Elk Grove teacher at Samuel Kennedy School as her last teaching assignment. After her sudden death, Adam Feickert donated land for a new school to the district to be named in his wife’s honor. Their son, Hans, still lives on the Feickert place, and the school is a lasting tribute to one of Elk Grove’s farm families. The Feickerts were generous benefactors and pioneers in what was known as the Heifer Project, a world wide people-to-people agricultural project designed to help third world countries. Ellen Feickert Elementary School will ensure high levels of learning for all students.