‘You have a future’: Travis Scott and family unveil Cactus Jack Gardens at Young Elementary School

The family affair was one of many events leading up the Astroworld Festival.

Houston native Travis Scott plants a cabbage in his Cactus Jack Garden at Ethel M. Young Elementary School in Houston on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Scott and his non-profit, added the garden to the school. Photo: Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer

Travis Scott's unveiling of Cactus Jack Gardens was a family affair.

The Houston rapper was joined Wednesday morning by his grandmother "Miss" Sealie, mother Wanda Webster and sister Jordan Webster at Young Elementary School to introduce the collaborative effort between HISD and Scott's Cactus Jack Foundation. Cactus Jack Gardens will introduce students to learning related to agriculture, food, nutrition and entrepreneurship.

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休斯顿本地特拉维斯斯科特在11月3日,2021年11月3日在休斯敦的年轻小学切割一条带他的祖母,牧师Sealie Terrell后做出反应的作出反应。照片:伊丽莎白康利/员工摄影师

Daughter Stormi Webster made a late appearance, carried in by her father for some family photos. (Media was not allowed to photograph her.) This was one of many events leading up to Friday and Saturday's Astroworld Festival at NRG Park.

A picturesque gazebo included the nameplate Miss Sealie's Corner. Scott dedicated the garden to his grandmother, who joined him for the ribbon cutting in front of family, friends and school officials.

Houston native Travis Scott prepares to plant cabbage in his Cactus Jack Garden at Ethel M. Young Elementary School in Houston on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Scott and his non-profit, added the garden to the school. Photo: Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer

"We grew up not too far from here on Rosehaven. She used to have a garden in her backyard that looked similar to this. She might still have it back there. All she did was make flowers for people around the neighborhood. She probably did hair back there, too," Scott said.

“这有点疯狂,我们能够把它带到小学,让孩子们在我还是个孩子的时候拥有同样的经历。我只是喜欢看到这个社区长大并进入一个非常好的地方,这是这些孩子的超级安全和创造性的环境。“

Jordan Webster, Travis Scott’s sister, addresses attendees during the ribbon cutting for the Cactus Jack Garden at Young Elementary School in Houston on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Photo: Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer

Scott planted trees with several students amid the rows of boxes that were already sprouting. Miss Sealie called the dedication to her "a great surprise." Scott's sister Jordan Webster read to several kindergarteners and said the event was "a historical moment."

Before the unveiling, Scott addressed a cafeteria full of excited kids with some word of encouragement.

Rapper Travis Scott talks to students in the cafeteria at Ethel M. Young Elementary School in Houston on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Scott, with his non-profit, Cactus Jack Garden, added a garden to the school. Photo: Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer

"Where you are right now is not the end all, be all. You have a future to come. Maybe when y'all get older this all might be something you understand. I love you guys so much," Scott said. "Let's make some amazing things."

斯科特本周有很多计划,其中包括一个新的逊尼派篮球场,仙人掌设计中心,acharity softball game在微小的佣人公园和周一的电影首映“红火箭”。astroworld节日是星期五和周六,售罄。

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    Joey Guerra is the music critic for the Houston Chronicle. He also covers various aspects of pop culture. He has reviewed hundreds of concerts and interviewed hundreds of celebrities, from Justin Bieber to Dolly Parton to Beyonce. He's appeared as a regular correspondent on Fox26 and was head judge and director of the Pride Superstar singing competition for a decade. He has been named journalist of the year multiple times by both OutSmart Magazine and the FACE Awards. He also covers various aspects of pop culture, including the local drag scene and "RuPaul's Drag Race."