TOM BEAN, Texas (KXII) - Students in Tom Bean spent Thursday on the annual day of service held in honor of Jesse Farrer, a former school board president.

Instead of textbooks, tests and math problems, their assignment was to make a difference."A gentleman by the name of Jesse Farrer was not only a school board member, but a coach here in Tom Bean ISD, and he was beloved, and he had a heart for service," said Cricket Killingsworth, a Spanish teacher at Tom Bean High School.

Killingsworth said the day of service was established four years ago and is celebrated on Farrer's birthday.