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Oregon Green Schools Newsletter Volume 4, Number 1 Spring 2005
Kelly Creek
Elementary School
(Premier Oregon “Oh, it tickles!”said
Green School) and one little girl as the
Highland compost worm
Elementary School squirmed in the palm
(Green School) in the of her hand. Earth
Gresham-Barlow Day in Eugene was
School District celebrated at the new
celebrated Earth Day Cesar Chavez
Viewing worms up close
together. Kelly Creek Elementary School
music teacher David by bringing students closer to the earth in many ways.
Drom, head custodian Highland Elementary students audit
Christa Garman and waste at their Earth Day assembly. A dozen environmental community groups brought
the 3rd grade choir their education programs and turned the library into an
took their show on the enriched learning laboratory. Students had the
road and traveled across town to Highland. There, Ms.
Earth Day 2005, continued
opportunity to learn Churchill High School’s Rachel Carson program
about composting students Emily Chong and David Lozar were tired of
and seeing garbage cans full of #6 plastic plates, clamshells,
vermicomposting and eating utensils. Merit level Oregon Green School
their cafeteria food Churchill High
waste. They sorted School joined
recyclable materials three other
into their proper schools for a
categories, and pilot recycling
learned how creative Looking without touching, this project that
magnifying box gives a top down view, began on Earth
reuse turns garbage
and a belly view of worms.
into art. Day. These
schools are now
Students recycling all #6
poked and plastic
David Lozar and Emily Chong apply signs
prodded at a (polystyrene) to cafeteria garbage and recycling
rotting log, from the containers.
learning to cafeterias at
identify the Churchill, Jefferson Middle School, Kennedy Middle
sow bugs, School and Kelly Middle School. This new program
centipedes reduces the waste at each school by nearly one yard a
and fungal week.
threads that
were hard at Emily and David worked with the Food Services
Recycled art display was a big hit
work turning provider Sodexho, 4J Facilities, and a Portland recycling
that log, and company, The Recycling Professionals Inc., to create
many like it, into nutrients for future trees. They promotional materials, install recycling containers in the
learned to use energy and water wisely, and how to cafeterias and the loading docks for the black plastic
protect wetland areas from overuse and toxic pollution. plates, bowls, silverware, and the clear plastic clamshell
Local containers. Used materials are picked up weekly when
historians new product is
taught delivered to the
students how area. If this pilot
indigenous project proves
populations successful, the
baked and ate district hopes to
native camas expand the
roots, and how program to all
to identify Used polystyrene is stored in this
schools in the area.
native tree container for twice monthly collection.
species. In all, Students took a spin of the worm wheel to School District
students answer questions about worms for a chance to Dietitian Nicole Lalor commented, “To my
learned about win a gummy worm! understanding, the process is going great. It takes
the riches that student, staff, food service, facilities and custodial
Oregon has to offer, and how they can help protect cooperation for the recycling program to work, and I
Oregon’s natural resources by reducing, reusing, think Kelly, Jefferson, Kennedy and Churchill schools
recycling and composting the many materials and have all of these components in their favor. It would be
resources they use every day. wonderful to tackle a couple more schools next year and
bring them on board as well.”
Ever Green:
Oregon Green School Updates
Corridor School Saves Resources Saving Watts = Saving Lot$!
with “Zero Waste” Lunch Kits
Portland Public Schools says “Hats Off!” to Premiere
Oregon Green School Lent Elementary for saving
Students at Corridor School
kilowatt hours and money for the District. The
in Eugene noticed a big
Earthwatchers Club at Lent, under the guidance of
problem when their waste audit
Recycling Coordinator Aurelia Wight, has been
showed a large portion of the
participating in an electrical energy awareness and use
cafeteria trash contained
reduction program. During the initial phase of their
plastic bags, disposable juice
efforts from February through June of 2004, the
packs, single serve packaging
school saved 46,012 kWh and almost $3,000
and paper sacks brought from
Lunch waste... compared to energy costs and use for the previous
home each day. They acted
time period of 2003. They have implemented the Watt
quickly and applied for a
Watchers program from the University of Texas at El
Waste Reduction Grant through the City of
Paso, and are continuing their successful efforts in
Eugene Solid Waste and Recycling program to
2005 with a new Earthwatchers team.
purchase reusable snack containers, drink
containers, and vinyl lunch sacks. Students
New to the Oregon Green Schools Watt Watchers
created an educational skit and performed it for
program at Portland Public Schools is Premiere
each class, teaching the whole student body about
School Glencoe Elementary. We’ll be “watt”ching
the new program. Teacher Janet Morrison had
along with them to see how energy they can save!
students and parents sign a “waste-free contract”
Thanks to both schools for their awesome efforts.
before they were given their new waste-free lunch
kit.
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