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Oregon Green Schools Newsletter Volume 4, Number 1 Spring 2005

Welcome! Sustainable Schools: “Learning Today ...


The Oregon Green Schools
Acting for Tomorrow” at Summit 2005
Association has created this
newsletter to keep you Students and teachers from Oregon
informed about Green Green Schools across the state enjoyed
School happenings around a beautiful sunny day at the ninth
the state. We hope this new annual Oregon Green Schools Summit
spring issue will inspire
March 11 at Reynolds High School in
schools to jumpstart or
improve their programs. Troutdale. Dubbed the “Sustainability
New schools are always Summit,” this year’s event explored
welcome! ways that today’s decisions and actions
will impact tomorrow’s world.
Your contributions are Students learn to pack a sustainable lunch.
welcome, too! Please let us The day’s activities were kicked off by
know about your events and David Van’t Hof, Governor Kulongoski’s Sustainability Advisor, who delivered
activities so that we can words of support from the Governor to more than 400 representatives from 62
include them in a future schools. Mr. Van’t Hof and Danny Santos, the Governor’s Policy Advisor, then
newsletter.
viewed school exhibits, visited with students and peeked in on some of the
many hands-on sessions that were offered throughout the day.
What’s inside?
A large selection of sessions enticed attendees. They ranged from the
Summit..........................................1
“standards” – papermaking, composting, waste audits and Recycle Jeopardy –
Notes from the Board..................2 to activities centered around water conservation, ancient forests, community
restoration, energy, school gardens, habitat sustainability, healthy school
New Premier and Merit lunches, natural building materials,
Green Schools..............................2 sustainable agriculture, and GIANT
bugs!!! (Please see descriptions of
Save the date!................................3
breakout sessions below).
Earth Day Celebrations..............4
Things ran smoothly due to the efforts
Green Schools Updates .............6 of a large number of incredible student
volunteers who worked before, during
Spotlight: Emma Pletz .............7
and after the event. Among them
Summit Sponsors.................8 were Reynolds “Students Helping Our
Earth” (SHOE) club members,
The mission of the Oregon National Honor Society students and
Green Schools Association is to David Douglas High School students.
assist Oregon schools in setting Student learns to Love a Bug! One of the highlights of the day was a
up, maintaining and recognizing delicious and healthy waste-free lunch
effective, permanent waste
provided by the Reynolds Nutrition Services staff and Reynolds High School
reduction and resource efficiency
Hospitality, Travel and Tourism students.
programs that improve the continued on p. 2
school environment and the
community.
Oregon Green Schools
Board of Directors
Note from the Board:
Web site gets makeover
2004-2005
Check out the new Oregon Green School web pages! Learn how to
President
Freda Sherburne, Metro become a Green School. Find nearly 200 Oregon Green Schools and their
coordinators by region on the map of Oregon. Take advantage of great
Secretary links and resources! The web address is www.oregongreenschools.org.
Anne Donahue, City of Eugene
Treasurer
Pam Wald, Green Schools consultant
Summit Chair
Save the Date
Jan Rankin, City of Gresham Conferences Workshops
Coordinator Chair June 23-25, 2005 June 27-July 1, 2005
Eileen Stapp, Clackamas County Environmental Education Oregon Building Congress offers a
Recycling Partnership Associations of Oregon and free, week-long program
Washington Joint Conference “Green Building Workshop for
“Sound to Steens, Connecting Teachers”
Deserts to Oceans” Various locations, Portland metro
Washington State University, Details: katie@obcweb.com or
Vancouver (503) 597-1715
Pre-conference workshop on
cultural diversity and environ- August 7-12, 2005
mental education (limited to 18 Free program for middle school and
participants) high school teachers funded by
Details at www.eeao.org National Endowment for the
Oregon Green Schools Association
8906 SW 8th Ave. Humanities
June 23-25, 2005 “Rivers and the American Experi-
Portland, OR 97219
Phone: (503) 381-7344 AOR 27th Annual Conference ence: From Lewis & Clark to the
Fax: (503) 399-7784 “Recycle - Brand Oregon” Bonneville Dam”
www.oregongreenschools.org Eagle Crest Resort, Redmond, Lewis & Clark College, Portland
Oregon Details at www.oregonhum.org
Details at www.aorr.org Due date for application is June 10!

New Fundraising Idea from Energy Trust:


Lights for Learning
The Energy Trust of Oregon is introducing a new presentations and leave-behind materials and
way to raise funds while providing education. assistance from start to finish, including public
Through the Lights for Learning fundraising relations support. For more information, check out
program, students sell energy efficient, ENERGY the downloadable order form and brochure at
STAR qualified Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs. www.energytrust.org. For questions, call
schools earn a 50% profit on every bulb sold and 1.877.283.0698 (option #2) or email Marisa O’Brien
can now earn a bonus of up to $1,000, based on at mobrien@peci.org.
sales. Schools receive free educational
Summit, continued....
Adult Roundtable (Paul Seitz, Washington County)
The lively breakout sessions and presenters included
Green Teen Roundtable (Amy Wilson, Metro)
Oregon Green Schools Showcase (Dan Prince,
A Weigh Out of Waste (John Jackson, Metro)
Multnomah ESD)
Community Restoration – Salish Ponds Wetlands Park
(Connie Hansen, City of Fairview)
Creating a School Garden that Lasts (Sharon Blick, The festivities concluded at the District’s new Hudson
School Garden Project of Lane County) F. Lasher Arts & Communications Center with
Green and Natural Building Materials of Today (Sukita improvisational comedy with a waste reduction theme
Crimmel, From These Hands) and door prizes provided by various sponsors.
Habitat Sustainability & Bug Sucker 101 (Maggie
Livesay & Susan Weiske, Wildlife Stewards) Some comments from this year’s Summit attenders:
Love a Bug! (Sharon Blick, “The Bug Lady”)
The Magic of Composting (Anne Donahue, City of Thank you for organizing an
Eugene) inspiring event. I’m ready to
Papermaking (Eileen Stapp, Clackamas County) head back to my school and
Pocket SCRAP Books (Teri Thomas Petersen & Carol take action! (adult)
Mollet, S.C.R.A.P.)
Recycle Jeopardy (Terri Peterson, Douglas County) This green summit is the best
Sustainability in the Ancient Forest (Steve Wise, Friends field trip ever. I loved the
of Opal Creek) stations, prizes and a lot
Sustainable Agriculture (Andy Parker, Oregon Tilth) more! This is a great
Water Conservation at Home and at School (Matt opportunity for kids to Anne Donahue (OGSA board
Peterson, Portland Water Bureau) understand green! I learned member and City of Eugene GS
Watt Watchers: Keep the Current Flowing… (Kat Hill, much more than I knew. coordinator) helps students add
Salem-Keizer Schools) Thanks! (student) worms to their new bin.

A BIG THANKS TO THE 2005 SUMMIT SPONSORS!!!


With special thanks to REYNOLDS HIGH SCHOOL for being the Summit Host and to volunteers from
Reynolds HS SHOE (students helping our environment) CLUB and Reynolds National Honor Society!
School Sponsors Newberg Garbage Summit Activities Sponsors
Marion County
12 Mile Disposal Oregon City Garbage Oregon Refuse and Recycling
Metro
American Sanitary/WCI Oregon Green Schools Association
Lane Forest Products
Arrow Sanitary/WCI Association Arrow Sanitary
Nike
B & B Leasing Rockwood Solid Waste City of Eugene
Oregon DEQ
B & J Garbage Roseburg Disposal City of Gresham
SP Recycling
Capital Recycling & Rossman Garbage City of Portland
Tetra Pak
Disposal Sanipac Clackamas County
Toyota Logistics
City Sanitary United Disposal Cloudburst Recycling
Garbarino’s Valley Recycling Container Recovery
In-Kind Donations
County Transfer/WCI Walker Garbage Douglas County
McCarty Middle School
Gladstone Disposal Waste Management De Wald Northwest
Fairlight Bakery
Gresham Sanitary Western Oregon Waste Far West Fibers
SCRAP
Keller Drop Box Oregon DEQ KBI Insurance

And thanks to the 2004-05 Friends of Oregon Green Schools


Metro Tonerinx City of Eugene Freda Sherburne Joe Cawley
Marion County Energy Trust Eileen Stapp Nancy Bond Anne Donahue
How Oregon’s Green Schools
Celebrated Earth Day 2005
The year 2005 marked the 35th anniversary of Garman and Highland custodian Cornel Christurean
Earth Day. Oregon Green Schools celebrated in assisted Highland students as they conducted a
waste audit. Then the Kelly Creek choir performed
style!
musical selections including “Every Day is Earth
In honor of Earth Day, the Centennial School District Day,” “Recycle Rap,” When a Tree Falls,” “So We
Resource Conservation Team took on the HUGE task Can Live” and “It Starts With Me!”
of introducing bottle & can recycling at the 41st Annual
Centennial Invitational Track & Field Meet. There, Dan Wood, Principal of Highland Elementary,
thousands of athletes and their families from across the commented that the “kid-to-kid” approach was an
Pacific Northwest gathered for a day of friendly extremely effective way of communicating the Earth
competition. Centennial High School Earth Club Day message.
members led the way and worked from 7:00 a.m. until
midnight on a miserable, rainy day, collecting, sorting
and bagging
plastic bottles
and aluminum
cans for
recycling.
They managed
to divert 25%
of the garbage
generated at
the event
through their
Centennial High School Earth Club Music teacher David Drom, head custodian Christa
members and advisor Carolyn Smithee set recycling
efforts! Garman, and enthusiastic 3rd graders from Kelly Creek
out ClearStream Recycling Containers. Elementary School proclaim, “RECYCLING IS THE
THING TO DO!”

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.

The new waste-free lunch program has reduced


cafeteria garbage and has made an impact at home Welcome to New Green Schools!
as well. Makenzie Oregon Green School Association congratulates the
Knotts, age 8, had this following new Green Schools and their haulers:
to say about her
waste-free lunch kit Blanchet Catholic School (Suburban Garbage)
which she uses every Chemawa Indian School (Pacific Sanitation)
day:“The containers
Hayhurst Elementary (Gresham Sanitary Service)
are easy to open and
Hucrest Elementary (Roseburg Disposal)
spill proof. At the
store we look for stuff McCarty Middle (Gresham Sanitary Service)
with not that much M.I.T.C.H. Charter School (United Disposal Service)
No waste lunch kit! Reike Elementary (Gresham Sanitary Service)
wrapping. I feel really
good helping to save Rigler Elementary (Gresham Sanitary Service)
the Earth and keeping it clean.” Makenzie’s mom, Southridge High (Waste Management)
Sonja, is just as happy. “The kit has really Valor Middle (United Disposal)
changed how we do things at our house. I buy a Washington Elementary (United Disposal Service)
lot more food in bulk and I am saving a lot of William Walker Elementary (Valley Garbage &
money. It is a really great way to think before you Recycling)
buy.” Woodburn High (United Disposal)
Recycling Coordinator Extraordinaire:
Emma Pletz
By Victoria Cummings
Emma Pletz, Glencoe Elementary School Librarian and Recycling Coordinator, has taken Glencoe to Premiere
status with many ongoing projects. For example:
! sorting organics for composting,
! worm bins,
! an Earth Day community outreach that has the kids
decorating grocery bags which are then used by their local
QFC market during Earth Week for their customers,
! a plastic grocery bag recycling program through QFC (the
store then sends them to a manufacturer that makes recycled
garbage bags sold in local stores).

Glencoe students and teachers reuse many items including paper


and art materials (for the creative center in the Library). They have
hosted a bioswale and stormwater management education day for
some students at Jefferson High School. The stormwater management installation at Glencoe addresses a
neighborhood problem of flooding basements.

Glencoe’s Rain Garden, Parking Lot Bioswale and Education


Garden were built with assistance from other community partners,
including Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services, parents,
and the school district. These natural areas include several large
areas of native plantings.

Emma has also fostered outreach to other schools interested in the


Green School program by helping create a “Showcase Tour of
Oregon Green Schools.” Glencoe is also planning on a broader
program of conservation which includes an energy-saving program
called Watt Watchers.

Even though Glencoe has achieved Premiere status, their sights


are set high for other ways in which they can improve their
conservation efforts! I highly recommend the efforts of Emma,
students, parents, staff and Judith Scott, Principal as shining
examples of Portland Public School’s Sustainability Policy. We
are duly proud of all that the Glencoe community has achieved.

Victoria Cummings is an AmeriCorps member working in


Portland Public Schools as an Energy Conservation Coordinator.
She also works to certify Portland Public Schools Oregon Green
Schools. She can be contacted at BESC-Health and Safety , 916-
2000 x4266 , or vcummin1@pps.k12.or.us
Oregon Green Schools
2004 Annual Report
The pur pose of this Annual Report certified at each level of recognition. • OGSA is now listed as an
is to inform our member schools, Technical assistance and recognition educational program on the
businesses, local governments and are given to the schools by local Sustainable Oregon website:
friends of our accomplishments coordinators. OGSA currently has 29 www.sustainableoregon.net.
during the past fiscal year. local coordinators.
• Created incentive program for
The Oregon Green Schools schools in areas that have few or no
Association (OGSA) provides 2004 Oregon Green Schools
Green Schools. Schools that
technical assistance, recognition and become certified receive a $300
Premier
educational support to Oregon Schools grant to spend on waste reduction
schools as they create or maintain Merit
11%
projects.
their school waste reduction and Schools
18%
recycling systems. The association • Developed a new “catch phrase”
is a 501(c)(3) private nonprofit Oregon
Green
to use with promotional materials
organization supported by private Schools and on the web: “Oregon Green
71%
businesses and associations, school Schools – Saving resources, one
districts and state and local school at a time.”
governments.
• Contracted with Lin Harmon-
Walker to perform administrative
Brief history Accomplishments tasks in support of the Green
The Oregon Green Schools • Conducted coordinator trainings in Schools program.
program began in 1995 as a pilot conjunction with the ORRA
program in the Portland metro area conference at Kahneeta in March and
with the goal of providing structure the AOR conference at Seaside in June. Summit
and incentives for improving waste On Friday, February 27, 2004, more
reduction and recycling programs in • Designed new OGS certificate than 400 representatives from 70
schools. Oregon Refuse and schools across the State gathered
Recycling Association (ORRA) has Oregon Green School board members for the 8th annual Oregon Green
been a “champion” of OGSA, and volunteers attended the following Schools Summit to learn, share, and
providing financial and technical conferences or events with the OGSA celebrate waste reduction and
support since 1997, when ORRA display: resource conservation successes.
sponsored the first Green School • Oregon Refuse and Recycling This year’s event, “Teaming up for
Summit. OGSA received its Assn. the Environment,” was hosted by
nonprofit status • Environmental Education Nike at its World Headquarters in
in 1999. Assn. of Oregon Beaverton.
• Northwest Earth Institute
Earth Club Challenge Students, teachers, custodians,
Current status • Assn. of Oregon Recyclers parent volunteers, school
OGSA has grown to include 179 • Nike “Market Day” administrators and Green School
member schools. The chart below coordinators spent the fun-filled
depicts the percentage of schools and educational day on the Nike
campus. School displays, teacher meetings & retreat, flags/awards, custodian “best practices”
resources, performing arts and printing , exhibit fees, memberships, workshops in 2005.
hands-on activities rounded out grants)
Summit offerings. Highlights *See Oregon Green Schools
included Recycle Aerobics, Green Oregon Refuse and Recycling Newsletter for listing of sponsors
School Showcase, Green Teen Association has been the primary and new members.
Round-table, Papermaking, Garbage sponsor for the Oregon Green
to Gold, Naturescaping, Recycling Schools for many years, giving
Work In Progress
Family Feud, and Electronic Trash $2,500 or more per year, and
Talk. donating staff time to support • A new Green School display will
OGSA functions and activities. be designed in summer 05.
The day concluded with a tour of
the Nike campus with a focus on Summit* • Board members are working with
ways that sustainability can be put This year a total of $7,475 was Governer Kulongoski’s office to
into practice in the corporate world. raised through sponsorships to develop a sustainable schools
help cover Summit expenses. An award.
additional $200 was raised through
Website • brochure Summit exhibitors. • Funds from the PRT grant will be
The OGSA website was completely used for “best practices”
redesigned this year, thanks to the Scholarships* workshops for custodians in
generous donations of time and Scholarships for substitute teacher Clackamas Co. and Beaverton
creativity of Michel Gregory and travel expenses to the Summit School District in summer 05.
Communications and graphic are a critical part of making the
designer Kathleen Bauer. Visit the Summit a success. $7948 in
site at: www.oregongreenschools.org. scholarships were received for this
year’s Summit from ORRA and Thanks to the 2004 OGSA
Kathleen and Michel also designed a Oregon haulers. Board members for their
new Green Schools brochure and time, energy and expertise!
were able to get donations or Friends of Oregon Green Schools*
substantial discounts from $650 was raised in membership President:
PrintGraphics, xpedx and Fraser contributions this year. Freda Sherburne, Metro
Papers.
Other contributions included $719 Secretar y:
Financial Report from Christmas tree recycling funds Anne Donahue, City of
from Far West Fibers and ink Eugene
cartridge recycling proceeds from
Net Assets: Marion County. Treasurer :
2003 year end: $17,547
Pam Wald, Green School
2004 increase: $14,548 Grants consultant
2004 year end: $32,095 OGSA received two grants this
year, $10,000 from Oregon DEQ Summit Chair :
2004 income: $32,367 and $1500 from Portland Recycling Jan Rankin, City of Gresham
(through contributions, Team. Grant funds from DEQ
sponsorships, grants scholarships, have been used for updating the Coordinator Chair :
Friends of Oregon Green Schools website and creating a new Eileen Stapp,
memberships, interest, and Summit brochure, as a sponsor for the 2004 Clackamas County Recycling
income) and 2005 Summit, for coordinator Partnership
workshops and will be used for
2004 expenses: $17,819 creating a new display in 2005. The Member at Large
(Summit, website, accounting filings, PRT grant will be used for Joe Cawley, Far West Fibers
office expenses, workshops, board
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