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Success Story: Chinook Middle School
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Chinook Middle School
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Teacher Cathy Cari, student Clancy Lee, student Erica Kim, teacher Andy Colleran, teacher Tony Jonas and student Skyelee Vankleeck-Claggett of Chinook Middle School receive the Green Schools Program banner. |
School District: Bellevue
School Location: Bellevue
Began participating in the Green Schools Program: September 2008
Level one of the Green Schools Program: Achieved in June 2009
Waste Reduction and Recycling
- The cafeteria, all classrooms and all offices now have recycling containers.
- Students made videos and a Web site to promote the Chinook Green Team and conservation activities: www.greenteam-cms.webs.com (external).
- The Chinook Green Team held a recycling promotion called “Green Week.” Each morning during the event, students made bulletin announcements to provide facts to students and staff about how recycling saves energy and resources. Using the back side of old posters, the Green Team members also created and distributed posters to promote recycling.
- Team members gave stickers at lunch to students who brought their lunch in reusable containers or were seen recycling properly. The stickers promoted recycling and the Green Team.
- To reduce paper use, the teacher handout and the parent newsletter are now available electronically, and the weekly staff update is sent via e-mail.
For more information about the school’s conservation achievements and participation in the Green Schools Program, contact:
Cathy Cari, teacher
caric@bsd405.org
Rina Fa’amoe, resource conservation manager for Bellevue Public Schools
faamoer@bsd405.org
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