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Ponderosa High PeaceJammers speak at Green Schools National Conference |
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Posted 3/5/2012 at 11:09 AM by Alison W in Affiliate News
Affiliate: Rocky Mountain |
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PeaceJammers from Ponderosa High School in Parker, CO are speaking at the Green Schools National Conference as sustainability experts because of their Global Call to Action recycling project that reduced waste by 70% and energy consumption by nearly 14%, saving their school over $300,000. Ponderosa High School PeaceJam were the first recipients of the Global Call to Action Challenge Award in 2009. Check out the article below for more information!
Members of the Peace Jam Club at Ponderosa High School are being recognized as sustainability experts and a national model. Students have saved their school more than $300,000 by cutting electric bills and the amount of trash they send to the landfill. The organizers of the Green Schools National Conference have asked the students to speak on Wednesday to encourage administrators from school districts around the country to follow their lead.
During the conference, which began on Monday at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center, the Douglas County School District will be one of the highlighted districts. DCSD has saved more than $11 million over the past four years.
The Ponderosa students are expected to take the stage at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday as part of the offerings for adult conference goers, which means they’ll be talking to superintendents and principals from throughout the country.
The Peace Jam Club decreased energy usage by 33 percent, energy demand by 29 percent and now recycle about 80 percent of the school’s refuse.
The goal of the conference is to encourage more schools to consider sustainability measures, which are often easy and can save precious resources, both taxpayer money and the environment. |
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