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Pulaski High School goes green

Many high school students at Pulaski High School have gotten into the green spirit. The Environmental Science Club has had a great year with many new enthusiastic members. The president, Joe Gazeley, and other officers have overseen the effort to make Pulaski an earth-friendly school.

For homecoming, the members of the Environmental Club put up a stand to sell eco-friendly coffee. The stand was a great success, and students who bought the coffee especially enjoyed the cups were made of corn and not styrofoam. Styrofoam is harmful to the earth because it sits in landfills for hundreds of years before decomposing. Corn cups, on the other hand, are beneficial to the earth as they decompose quickly.

Cameron Lambert said, “The coffee was really good, but it was even better that the coffee and the cups were earth-friendly.” As the year continued, more and more students were drawn to the Environmental Club’s passion to save the earth. Some students participated in the Solar Olympics. The Solar Olympics are competitions from building a solar water heater to photography of the sun. Its goal is to encourage a generation to learn how the energy of the sun can replace nonrenewable resources to prepare for the future.

During Earth Week, students from the club were highly energized to promote earth-friendly practices throughout the school. One way they did that was wear green, which shows other students that dedication to the earth is a priority for many.

Another way club members celebrated Earth Week was by announcing “earth facts” and having trivia questions over the announcements each day. Many students participated in the trivia, and winners were awarded prizes of gift certificates and plants.

Another Earth Week activity was the chalk drawings in the front of the school. A fellow student, Kyle Santy, said, “I was proud of everyone who did the chalk drawings; it was great they took time out of their schedules to participate in this event.”

“The chalk drawings were a very cheerful reminder of our obligation to protect the earth,” said Cailie Kafura. The last thing the club and other students did for Earth Week was a morning trash pickup around the school. Motivated by a cleaner earth and a $50 prize, the students accumulated bags full of trash. The winners, Michael Kurowski and Casey Stepien, collected 8.4 pounds of trash. The runnerups, Cailie Kafura and Laura Dahms, collected 5.5 pounds of trash. All participants felt good about helping the earth.

The 2009-2010 school year has been an excellent one for the Environmental Science Club, and the members are excited for the beginning of the next year. Elections for the new officers will be occurring, and the advisors are proud of the members’ efforts.

Community members can support the Environmental Club by letting any of the members know of anything earth-friendly the members can do. Contact one of the members, Laura Dahms, at 11ledahms@gaggle.- net if you have an idea for the fun and enthusiastic Environmental Club.