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Made
possible by: Environmental Club, Student Council, LFHS
Foundation, APT, LFHS administration, and the community!
Monday
April 16th
Wear recycled clothing to school
• Noon dedication of Courtyard Garden followed by dedication
of Wangari Mathaii mural, a Nobel Prize winning Environmentalist
• 3600 plastic water bottles displayed on the front
lawn to show the importance of recycling and the impact of
our throw-away society
• City of Lake Forest recycling truck will be at LFHS
at 1:00 pm - funded by the recycling of residents- will be
coming during lunch periods
• During homerooms each student will receive an organic
chocolate chip cookie from Max’s Organic Planet, along
with a schedule to promote this fantastic week! |
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Tuesday
April 17th
• Bring your own Nalgene Day- we’ll
provide stickers to decorate and personalize the bottles!
• 3:30 pm - plant prairie plants on the bike path with
help from Lake Bluff Middle School |
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Wednesday
April 18th
• Guest speaker Rob Caughlan, chairman
of the Conservationists for Jimmy Carter, will present at 8:15am
and 1:45pm for all students to hear as well as during four
additional periods for smaller groups. Rob
Caughlan had spent his entire professional career promoting
environmental advocacy. He led the Surfider Foundation to victory
in what Newsweek called the “second largest clean water
enforcement action in the nation’s history,”and
was on the staff of Congressman Leo Ryan, who was assassinated
in the Jonestown tragedy. Caughlan produced a ten part television
series for Turner Broadcasting on global environmental issues
called “Voice of the Planet.” He has served on
the White House staff for solar energy and co-wrote and produced “Future
in the Cradle,” an award winning video documentary on
global population issues.
• Wear green
to school!!!
• Calculate your carbon footprint in the
library and learn how to reduce it |
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Thursday
April 19th
• Ride your bike to school- Nonno’s
fair trade coffee and hot chocolate will be provided for students
and teachers who participate!
• Waste Management representatives will be coming with
a recycling truck for a demonstration with gifts from recycled
t-shirts to Frisbees for students |
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Truth will be playing in the DMT during periods 4,5,6 |
Friday
April 20th
• Organic food tasting in the cafeteria
during all lunch periods- participants include Jamba Juice,
Tall Grass Beef/ Sunset Foods, Whole Foods, Ben and Jerry’s,
Kim and Scott’s Soft Pretzels, Organic Sushi, Izze Beverages,
Max’s Organic Planet etc.
ALL
WEEK PLEASE BRING IN OLD FLEECE AND TENNIS SHOES TO
BE RECYCLED IN THE FRONT HALL
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