Live Green Lexington, E=USE2 cite schools’ efforts
Author: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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More than two dozen schools took part in a districtwide energy awareness poster campaign as part of E=USE2 (Education=leads to Understanding Sustainability, Energy and the Environment). Here's an example from Booker T. Washington Academy.
Bluegrass PRIDE and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government this month praised schools, preschools and daycares for environmental initiatives completed during 2010-2011. At the same ceremony, Fayette County Public Schools recognized participants in its E=USE2 program (Education=leads to Understanding Sustainability, Energy and the Environment).
Under the city’s Live Green Lexington umbrella, schools participated in activities and events to reduce waste, increase recycling, and improve water quality and energy efficiency. Efforts included litter cleanups, composting lessons, waste audits, storm drain stenciling and energy tracking.
“It’s inspiring to see the positive impact that the parents, students and teachers at these schools have had on environmental quality in our community,” said Amy Sohner, executive director of Bluegrass PRIDE (Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment).
Also at the May 4 awards ceremony, 30 schools received checks of up to $300 for participating in E=USE2. Twenty-one of them completed the eight-step program this year: Ashland, Athens-Chilesburg, Booker T. Washington, Dixie Magnet, Julius Marks, Liberty, Mary Todd, Meadowthorpe, Picadome, Rosa Parks and Tates Creek elementary schools; Jessie Clark, Morton, Southern, Tates Creek and Winburn middle schools; Bryan Station, Henry Clay, Lafayette and Tates Creek high schools, and The Learning Center at Linlee.
Twenty-nine schools took part in a districtwide energy awareness poster campaign as part of E=USE2. Some posters were hand-drawn, and others were computer-generated. All were displayed at the awards ceremony in Norsworthy Auditorium, and copies were shared with fellow participants.
For more information about FCPS initiatives, contact Tresine Logsdon, the school district’s energy and sustainability curriculum coordinator, or visit www.sustainability.fcps.net/.