RCS- An Enviromental Estate

When wondering what in the world you should do to make your school a better place, what conclusion do you come to? Mine was to improve the "Go Green" attitude of our students and faculty.
First, the teacher who assigned this project: Mr. Brock Banks. When talking to Mr. Banks, he seemed rather excited about the aspect of improving Earth-friendliness in our school. I started every interview off with a question about what each person did in their own life to take care of the environment. Banks, an ACE teacher at our school, mentioned the fact that Ms. Jeffcoat, a fellow ACEr, was usually in charge of the environmental footprint at the ACE house and that they usually indirectly recycled through her. Seeming to think he had picked up a few tricks from her, Banks told of the conservation techniques he personally uses (turning out lights and appliances, not leaving the water on when brushing his teeth). Many of this he learned at home. His chore as a child was to "stop on pop cans," Banks said. To help improve what we do in this school Banks suggested using plastic trays and teachers making sure to turn off their lights.
Next up was Pati Kerry*, a fellow sophomore. She spoke of how they recycle in their household. When asked about improving the school she tried to associate the recycling tricks she had learned at home with work here. "We don't need recycling bins for cans, as long as teachers bring their [trash] home," she said. “We really need paper bins because we use it so much here.”
I then moved to Mrs. Brenda Martin, the school secretary. When I found out everything she did at home to help conserve, I was shocked and very interested. Not only does she recycle and make sure unused appliances are unplugged, she has stopped buying paper plates, has timed lights in her living room, and recycles scrap paper at our school. I was even more interested at her answers for what we could do in our school. Mrs. Brenda mentioned printing double sided, keeping the tops on markers, and making sure the lights are off. These simple things could really help.
Mrs. Davis was my next target. She recycles, keeps aerosol use to a minimum, and uses green cleaners. The environment friendly cleaners would help us here at school, we agreed. Davis also gave a reminder to use the board, not runoffs.
Lastly, I spoke to my little brother, Ross Baker, an elementary student at RCS. Ross doesn’t do much for the environment, but he does take the newspaper down to the recycling bin. “Even when my favorite show is on!” He said every school should recycle and maybe that we could find different lights for the schools, “like the ones on discovery channel”.