We are very excited to see that one of the EcoYourself.com’s blogger’s previous high schools was just recognized for their green initiative! Central Catholic High School of Lawrence, Massachusetts was recognized near the end of April, 2009 with the “Environmental Stewardship Award” from the Massachusetts Inter-Faith Power and Light Association.
Central Catholic was rewarded based on their teaching of the responsibility “to be stewards in preserving and sustainting the resources of the earth.” Activities include the efforts of the Project Recycle Club’s (which goes back many years) daily collection of plastic and glass at every lunch period and weekly collection of used recyclable paper. The school has also replaced nearly 100 old windows with insulated windows and added a high-efficiency HVAC and electrical system. As for the local river across from the school, a retention pond was built to catch run-off from the school’s parking lot to keep pollutants from enterting the water. This river, the Spicket River, is also cleaned annually by the students of Central Catholic.
Congratulations to Central Catholic High School! We hope to see even more efforts made and future recognition received!
