School District: Northshore
School Location: Kenmore
Began participating in the Green Schools Program: September 2015

Level One of the Green Schools Program: Achieved in May 2016

Waste reduction and recycling (level one)

• The school increased its recycling rate by more than 20 percent by educating students and staff on how and what to recycle.
• The school used advisory time once each month to promote green practices.
• The Green Team held a contest between the two lunch periods at Kenmore Junior High to see which lunch period generated the least amount of garbage. Second lunch defeated first lunch in the contest.
• For the cafeteria, students created three-dimensional posters with actual recyclable and garbage items on each poster to show which materials are recyclable and which are not.
• The Green Team conducted an Earth Day presentation to the entire school, teaching fellow students about environmental sustainability and leading them in a recycling relay.

For more information about the school’s conservation achievements and participation in the Green Schools Program, contact:

Jason Metcalf-Lindenburger, teacher
jmetcalflindenburger@nsd.org