2012 Bill Denneen Environmental Awards recipients
Santa Maria, Save A Little/Save A Lot
Joy Snyder, Adam School, Santa Maria-Bonita School District, has students lead a campaign to collect the waste generated by the average student lunch, and sort, package, and send the waste to the proper recycling facilities.
Santa Maria, Caring to Conserve
Patsy Mitchell, Taylor School, Santa Maria-Bonita School District, has students chart various levels of classroom energy use, such as the amount of energy used when the lights are always left on, vs. when the lights are turned off after school, vs. when the lights are turned off after every time the classroom is empty. The findings are compared and presented on posters to advise others how to conserve.
