Submitted by: Ali Dahmes, West Central YES! Coordinator On February 28th, 2017, 19 students and 3 adults from Youth Energy Summit (YES!) teams at New London Spicer Middle School and Atwater Cosmos Grove City High School participated in the recent You Are What You Eat Winter Workshop starting at NL-S middle school and ending at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center. This workshop was a full
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Winter Workshop in Willmar: Don’t Throw Away, Recycle for Another Day
Submitted by: Ali Dahmes, West Central YES! Coordinator On Wednesday, February 15th, 2017, 17 students and their coaches from Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, Yellow Medicine East, and Alexandria Discovery YES! teams came together at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center to expand their knowledge on reducing waste, recycling what can’t be reduced, and the recycling impact on climate change. The
YES! Announces McKnight Foundation Project Funding Winners
Submitted by Ali Dahmes, West Central YES! Coordinator On January 27, 2016, the Youth Energy Summit (YES!) Program announced the 2016-17 winners of the McKnight Foundation Project Funding. Funding was awarded to teams whose projects engage and empower youth to make an impact in their school and/or community on climate change through hands-on projects. Through a competitive
Best Practices of Recycling Programs and Mitigating Climate Change
By Southern MN YES! Coordinator Michelle Isaacson On Monday, January 23th, 2017, five students, their coach, Assistant Principal, and District Buildings and Grounds Supervisor from the Forest Lake YES! team came together at the Forest Lake High School to have a discussion on current recycling practices and expansion potential in their school, along with a presentation regarding the impact
Reducing Waste, Composting, and Recycling
By Southern MN YES! Coordinator Michelle Isaacson On Wednesday, January 18th, 2017, 22 students and their coaches from Mankato West, New Prague, and Springfield YES! teams came together at Gustavus Adolphus College to expand their knowledge on reducing waste, composting, and recycling. The hope was for a day of education and inspiration. Jim Dontje, the Director of the Johnson Center for
Several Northeast YES! Teams Take on the Task of Teaching
By Northeast YES! Coordinator Jim DeVries School is a time for young people to spend learning, learning, and learning. Seldom do we think that school should be a place for students to be teachers. Teaching is a profession where a college educated person will impart the lessons and help to raise the collective IQ of our entire student body. Well that is all well and good, however the tables are
