By David Rice, Coach of Minnesota New Country School YES! Team This is the first year Minnesota New Country School (MNCS) has participated in the YES! program. MNCS has competed in the MTEEA Supermileage Vehicle competition for many years. We also have operated what we called the “Green Team” to tackle school recycling challenges. In general, we have been helping students develop projects that
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Farewell to YES! Coordinator Sarah Hayden Shaw
We have loved having Sarah Hayden Shaw share her knowledge and enthusiasm with the YES! program and teams this year, and we are sorry to bid her farewell. Here is what Sarah has to say: "Thank you all for a great year, I have enjoyed working with the YES teams, and am always inspired by the energy, determination, and creativity of the students in the YES! program. I am stepping down as a YES!
YES! Schools Learn to Green Their Cafeterias
On March 2nd, the YES! teams from Little Falls Community Middle School and Melrose Middle School attended a YES! Winter Workshop entitled ‘Greening Your Cafeteria’. The workshop was held at the new space for the Sprout Food Hub in Little Falls. The teams toured the facilities, learned about the Farm to School Network, and got to see the space that will be used as an indoor farmers market as well
Exploring Energy and Careers at YES! Winter Workshop
YES! teams from ROCORI and Albany had the opportunity to learn more about renewable energy, LEED certification, energy conservation, and environmental careers on February 3rd. The day began at Blattner Energy with Sara Bauer. Sara works as an Estimating Assistant at the Blattner corporate headquarters in Avon. Blattner Energy is a sustainable energy company that manufactures and installs large
UMD Winter Workshop: What happens to waste?
By Laurentian staff member Sam Horner What happens to our garbage when it is thrown away? Is it really gone or is it just out of our minds for the time being? This YES! Winter Workshop took place at the University of Minnesota Duluth for the Duluth East YES! team. Every topic revolved around waste and what happens when garbage is thrown away. There were four different speakers and each gave a
Minnesota a Leader in LEED
By YES! Coordinator Sarah Gainey In February, YES teams from Central Minnesota will visit Blattner Energy in Avon, a LEED platinum certified building, and the McKeown Center on the campus of Saint John’s University, a LEED gold certified building, to learn more about energy efficiency and LEED certification in the community. The United States Green Building Council, USGBC, is doing its best to
