YES! is welcoming a new member to our staff – Ali Dahmes is a new YES! Coordinator. We are excited for Ali to share her knowledge and enthusiasm with the YES! Program as a Coordinator for the West Central MN teams while working out of Prairie Woods ELC in Spicer! Here is what Ali has to say: I grew up in New London, MN on a small hobby farm. After graduation, I took off for college around the
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YES! Team Accomplishments 2015-2016
This past spring, 16 teams received awards based on their work during the year. YES! staff members compiled the results from last season-be sure to read all about their award-winning energy action projects in our 2015-2016 Team Accomplishments Handout! Along with describing what each winning team accomplished during the season, the document also presents an overview of the program’s impact in
Summer 2016 Edition of the YES! E-Newsletter
The Summer Edition of the YES! e-Newsletter was recently sent out to YES! supporters. Be sure to check it out here. There are great stories on our excitement about the 10th season of YES!, our new staff and partner, our statewide expansion, the work of YES! teams over the past season, and the YES! awards.
YES! Bids Farewell to Coordinator Sarah Gainey
YES! Coordinator Sarah Gainey bids farewell to YES! as her last day was June 30. We have been fortunate to have Sarah as a part of our staff and wish her the best with her future adventures. Sarah reflected on her time with YES! and shared the following: ‘It’s about leaving a legacy.’ As I listened to a middle school student during the recent Spring Judging give this as the reason why he feels
Reflections on the Climate Generation Summer Institute
By YES! Coordinator Katelyn Larsen Having attended the Climate Generation (CG) Summer Institute in 2015, I went in to the 2016 session with three goals in mind: To network with Minnesota teachers and explain more about the YES! Program in hopes of creating more teams; To understand the Next Generation Science Standards and how they align with the YES! Program; And to gain tips on how to
Native Rain Garden Takes Root in St. Cloud
By YES! Coordinator Kristine Madsen Members of St. Cloud North Jr. High YES! Team gathered together 130 6th-8th grade students on May 6 to plant a 9,000 square-foot native rain garden on the school grounds. For the YES! students, the planning of the garden began months in advance of planting day. The YES! students chose the rain garden project because they wanted to beautify the school grounds as